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Laura Ann Jackson Guillion – ProQuest LLC, 2024
English learners with disabilities graduate from high school at lower rates than non-disabled, non-minority peers. These students face complex learning and performance challenges because of their learning disabilities and lack of English proficiency. The qualitative research question addressed how ten adult alternative high school English learners…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, Graduation Requirements, Algebra
Rosa, Francisca B. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In 2017-18, the number of learners ages 3-21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.0 million, or 14% of all public-school learners. Of that 7.0 million, 13% were Hispanic learners (NCES, 2019). Among ELLs with disabilities, nearly 50% had specific learning disability, and 21%…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, English Language Learners
Jennifer A. Freeman – High School Journal, 2023
Long-term English Learners (LTELs) are the largest population of English learners (ELs) in secondary grades. In California, approximately 30 percent of these students are dual- identified, meaning they are identified as having a disability and being an EL, with a historical overrepresentation in the learning disability (LD) category. Despite the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Students with Disabilities
Yang Fu; Jason C. Chow; Ariel Chung – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2024
Writing is an essential skill that people use throughout their lifetime. Although previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses had reviewed the effect of writing interventions on students with learning disabilities and English learners, we know little about the effective writing process-types interventions for English learners with or at risk for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners, Writing Skills
Jennifer Anne Freeman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation consists of three empirical studies that explore the educational experiences and trajectories of English learners (ELs) and students with disabilities. The first study uses longitudinal data from four large California school districts to examine the characteristics of long-term ELs (LTELs) and former ELs--those reclassified as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Tammy L. Stephens; Pedro Olvera; Edward K. Schultz – Contemporary School Psychology, 2024
This article positions the core-selective evaluation process (C-SEP), a pattern of strengths and weaknesses (PSW) model of identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD), within guidelines and best practices recommended for assessing English learners. C-SEP is a broad approach that utilizes multiple sources of data to establish underachievement,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Best Practices
Geraldo Tobon; Marie Tejero Hughes – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2025
Effective mathematics education for Latinx students with learning disabilities (LD) necessitates teachers who uphold high academic expectations, facilitate access to rigorous math curricula, and champion inclusive and meaningful student participation. This study delves into teachers' perspectives on instructing Latinx students with LD, including…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Hispanic American Students
Wang, Jing; Lopez-Reyna, Norma; Kim, Sunyoung – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2023
Mathematical word problems present various challenges for students, including English learners. Research on word problem-solving interventions for elementary English learners with or at risk for mathematics disabilities/difficulties was reviewed. A systematic search of studies conducted between 2012 and 2022 yielded a total of 14 research studies…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Intervention
Delaney, Thomas A.; Hata, Maiko – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2020
Studying English is challenging and, for many learners, undiagnosed learning disabilities can present a serious threat to their success. Recent studies indicate that up to 10% of the world population has a non-apparent disability, such as autism or dyslexia. At the same time, few English language learner (ELL) instructors in higher education have…
Descriptors: Access to Education, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation
Min Hyu Oh; Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez – Grantee Submission, 2024
Under federal law, parents have the right to decline, or waive, English language support services when their child is identified as an English learner (EL) in school. In this study, we focus on this important subgroup of ELs--referred to as waived ELs--at the understudied intersection of EL status and special education (SPED) status. Using…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Special Education, Parent Role, Student Placement
Min Hyun Oh; Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez – Exceptional Children, 2024
Under federal law, parents have the right to decline, or waive, English language support services when their child is identified as an English learner (EL) in school. In this study, we focus on this important subgroup of ELs--referred to as waived ELs--at the understudied intersection of EL status and special education (SPED) status. Using…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Special Education, Parent Role, Student Placement
Orosco, Michael J.; Reed, Deborah K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Teacher preparation for problem-solving instruction is essential to meeting the math needs of English learners (ELs) with math learning disabilities (MLD) in U.S. public schools. In investigating this instruction with Hispanic ELs with MLD, this study focused on how professional development supported one special educator's implementation of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, English Language Learners, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities
Laura V. Rhinehart; Alison L. Bailey; Diane Haager – Contemporary School Psychology, 2024
Students who have remained classified as English Learners (ELs) for more than six years are often labeled "Long-term English Learners" (LTELs). The present study examined the English Language Development (ELD) test scores and demographic information in a group of 560 students identified as LTELs. Despite assumptions that these students…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Language Skills
Cho, EunMi; Kraemer, Robert John – Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research, 2020
The investigators sought to determine whether education evaluators, mainly school psychologists, complied with federal, state, and professional practice guidelines when assessing English learning (EL) school-aged children suspected of a learning disability in three northern California school districts. In accordance with the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, Educational Assessment
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Sanchez, Victoria M.; Jones, Brian; Suchilt, Luisana; Youkhanna, Valencia; Beach, Kristen D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
Few studies have considered academic vocabulary interventions for students who have learning disabilities (LD) and also are English learners (EL). This research explored the effects of the third year of the Creating Habits that Accelerate Academic Language of Students (CHAAOS) vocabulary intervention for eighth-grade students who received English…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners, Vocabulary Development