Instructional Strategies for Dually-Identified Students
What are effective ways to modify instruction for English language learners (ELLs) with identified disabilities and to build upon student strengths? These resources offer lots of ideas, including some for specific disabilities such as dyslexia and auditory processing disorders.
Featured Articles
- Using a “Can Do” Approach to Ensure Differentiated Instruction Intentionally Supports the Needs of Language Learners
- Finding My Way Books: Celebrating Children with Open Hearts
- ESOL and Special Education Collaboration: A Teacher's Perspective
- Improving Mathematics Problem Solving Skills for English language learners with Learning Disabilities
- Using RTI Effectively with English Language Learners
Related Video
Adjusting instruction for ELLs with disabilities: Auditory Processing Disorder
Building upon student strengths: The "Can Do" Approach
Giving students strategies to overcome difficulties
Instruction for Dually-Identified Students
Identifying student strengths
English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities
Recommended Resources
Articles and guides
- The Common Core State Standards and English Language Learners with Disabilities (Impact: University of Minnesota, 2013)
- Meeting the Educational Needs of English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities (Impact: University of Minnesota, 2013)
- Utilizing Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners with Disabilities (Impact: University of Minnesota, 2013)
Videos: Differentiation 101
See more differentiation videos in this series from Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski:
- How to Differentiate Instruction (Without Losing Your Mind) (Education Week)
- Differentiating Instruction: It's Not as Hard as You Think (Education Week)
Videos: Response to Intervention With English Language Learners
The RTI Action Network offers instructional video and audio content to highlight some of the important issues related to realizing the potential of RTI. In the first of three new videos, Dr. Janette Klingner offers suggestions across tiers on how to implement RTI with respect to English Language Learners (ELLs), with a special emphasis on enhancing the quality of core instruction. Additional videos address considerations for educators working with ELLS and cultural and linguistic diversity among ELLs.
Acknowledgements
This resource section was made possible through our partnership with the National Education Association. Additional support was provided by the American Federation of Teachers.