Non-English Speaking
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\non-English speaking students in your classrooms. ELLs are often overrepresented in this disability category. In addition to this week’s readings, explore the following resources: Assessment of Second Language Learners: Prereferral to the Provision of Services (Weaver, n.d.) http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/CBAT/Professional_Development/Modules/Module2-Assessment%20of%20Second%20Language% 20Learners.pdf Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Measuring the Problem (Coutinho & Oswald, 2004) http://www.ldonline.org/article/5603/ English Language Learners and Learning Disabilities [PDF] Colorin Colorado (Colorin Colorado, 2011) http://www.colorincolorado.org/web_resources/by_state/oregon/ With the concepts learned this week in mind, write a three-page discussion paper addressing the following questions: In what ways are language disorders different from language difference? Should all children in the United States be expected to speak Standard American English regardless of their cultural, social, or geographic background? Explain why or why not. Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research.