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English Learners: Difference or Disablilty?
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Description: 
Title: English Learners: Difference or Disablilty
Date(s): November 1, 2016
Time(s): 8:30AM- 3:30PM
Location: Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Rd., Waterford 48328
Cost: $25.00
Presenter(s):  Suzanne Toohey, Christy Osborne, Jessica Ristich
Class Limit: 68
Prerequisite Knowledge: none
Grade Level: K-12
Audience: ESL and special education teachers, paraprofessionals and instructional coaches, administrators
SCECHs: Check the status of this course at:
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SW-CEH (Social Worker Continuing Education Hours): Will not be available. Please come prepared to provide your license number at registration.
Meal(s): lunch
Questions? Please contact deb.delowery@oakland.k12.mi.us .
 
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Event Description:

As an educator, you are involved in working with English Learners who might be suspected of having a disability. This session will focus on strengthening your understanding of how you can contribute to the pre-referral process.

Participants will examine tools and strategies to learn how to gather evidence of second language acquisition issues and possible learning issues. The presenters will explain reasons for over- and under- identification of learning disabilities among English Learners. The acculturation process and characteristics of learning disabilities will be discussed. Steps that student study teams should take throughout the pre-referral process will be outlined. Specific tools for analysis of English Learner data will be shared. All educators who are involved in the pre-referral process are encouraged to attend this workshop, as well as district teams.