English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities

English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities

Featuring bilingual speech-language pathologist Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan. This webcast discusses effective assessment and instruction strategies for English language learners with learning disabilities, as well as ways to help encourage the active involvement of parents of ELLs with LD in their children's schools.

Guiding Questions

1. Share something that you learned from the webcast that was new to you. Then, talk about ways you see yourself using that information within your school setting.
2. How does your school work to identify and teach ELL students with LD? After listening to Dr. Cardenas-Hagan, what changes might you propose?
3. Describe the challenges your school would face in trying to assess students in both languages.
4. From what you heard today, how does effective instruction for ELL learners with LD differ from just plain effective instruction for all students?
5. Besides this webcast, what types of professional development would help you work with the ELL learner with LD population more successfully?

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