Instructional Strategies for Bilingual Special Education Students by Caitlyn Errichiello

Bilingual Special Education

errich34 — 2023-10-16 18:17:13 UTC

Bilingual special education involves creating an instructional system that accommodates students' exceptionalities and focuses on English acquisition within a relevant cultural context. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for exceptional bilingual students should include current educational status, goals for language and acculturation, instructional objectives, service requirements, program duration, criteria for evaluation, and parental involvement. Developing a comprehensive curriculum in bilingual special education requires collaboration among parents, mainstream teachers, bilingual teachers, and special education teachers. This process involves understanding the child's culture and language background, learning style, and educational needs. Materials can be adapted by adjusting presentation methods, developing supplementary materials, providing alternatives for responses, simplifying content, and breaking tasks into smaller subtasks, among other strategies. I included this article because it provides great ways to help bilingual special education students to learn in the classroom. As well as ways of collaboration with parents and teachers, which would better serve the student, which is the main goal.

Teaching Bilingual Learners with Disabilities

errich34 — 2023-10-16 18:18:00 UTC

Dr. Diane Rodriguez discusses the challenges and opportunities for bilingual learners with disabilities in K-12 education. She emphasizes the importance of providing effective instruction for these students, who face complex challenges related to language and cultural differences, as well as their disabilities. Bilingual learners with disabilities can succeed in bilingual programs and instruction should be delivered in both their native language and English. A way to do this is The ICT-LD Model. The Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) Dual Language (DL) program is designed to provide academic content instruction in both English and the students' native language. It combines integrated co-teaching services, where general education and special education teachers jointly provide instruction, with dual language programs, focusing on teaching literacy and subject area content in two languages. Successful ICT-DL programs include key components such as the use of two languages by students and teachers, a positive classroom environment, the inclusion of all students, and collaborative efforts between general education and special education teachers. Effective instructional strategies for bilingual learners with disabilities include a shared knowledge base, recognition of students' native language, collaboration within the school community, relevant instruction, explicit instruction to foster English language acquisition, and the use of the native language in teaching. I chose this article because it really addresses specific instructional strategies that would help support bilingual special education students.

Ways to Support ELL's with Special Needs

errich34 — 2023-10-16 18:18:18 UTC

This blog post is about supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) with special needs. It requires a thoughtful approach that considers both language acquisition and specific disabilities. It is important to understand the difference between language acquisition and cognitive disabilities is essential. As an educator you need to assess the student's language proficiency in both their native language and the new language. Use various modalities, such as video, digital books, audio, and simulations, to support learning. Considering individual needs is also super important, like visual display options for students with low vision or audio resources for those with reading disabilities. As well as, using linguistic and non-linguistic methods to represent vocabulary and concepts. Employ scaffolding to provide support and help students progress. The best instructional strategies for working with ELLs who have special needs involve a combination of language support, individualized approaches, varied teaching methods, and understanding the unique needs of each student. Effective classroom management and flexible assessment methods can help create an inclusive learning environment for all students. I chose this blog because it really shows different feedback from many teachers who have actually used these instructional strategies in the classroom with special education bilingual students, so they know that it works and their students have successful outcomes.

Wokring with Dually Classified Learners

errich34 — 2023-10-16 18:18:44 UTC

This article addresses the challenges of working with students who are both dually classified as English Language Learners (ELLs) and having special needs. These students have specific, unique needs and often struggle with language. The U.S. Department of Education estimated that a significant number of ELLs have disabilities, and the graduation rates for ELLs are lower than the national average, which is likely even lower for dually classified students. To address these challenges, an instructional model called Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL) was developed by the iTeachELLs team at Arizona State University. PBELL combines problem-based learning with principles of English language learning to raise student achievement by integrating content and language skills. PBELL lessons involve meaningful problem-solving, the intentional combination of language and content, assessment of both language and content, and the inclusion of supports and strategies. I chose this article because it was super informational in showing other teachers that language needs to be explicitly taught and modeled in all learning. As well as these strategies mentioned are aimed to help dually classified learners make progress in their education.

Educating ELL's with Special Needs

errich34 — 2023-10-16 18:19:11 UTC

This pdf highlights the lack of specific guidance for educators in addressing the needs of these students under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). This reviews critical issues and challenges, including identification and assessment, teacher preparation, and legal and policy issues. It also provides recommendations for improving the education of ELLs with special needs, focusing on unbiased assessment, the use of Response to Intervention (RTI), and collaboration among all stakeholders, including educators, policy makers, researchers, and families. The goal is to create an enriched educational context for these students and ensure they receive appropriate support in the classroom. I chose this to use in my project because it does have recommendations to use as a teacher for ELLs with special needs. I like that this pdf really highlighted the use of the No Child Left Behind Act, because even if they are bilingual and have special needs, no child should ever be left behind.

Supporting Special Education Students in Bilingual Settings

errich34 — 2023-11-03 17:58:34 UTC

The summary of the video is to show that special education students don't show any more difficulties because they are bilingual, if they don't need to choose a language to learn in. It is super beneficial and important for the students to use both languages in instruction to better their learning experiences. This is their linguistic and cultural resources. The main thing is to work with their multiple languages because it is easier for them to learn. This allows the children to have access to more assets and resources. I chose this video because it really highlighted the fact to implement both students' languages in instruction. This is something that I will keep in mind for making my future lesson plans if I have a special education student who is bilingual.

The Intersection of Dual Language and Special Education

errich34 — 2023-11-03 18:26:11 UTC

This tik tok is about what to give students who are dually gifted, meaning special ed and ELL. In this tik tok it explains that these types of students should get the most resources readily available for them so that they could strive within the classroom and everyday life. Such as through dual language programming. Another thing is that it is important to have teachers know about these resources and have them implement a dual language approach into their classroom daily. Having low staffing is not an excuse to not give a student special education and bilingual services. A teaching strategy for this would be to have a special education teacher and an assistant teacher who is bilingually certified. This would provide the student with support in both language programs. Another thing this tik tok mentions is for districts to get in contact with universities so that they can produce teachers who can facilitate in two program languages. I chose this tik tok because it provided me with a bunch of information and ways about going about my future classroom. Such as to focus on the goals of my students through the dual language programming approach.

Bilingual Special Education

errich34 — 2023-11-03 18:51:42 UTC

This article does a great job of explaining bilingual special education. To provide effective bilingual special education, educators need to consider three key factors for each student: the degree of disability, level of language proficiency in both English and their primary language, and intellectual capacity. These factors will determine the nature of instruction and educational placement. Placement decisions for bilingual exceptional students should take into account a range of variables, such as age, type and degree of disability, language involvement due to the disability, academic achievement, language proficiency in English and other languages, and more. The goal is to match each student's needs with available resources. The most important thing I got out of this article was the comprehensive bilingual special education curriculum. Curriculum development for bilingual special education involves a team approach that includes parents, mainstream teachers, bilingual teachers, and special education teachers. The team should consider the child's culture, language background, learning style, and exceptional needs to develop individualized lessons and materials. When selecting materials for bilingual exceptional children, teachers should consider specific language abilities, include cultural experiences, ensure the material matches students' needs and abilities, document the success of selected materials, and strategically implement adaptations. I chose this article because it provides valuable insights into the challenges and considerations involved in providing bilingual special education for students with disabilities and limited English proficiency.

Teaching English To Learners with Special Educational Needs (SENs)

errich34 — 2023-11-04 22:56:42 UTC

This article discusses common misconceptions and myths about teaching learners with special educational needs (SENs) and provides tips for creating an inclusive classroom. This article provided great tips and instructional strategies. Focus on the individual learner rather than their label. Encourage activities that foster empathy and understanding among students. Establish a clear learning contract that promotes inclusivity through shared values. Provide opportunities for learners to engage with language in different ways and senses. Implement peer mentoring or buddy systems to foster cooperation among students. Give clear and concise instructions in a step-by-step manner, avoiding complex sequencers. Use positive language to state what you want learners to do. Use visuals to reinforce rules and routines. Consider learners' individual needs when arranging seating plans. Seek input from parents, other professionals, and, most importantly, the learners themselves to create a collaborative and inclusive learning environment. I chose this article because it gave me such great, detailed tips to use in my future classroom and in my instruction to my future students. Which will all help me have an inclusive classroom that I strive to have.

Supporting Emergent Bilinguals with IEPs

errich34 — 2023-11-06 16:54:44 UTC

This video describes what it takes to support emergent bilinguals that are labeled disabled. This video shows the importance of the students' home language and how that is important within the students education and how it should be highlighted within their learning. A generally mandated system helps deliver the IEPs to fit the students needs for learning. This is because those are specific educational services that children with disabilities receive as they relate to their linguistic and academic needs. Some of the practices used for emergent bilinguals with IEPs are used by using Universal Design of Learning (UDL). It is important to keep in mind when creating lesson plans to create the most entry points available for all types of learners. This invites the translanguaging pedagogy which allows the students to leverage their entire linguistic repertoires from the very beginning. It is important to not only do a UDL design in English, but also in the language backgrounds of the students, this is where the translanguaging comes into play. “If it's English only, it's not universal”. I chose this video because it highlights the fact that translanguaging is super important in lessons and instruction to emergent bilingual learners who also have disabilities. As well as it highlights the importance of using UDL which is a great instructional strategy to use for all of my future students, not just the ones who may be bilingual or in special education services.