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Download full textLiu, Kristi; Koo, Haesook; Barrera, Manuel; Thurlow, Martha – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
To better understand how school principals can provide instructional leadership appropriate for English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities, the study described in this report examined how principals of successful schools translated information to teachers on designing accessible standards-based instruction for ELLs with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Instructional Leadership
Liu, Kristi; Thurlow, Martha; Koo, Haesook; Barrera, Manuel – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
Previous work by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (K. Liu, Koo, Barrera, & Thurlow, 2008) documented that principals in 10 "successful" middle schools (defined as those making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) with ELLs and students with disabilities) were knowledgeable and concerned about the special education referral…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Middle Schools, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Thurlow, Martha; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Barrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristi – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
This study is part of national research over the past seven years at the National Center on Educational Outcomes focused on identifying and validating instructional strategies for ELLs with disabilities (Shyyan, Thurlow, & Liu, 2008; Thurlow, Albus, Shyyan, Liu, & Barrera, 2004). In recent work (Barrera, Shyyan, Liu, & Thurlow, 2008),…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Delphi Technique, Teaching Methods, Teacher Surveys
Barrera, Manuel; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Liu, Kristi K.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
This study, conducted in 2005-06, identified teacher-initiated instructional strategies currently preferred by practitioners who daily work with English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities. The findings generated in this study could potentially confirm strategies identified in the authors' earlier work (Thurlow et al., 2004) through the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Second Language Learning
Barrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristi; Thurlow, Martha; Chamberlain, Steve – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities struggle with reading and the reasons for their struggles are not well understood owing to little knowledge about the impact of disability on language development in either the first or second language (Klingner et al., 2006). Nevertheless, this difficulty in reading achievement historically has…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Difficulties, Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension
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Direct linkBarrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristin K. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2006
In today's educational climate of increased accountability for learning, parent involvement in the education of children is a topic that permeates educational discussions. Schools urge parents to support their child's learning at home by assisting with homework and reading every night, to participate in school committees, and to volunteer in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Development, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning
Barrera, Manuel; Liu, Kristi; Thurlow, Martha; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Yan, Ming; Chamberlain, Steve – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities are two groups specifically targeted in NCLB for which schools must demonstrate "adequate yearly progress." However, ELLs with disabilities, a category where these two groups overlap, are not specifically mentioned in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning
Thurlow, Martha; Albus, Deb; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Liu, Kristin; Barrera, Manuel – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2004
The study reported here was conducted as part of a larger investigation designed to identify instructional strategies most beneficial for English language learners with disabilities. Other aspects of the investigation are examining the research literature, information from parents and students, and the effects of specific strategies. In this…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, Disabilities
Barrera, Manuel; Vang, Halee; Liu, Kristin; Thurlow, Martha – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2005
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities, especially Hmong, Latinos, and Somalis, exhibit the lowest academic performance and participation rates on statewide tests of academic achievement required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). These challenges are even more acute for learners with disabilities among these groups and likely reflect the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
