Spring Self-guided Book Study: Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners

Did you ever wish that book studies could be tailored to meet your needs? You are interested in some chapters of a book, but maybe not in others? Or maybe your time commitments vary and some weeks are better than others? Then this book study is for you! We are hosting our first self-guided, asynchronous book study with flexible reading selections and CTLE credits. Here is how it works:

– You sign up on MLP before the deadline: Midnight, February 12, 2021

– We mail you your book to begin your independent book study, which runs for the spring semester (March 1-June 11).

– You use the chapter-specific Google forms to guide your reading responses to the chapters of your choice, in the order you select, any time during the book study window.

– One hour of CTLE credit will be provided for each chapter once your Google form assignments are submitted and reviewed.

That’s it! You decide when, what, and how much to read. We provide the books and the CTLE credits, as well as additional guidance and individualized follow-up on request.

Chapter Titles:

A Framework for Considering the Special Needs of English Language Learners

A Collaborative Model of Information Gathering and Service Provision

Describing Before Diagnosing: Observation of Specific Behaviors that ELLs May Exhibit

Delivering a Continuum of Services

The Learning Environment Created for ELLs

Personal and Family Factors

Physical and Psychological Factors

Previous Schooling Factors

Oral Language and Literacy Development

Academic Achievement

Cross-Cultural Factors

Putting It All Together: How Do We Know That What We Are Doing Works?