1 English Learners and Students with Disabilities

  • Author: gadoe.org
  • Published: 04/28/2022
  • Review: 4.96 (820 vote)
  • Summary: LEAs must not qualify ELs for special education programs based on criteria that essentially measures and evaluates English language skills as the student would 
  • Detail: https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/English-Learners—Students-with-Disabilities.aspx

2 Special Education and Multilingual Learners

  • Author: dpi.wi.gov
  • Published: 01/13/2022
  • Review: 4.78 (387 vote)
  • Summary: The training provides increased awareness of state and federal laws, regulations, and policies related to the educational rights of students who receive special 
  • Detail: https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/program/english-learners

3 Evaluating English-Learners for Special Education Is a Challenge

  • Author: edweek.org
  • Published: 06/12/2022
  • Review: 4.59 (309 vote)
  • Summary: · English-learners who are misidentified as having learning disabilities may have less exposure to content that develops their language and higher 
  • Detail: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/evaluating-english-learners-for-special-education-is-a-challenge-heres-help/2019/06

4 English Learners | OSEP Ideas That Work

  • Author: osepideasthatwork.org
  • Published: 07/16/2022
  • Review: 4.3 (235 vote)
  • Summary: This report informs education leaders who are setting up processes to determine which English learner students may need placement in special education 
  • Detail: https://osepideasthatwork.org/federal-resources-stakeholders/english-language-learners

5 Assessing English language learners for special education

  • Author: education.tamu.edu
  • Published: 01/26/2022
  • Review: 4.02 (376 vote)
  • Summary: · Identifying ELL students with disabilities can be difficult. There is a lack of adequate assessments and most education professionals do not 
  • Detail: https://education.tamu.edu/assessing-english-language-learners-for-special-education/

6 [PDF] Assessment of English Language Learners With Disabilities

  • Author: tesol.org
  • Published: 11/28/2021
  • Review: 3.87 (296 vote)
  • Summary: In an inclusive classroom, this often means that a special education teacher must provide assistance to ELLs along with students who have learning disabilities 
  • Detail: https://www.tesol.org/docs/books/bk_helpingells_middle-hs_462

7 English Language Learners with Special Needs – LD OnLine

  • Author: ldonline.org
  • Published: 10/19/2021
  • Review: 3.61 (519 vote)
  • Summary: English Language Learners with Special Needs: Effective Instructional Strategies · English as a second languageEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) is an 
  • Detail: https://www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/english-language-learners-ld/english-language-learners-special-needs-effective

8 English Learners with Disabilities

  • Author: doe.mass.edu
  • Published: 12/30/2021
  • Review: 3.43 (454 vote)
  • Summary: · English Learners with Disabilities · Evaluating ELs for Special Education and Related Services · Using MTSS · Culturally responsive practices
  • Detail: https://www.doe.mass.edu/ele/disability.html

9 Developing an IEP for an ELL – INCLUDEnyc

  • Author: includenyc.org
  • Published: 11/13/2021
  • Review: 3.36 (485 vote)
  • Summary: · * ELL refers to a student identified as speaking another language at home who has limited English proficiency and who needs specific instruction 
  • Detail: https://includenyc.org/help-center/resources/developing-an-iep-for-an-english-language-learner/

10 English Language Learners | Council for Exceptional Children

  • Author: exceptionalchildren.org
  • Published: 09/01/2022
  • Review: 3.12 (547 vote)
  • Summary: An English language learner (ELL) is a student whose primary language is not English, and whose English proficiency or lack thereof provides a barrier to 
  • Detail: https://exceptionalchildren.org/topics/english-language-learners

11 Dismantling Barriers for English Language Learners – Edutopia

  • Author: edutopia.org
  • Published: 10/19/2021
  • Review: 2.85 (63 vote)
  • Summary: · Aside from acknowledging and accommodating the students’ linguistic needs, students with diverse abilities benefit from being in an equity- 
  • Detail: https://www.edutopia.org/article/dismantling-barriers-english-language-learners

12 ELL & Special Education

  • Author: dese.mo.gov
  • Published: 04/23/2022
  • Review: 2.84 (58 vote)
  • Summary: ELL & Special Education · An Overview of the ELL/SPED Programs and the Identification Process (Winter 2013). Slides and Notes · Consideration of Factors that May 
  • Detail: https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/compliance/ell-special-education

13 Instructional Strategies for ELL Students with Special Education Needs

  • Author: study.com
  • Published: 04/10/2022
  • Review: 2.71 (128 vote)
  • Summary: As you’ve seen, the key to determining an instructional strategy for ELLs with special needs is to target the language skills affected by their disability. Your 
  • Detail: https://study.com/academy/lesson/instructional-strategies-for-ell-students-with-special-education-needs.html