Learning Disabilities and the ESOL Learner (CMA)
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- Overview
- Do you have ESOL learners in your classes that are struggling? Do you find yourself at a loss as to how to help them? By attending this workshop you will learn some new strategies, ideas and techniques to enhance your ability to teach the ESOL and LD learner in your classes.
- Details
- When
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May 2, 2008
from
09:00 am
to
04:00 am
- Where
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- Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
- 215 Fitchburg St., Marlboro, MA 01752
- Topics
- ESOL, Learning Disabilities
- Multi-session attendance required
- no
- Contact info
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Merilee Freeman
mfreeman@qcc.mass.edu
508-854-4493 - Indicators of Program Quality
- IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction
- Learning objectives
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- use the ESOL and learning disabilities screening questionnaire (developed by RObin Schwarz) to guide the evaluation of ESOL learners for possible learning problems
- explain why alternative approaches to determining Learning Disability issues in ESOL learners are needed
- describe how health issues, culture, characteristics of the first language can negatively impact learning apart from learning disabilities and be misconstrued as a learning disability
- identify several tools for evaluating phonological awareness skills
- use the main principles of LD appropriate instruction to meet the needs of ESOL learners with learning disabilities
- Presenters
- Merilee Freeman, Central SABES and Monika Floyd
- Presenters Bio
- Monika Floyd, teaches ESOL at Harvard University and The Power Program in Waltham. She also teaches College Composition at Pine Manor College, Brookline.
- Host RSC
- Central Massachusetts Region
- PDPs
- no
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