Students Who Are English Learners and Have IEPs

• California Practitioners' Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities

  Open by chapter for telling language from disability, linguistically appropriate IEP goals, and reclassification.

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• English Learner Tool Kit, Chapter 6: Tools and Resources for Addressing English Learners with Disabilities

  Use the tools that compare language difference with disability and guide an IEP for a student who is an English learner.

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• Factors That May Look Like a Disability

  Watch short videos and read about language, culture, and schooling factors to consider before a referral.

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• Serving English Learners with Disabilities: How ESL/Bilingual Specialists Can Collaborate for Student Success

  Set up shared planning time, shared records, and family partnership between language and special education staff.

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• Instructional Strategies for Dually-Identified Students

  Find articles and videos on a "Can Do" approach and on adapting instruction for both language and disability.

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• Strategies to Identify and Support English Learners With Learning Disabilities

  Use the guiding questions and data sources to look at a student's progress from more than one angle.

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• Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners

  A short brief on three common challenges: collaboration time, cultural responsiveness, and tiered supports.

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• Long-Term English Learners: Spotlight on an Overlooked Population

  Read who long-term English learners are and which practices show promise for secondary students.

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• Reclassification

  Read California's current reclassification guidance, including the section on dually identified students.

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• Special Education and ELLs: The Critical Need for Collaboration

  Short expert clips on teaming, what a language specialist adds, and what an IEP looks like for an English learner.

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These resources are shared for professional learning and planning. They are meant to inform your professional judgment, not replace it. Each student's IEP and your district, state and federal requirements always come first. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement by Layered Education. This is educational information only, not legal advice.