ESOL Specialist Sheila Majdi: Using sentence frames with ELLs
ESOL specialist Sheila Majdi from Arlington, VA explains what a sentence frame is and how she might use this strategy with ELLs.
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Lynn Shafer Willner is a researcher on ELD Standards and EL Accessibility at the WIDA Consortium. In this interview, she discusses the ways that assessment accommodations are changing with technology.
Opportunities and Challenges in Identifying ELLs with Disabilities
Debbie Zacarian discusses some of the challenges and considerations in identifying ELLs with disabilities, as well as the reasons for under- and over-identification and the importance of including families in identification and referral processes.
School-wide Support for Dually-Identified Students
Debbie Zacarian talks about the importance of collaboration in supporting ELLs with disabilities as well as the roles that different members of the staff and administration can play in that process.
Opportunities and Challenges in Special Education Identification for ELLs
Lynn Shafer Willner discusses the challenge and importance of determining what kinds of services students needs and offers some clues to the differences between "difference" and "disability."
Teachers who work regularly with English language learners (ELLs), particularly those who are certified as ESL specialists, have an important role to play in identifying and addressing students' needs, even if they don't have a special education backgr
What role does language play in the identification and instruction of English language learners who may have disabilities? What language should be used for evaluations and assessments? Learn more from the resources below.