This document discusses Response to Intervention (RTI) for English Language Learners (ELLs) with learning and behavior problems. It notes that ELLs are overrepresented in specific special education categories like speech/language impairments and learning disabilities. ELLs in immersion programs are referred for special education at higher rates than those in bilingual programs. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding students' cultural and linguistic contexts to implement RTI effectively for ELLs. It outlines challenges to RTI for ELLs and provides strategies like ensuring staff have adequate knowledge, using valid assessments and interventions, and clear policies. The document stresses separating differences due to language/culture from disabilities.
1. RTI for ELL with Learning &
Behavior Problems
Addressing difference and disability in cultural
& linguistic contexts
Dr. Catherine Collier
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