Culturally, Linguistically and Ability Diverse Children, Youth and Families • Deaf Literacy • Disproportionality • English Language Development/ESL • Reading Instruction • Social Skills and Discipline • Study Skills • Additional Topics

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English Language Learners with Special Needs: Identification, Placement, and Instruction. This book, by Alfredo J. Artiles and Alba A. Ortiz, (Editors) describes the challenges involved in identifying, placing, and teaching English language learners with special education needs. It describes model programs and approaches, including early intervention programs, assessment methods, parent/school collaboration, and native and dual language instruction. All students deserve the best possible education, that meets their individual needs and capitalizes on their strengths. This book will take us a long way toward achieving that goal.
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PRACTICES FOR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS: An Overview of Instructional Practices for English-Language Learners: Prominent Themes and Future Directions, by Russell Gersten and Scott Baker (Eugene Research Institute/University of Oregon) is available at:
http://www.edc.org/urban/publicat.htm

Preventing Inappropriate Referrals of Language Minority Students to Special Education
This article, by Shernaz B. Garcia and Alba A. Ortiz at the University of Texas at Austin, deals with topics such as teacher perceptions, exposure to curriculum, instruction motivation, and students' experiental background.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/classics/focus/05referral.htm

Maldonado-Colon, E. (1999, Fall). Models using literature as a vehicle for instruction of second language learners with disabilities: successful interventions. DDEL News, 9, 6-7.

Gersten, R., & Baker, S. (2000). What we know about effective instructional practices for English-language learners. Exceptional Children, 66(4), 454-470.

Gersten, R., & Jiménez, R. (1994). A delicate balance: Enhancing literacy instruction for students of English as a second language. The Reading Teacher, 47 (6), 438-449.

Gersten, R., & Jiménez, R. (Eds.) (1998). Promoting learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students: Classroom applications from contemporary research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.

Related Organizations

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) http://www.tesol.org/

Cross Cultural Development Education Services (CCDES)
This organization provides technical assistance, training, and books and materials for use in today's classrooms. Their training includes hands-on practical strategies and techniques for working effectively with ESL and bilingual students.
http://www.crosscultured.com

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Related Sites

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu
This clearinghouse, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA), has an excellent searchable collection of research and resources on ESL/bilingual education.

ESL Online Directory of Resources
The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics have created a searchable online directory of over 300 ESL resources. This directory is meant to be an online guide to the most useful ESL resources primarily for ESL administrators, teachers, and students, though other groups, such as administrators, business people, researchers, and parents, will also find them useful.
http://www.cal.org/ericcll/ncbe/esldirectory

Everything ESL Net
Resources for ESL, bilingual and classroom teachers working with K-12 language minority students. Resources include inservice ideas and strategies, content based lesson plans, downloadable activities, tips on classroom resources, interactive discussion boards, and more!
http://www.everythingesl.net

ESL Cafe
For ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Designed for both ESL/EFL students and teachers around the world. Registered members can chat in several different rooms, create their own unique profiles for others to look at, find pen friends via the WebBoard, and more.
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm

Teachers.Net -- ESL Chatboard/EFL Chatboard
Enjoy the threaded discussion at this ESL/EFL Chatboard of the Teachers.Net site. It's a great resource in which anyone can contribute to on-going discussions related to ESL/EFL.
http://www.teachers.net/mentors/ESL_language/

ESL Applications for Hispanic Deaf Students http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/miscpubs/nabe/brj/v19n34/19_34_gerner.htm

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