Seven Steps to Separating Difference From Disability
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"This is a complete book for practitioners, helping me determine at what stage in the process my child study team is and where we should go next."
—Margarete Couture, Principal, Seneca Central School District, Interlaken, NY
"This book contributes significantly to the body of literature on RTI. No professional library will be complete without this book for addressing the multicultural perspective."
—Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist, MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL
Ensure appropriate placement and services for your school's diverse students!
When a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student struggles in school, how can you tell whether language or cultural differences are the cause, or if the student has a learning or behavioral disability? Because the reason can be difficult to pinpoint, having the right assessment process in place is crucial. Seven Steps to Separating Difference From Disability shows how educators can adapt the widely used Response to Intervention (RTI) model to make sound decisions regarding a student's education.
Catherine Collier presents a framework that breaks down the process into seven clear steps for determining each student's unique strengths and needs, helping educators make appropriate decisions regarding resources, referrals, and integrated services. Principals, school administrators, and RTI team members will find:
- Instruction, intervention, and assessment techniques specific to the challenges faced by limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and English language learners (ELLs)
- A step-by-step process that works within an RTI framework, supporting collaboration among teachers, specialists, and administrators
- Realistic, research-based guidance on key considerations such as cognitive learning style, language acquisition, acculturation, and the role of family and community
- A running case study that demonstrates the book's strategies in action
Develop your team's ability to distinguish between learning differences and disabilities so you can better serve all students!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Introduction
- 1. Building and Sustaining a Foundation for Learning
- Our Diverse Students
- Enculturation and the CLD Student
- Enculturation
- José Case Study
- 2. Establishing and Supporting Resiliency
- Cognition and Language
- A Brief Review of Language Acquisition Issues
- Cognitive Learning Style
- José Case Study
- 3. Instructional Intervention and Differentiated Instruction
- Culture and Language
- Cognitive Learning Style
- Experience
- Sociolinguistic Development
- Acculturation
- José Case Study
- 4. Intensive Intervention and Progress Monitoring
- Asking the Right Questions
- How to Use the Information
- José Case Study
- 5. Resolution or Referral
- Testing
- Adaptation of Assessments
- José Case Study
- 6. Integrated Services
- Bias in Service Plans
- Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- Intellectual Exceptionalities
- Learning Disabilities
- Integrating Special Needs and CLD Needs
- José Case Study
- 7. Maintaining and Sustaining CLDE Programs
- Service Options
- Teacher Preparation
- Specific Skills and Competencies for Teachers
- José Case Study
Conclusion
Conclusion
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"This is a complete book for practitioners, helping me determine at what stage in the process my child study team is and where we should go next."
—Margarete Couture, Principal, Seneca Central School District, Interlaken, NY
"This book contributes significantly to the body of literature on RTI. No professional library will be complete without this book for addressing the multicultural perspective."
—Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist, MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL
Ensure appropriate placement and services for your school's diverse students!
When a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student struggles in school, how can you tell whether language or cultural differences are the cause, or if the student has a learning or behavioral disability? Because the reason can be difficult to pinpoint, having the right assessment process in place is crucial. Seven Steps to Separating Difference From Disability shows how educators can adapt the widely used Response to Intervention (RTI) model to make sound decisions regarding a student's education.
Catherine Collier presents a framework that breaks down the process into seven clear steps for determining each student's unique strengths and needs, helping educators make appropriate decisions regarding resources, referrals, and integrated services. Principals, school administrators, and RTI team members will find:
- Instruction, intervention, and assessment techniques specific to the challenges faced by limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and English language learners (ELLs)
- A step-by-step process that works within an RTI framework, supporting collaboration among teachers, specialists, and administrators
- Realistic, research-based guidance on key considerations such as cognitive learning style, language acquisition, acculturation, and the role of family and community
- A running case study that demonstrates the book's strategies in action
Develop your team's ability to distinguish between learning differences and disabilities so you can better serve all students!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Introduction
- 1. Building and Sustaining a Foundation for Learning
- Our Diverse Students
- Enculturation and the CLD Student
- Enculturation
- José Case Study
- 2. Establishing and Supporting Resiliency
- Cognition and Language
- A Brief Review of Language Acquisition Issues
- Cognitive Learning Style
- José Case Study
- 3. Instructional Intervention and Differentiated Instruction
- Culture and Language
- Cognitive Learning Style
- Experience
- Sociolinguistic Development
- Acculturation
- José Case Study
- 4. Intensive Intervention and Progress Monitoring
- Asking the Right Questions
- How to Use the Information
- José Case Study
- 5. Resolution or Referral
- Testing
- Adaptation of Assessments
- José Case Study
- 6. Integrated Services
- Bias in Service Plans
- Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- Intellectual Exceptionalities
- Learning Disabilities
- Integrating Special Needs and CLD Needs
- José Case Study
- 7. Maintaining and Sustaining CLDE Programs
- Service Options
- Teacher Preparation
- Specific Skills and Competencies for Teachers
- José Case Study
Conclusion
Conclusion
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
October 2010 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/01/2025 | 9781412971607 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/01/2025 | 9781452238463 | $37.00 |
"This is a complete book for practitioners, helping me determine at what stage in the process my child study team is and where we should go next."
—Margarete Couture, Principal, Seneca Central School District, Interlaken, NY
"This book contributes significantly to the body of literature on RTI. No professional library will be complete without this book for addressing the multicultural perspective."
—Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist, MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL
Ensure appropriate placement and services for your school's diverse students!
When a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student struggles in school, how can you tell whether language or cultural differences are the cause, or if the student has a learning or behavioral disability? Because the reason can be difficult to pinpoint, having the right assessment process in place is crucial. Seven Steps to Separating Difference From Disability shows how educators can adapt the widely used Response to Intervention (RTI) model to make sound decisions regarding a student's education.
Catherine Collier presents a framework that breaks down the process into seven clear steps for determining each student's unique strengths and needs, helping educators make appropriate decisions regarding resources, referrals, and integrated services. Principals, school administrators, and RTI team members will find:
- Instruction, intervention, and assessment techniques specific to the challenges faced by limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and English language learners (ELLs)
- A step-by-step process that works within an RTI framework, supporting collaboration among teachers, specialists, and administrators
- Realistic, research-based guidance on key considerations such as cognitive learning style, language acquisition, acculturation, and the role of family and community
- A running case study that demonstrates the book's strategies in action
Develop your team's ability to distinguish between learning differences and disabilities so you can better serve all students!
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Building and Sustaining a Foundation for Learning
- Our Diverse Students
- Enculturation and the CLD Student
- Enculturation
- José Case Study
- 2. Establishing and Supporting Resiliency
- Cognition and Language
- A Brief Review of Language Acquisition Issues
- Cognitive Learning Style
- José Case Study
- 3. Instructional Intervention and Differentiated Instruction
- Culture and Language
- Cognitive Learning Style
- Experience
- Sociolinguistic Development
- Acculturation
- José Case Study
- 4. Intensive Intervention and Progress Monitoring
- Asking the Right Questions
- How to Use the Information
- José Case Study
- 5. Resolution or Referral
- Testing
- Adaptation of Assessments
- José Case Study
- 6. Integrated Services
- Bias in Service Plans
- Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- Intellectual Exceptionalities
- Learning Disabilities
- Integrating Special Needs and CLD Needs
- José Case Study
- 7. Maintaining and Sustaining CLDE Programs
- Service Options
- Teacher Preparation
- Specific Skills and Competencies for Teachers
- José Case Study
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Index