I found this article that really caught my attention. As teachers we have to look out for children with learning disabilities. But how do we know if a child has a learning disability if they don't speak English. This article gives teachers tips about how to help those students as well as their families. It explains how to be sensitive to those families and how to understand their needs as well as to help them understand their child's needs in school. Check it out. We're all going to have go to through it sometime or another.
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=618
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Hi Maria,
I liked this article and thought it was interesting. I thought it was a good topic to bring up to my professor who teaches a disablity course and she said that according to the law all children who are likely to be classified as disabled "should" be tested within their own native language. So if a chinese student came to this country and he was referred to the child study team to have a learning disability, he should definitely be evaluated in Chinese. My professor said it's a very big issue with some schools.
Maria, this post and article was a real eye opener for me. I had never even considered that some of our ELL students may also have some sort of learning disability. It is extremely crucial and important to be able to distinguish this....therefore, Thank you!
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