Description
Make the right instructional and eligibility decisions to help your English Learners!
Do your students' reading difficulties reflect language acquisition issues or a learning disability? Now in an updated second edition, this essential guide helps educators make informed choices about strategies and services to support English Learners, and includes:
- Nine common misconceptions that can lead to wrongful placement of students in Special Education
- A new chapter on evidence-based practices for success in teaching reading to students learning English
- Appropriate techniques to use when assessing students for special education
- Expanded coverage of Response to Intervention to include a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction to Second Edition
1. Distinguishing Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities Among English Learners: Background Information
2. Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and English Learners
3. Misconceptions About the Second Language Acquisition Process
4. Helping Classroom Reading Teachers Distinguish Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities
5. Select Reading Methods for Teaching English Learners
6. Special Education Assessment of ELs
7. Data-Driven Decision Making: Distinguishing Language Acquisition and Cultural Behavior From a Disability
8. Conclusion: Putting the Pieces Together
References
Index
