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Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Language Differences or Learning Difficulties: The Work of the Multidisciplinary Team.
Salend, Spencer J.; Salinas, AltaGracia
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v35 n4 p36-43 Mar-Apr 2003
The following recommendations are made to assist multidisciplinary teams in developing educational programs for second-language learners: diversify the team and offer training; compare student performance in native and secondary languages; consider factors associated with second-language acquisition; employ alternative assessments; identify life experience influences; and analyze data and develop a plan. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Bilingual Students, Data Collection, Disability Identification, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Acquisition, Language Minorities, Learning Disabilities, Life Events, Limited English Speaking, Performance Factors, Student Evaluation, Teamwork
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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