Are We Preparing Teachers to Support ELLs with Disabilities?

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What’s inside: Dr. Jenny Wells and Jessica Miranda from University of Hawaii at Manoa believe we’re not. Here is a four element framework to inform training:

  1. Understand Second Language Acquisition

  2. Recognize the socio-cultural, political, and legal aspects of working with ELLs.

  3. Use best-practices for reading and language instruction

  4. Apply appropriate assessments