ELL Companion ManualLearning Support : Minnesota Department of Education

ELL Companion Manual

ELL Companion Manual

This manual is designed to provide assessment and eligibility determination guidelines to special education professionals. These guidelines can be used where traditional evaluation procedures may not be appropriate. The guidelines reflect a broad view of connections between ELL programs and special education. The manual’s conclusions are based on specific aspects of diversity such as race, culture, the acculturation process, high mobility among families and poverty rates.
Chapter 01  98Kb (4/5/2007)  80Kb (4/5/2007)
     Introduction, Definitions and Links
Chapter 02  122Kb (4/5/2007)  67Kb (4/5/2007)
     Legal Provisions
Chapter 03  159Kb (4/5/2007)  1Mb (4/5/2007)
     Diversity Among English Language Learners
Chapter 04  144Kb (4/5/2007)  116Kb (4/5/2007)
     Information on Language Acquisition for Special Education.
Chapter 05  198Kb (4/5/2007)  163Kb (4/5/2007)
     Cultural Liaisons, Interpreters and Translators in the Special Education Process.
Chapter 06  342Kb (4/5/2007)  483Kb (4/5/2007)
     Collection and use of background information.
Chapter 07  280Kb (4/5/2007)  414Kb (4/5/2007)
     Language assessment tools.
Chapter 08  183Kb (4/5/2007)  179Kb (4/5/2007)
     Planning the assessment and eligibility comments.
Chapter 09  16Kb (4/5/2007)  24Kb (4/5/2007)
     Evaluating achievement - under construction.
Chapter 10  123Kb (4/5/2007)  55Kb (4/5/2007)
     Evaluating communication skills in bilingual students.
Chapter 11  14Kb (4/5/2007)  24Kb (4/5/2007)
     Intellectual assessment - under construction.
Chapter 12  282Kb (4/5/2007)  617Kb (4/5/2007)
     Mental health issues affecting immigrants and refugees.
Chapter 13  30Kb (4/5/2007)  24Kb (4/5/2007)
     Eligibility determination and documentation - under construction.
Chapter 14  225Kb (4/5/2007)  237Kb (4/5/2007)
     System Review
Cover Page and Table of Contents  295Kb (7/28/2005)  80Kb (7/28/2005)
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