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Appendix A: A More Comprehensive List of Observable Behaviors that ELLs May Exibit in English
This list includes 23 observable behaviors that ELLs may exhibit in English, and is included as Appendix A of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): checklist
Appendix B: Contrasting Possible Explanations for Typical Observable Behaviors That ELLs May Exhibit
This blank template can be used by teachers as they begin to consider possible ELL explanations and possible disability explanations for observable student behavior. It is included as Appendix B of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): template
Appendix C: Generating ELL Interventions: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Cultural Impact
This blank template can be used by teachers to help them identify ELL interventions in the student's home language and in English. It is included as Appendix C of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): template
Appendix D: Generating Special Education Interventions: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
This blank template can be used by teacher to identify special education interventions to use with students in their home languages and in English. It is included as Appendix D of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): template
Appendix E: Assessment of Needs
Teachers, administrators, parents, community members, and students can use this blank template to compare "what is" happening at their school with "what should be" in the areas of school vision, staff skills, incentives, resources, and action plans. It is included as Appendix E of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): template
Appendix F: Gathering Information and Evaluating the Adequacy of the Learning Environment
This checklist was developed to help schools and districts assess the quality of services they provide to ELLs. The checklist can be used for self-evaluation, or it may be used by an outside evaluator through observations and interviews. It is included as Appendix F of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Program Implementation and Evaluation
Specialty:
Object(s): checklist
Appendix G: WIDA Performance Definitions: Listening and Reading Grades K-12
This document includes the WIDA performance definitions for what ELLs at different levels of English language development (1. entering, 2. emerging, 3. developing, 4. expanding, and 5. bridging) and with instructional support will process in listening and reading at the discourse level, the sentence level, and the word level. It is included as Appendix G of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): reference
Appendix H: WIDA Performance Definitions: Speaking and Writing Grades K-12
This document includes the WIDA performance definitions for what ELLs at different levels of English language development (1. entering, 2. emerging, 3. developing, 4. expanding, and 5. bridging) and with instructional support will produce in speaking and writng at the discourse level, the sentence level, and the word level. It is included as Appendix H of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Else Hamayan, Barbara Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, and Jack Damico.
Publication: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners: Delivering a Continuum of Services, Second Edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Specialty:
Object(s): reference