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Utilizing Comprehensive Preassessment Procedures for Differentiating Language Difference from Language Impairment in English Learners
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Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
The growing number of English Learners (ELs) in American schools has led to increasing referrals of these students for special education, including speech-language services. These ELs are frequently overidentified as having a language impairment (LI) due to biased assessment practices that are not legal or grounded in research promoting best…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, English Language Learners, Student Evaluation, Language Proficiency