ELs With Disabilities

English Learners National Center to Host Chat on RTI and English-Learners
The National Center on Response to Intervention is hosting a chat today on one of the hottest topics discussed on this blog, how to implement response to intervention for English-language learners.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 30, 2011
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English Learners What Can Special Education Expect in the 'i3' Grants?
Extended year services and art programs are among the grant projects that will receive funding.
Christina A. Samuels, August 12, 2010
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English Learners No 'Right Test' For Identifying ELLs With Disabilities
Identifying English-language learners who have disabilities is not just about giving students the right test, said a keynote speaker recently at a meeting in New York state of educators interested in improving how their school districts determine if ELLs need special education services.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 21, 2010
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School & District Management Study: How One School Carried Out RTI for ELLs Badly
A case study about how one school poorly implemented "response to intervention" raises red flags about whether it's a good approach for English-language learners.
Mary Ann Zehr, May 7, 2010
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English Learners Free Webinar About RTI and ELLs
The National Center for Response to Intervention is hosting a free Webinar April 29 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time on how to apply RTI to English-learners.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 30, 2010
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English Learners Set to Come: Federal Guidance on ELLs With Disabilities
The federal government expects to put out guidance on the civil rights of English-language learners who have disabilities and ELLs who are gifted.
Mary Ann Zehr, March 9, 2010
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Education Report Roundup Identifying ELLs With Disabilities
School district officials think teachers tend to be too quick to refer English-language learners to special education, while teachers think administrators tend to wait too long to make a referral, according to a study.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 23, 2010
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Special Education Study Explores How Best to Identify ELLs With Disabilities
How to determine if an ELL has a disability has been a hot topic in education for at least half a decade.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 17, 2010
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Education Test in the Works for ELLs with Severe Disabilities
A consortium of states is creating a test for English-language learners that will be the first of its kind, and the effort just got a boost of about $1 million from the U.S. Department of Education. That grant of a little more than $1 million is part of the $7.5 million in grants for test development that U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced last Friday.
Mary Ann Zehr, September 23, 2008
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