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Effective Strategies for Teaching English Learner Students with Disabilities - Summer Institutes

Many misconceptions exist around the teaching and learning of English learner students and students with disabilities.

  • Learning disabilities are academic and don’t impact other areas of a student’s life.
  • Students who are English learners aren’t able to engage in higher-level thinking until they learn basic skills.
  • All students who are English learners learn English in the same way and at the same rate.

This two-day institute addresses these and other misconceptions and offers participants effective, research-based strategies to integrate into instructional planning.

Register to attend a summer institute.

Who Will Benefit

  • Teachers, administrators, and support staff

What You Will Learn

  • How to identify misconceptions and differentiate students’ learning and behavioral characteristics
  • The role of multi-tiered system of supports in identification and instructional planning
  • The importance of collaboration in the continuum of services
  • The elements of good instruction for diverse learners, including the Universal Design for Learning instructional framework and research-based practices
  • A lesson-tuning protocol
  • How to problem solve and practice new skills through collaborative lesson planning

The institute includes:

  • Morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon snacks
  • A copy of the book, English Language Learners: Differentiating Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities, by Janette Klinger and Amy Eppolito
  • Access to online resources designed to support instructional practices throughout the school year, including two recorded webinars
  • The opportunity to obtain one unit of graduate-level credit

Dates

  • June 3-4, 2020 – Atlanta, Georgia
  • July 8-9, 2020 – Bay Area, California
  • July 22-23, 2020 – Phoenix, Arizona
  • August 19-20, 2020 – Boston, Massachusetts

Cost

  • $989 per participant
  • Early Bird: $891 per participant if registered before March 31, 2020
  • Team Discount: 10% discount for teams of three (teams must register together)

Register to attend a summer institute.

Learn how you can schedule a customized English Learners with Disabilities: Challenges, Strategies, and Tools for Inclusive Schools workshop at your school or district.

For more information, contact Silvia De Ruvo at sderuvo@WestEd.org.

Posted on February 3, 2020

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