Teachers College Press Supporting English Learners in the Classroom: Best Practices for Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities

Product Description This resource offers educators evidence-based best practices to help them address the individual needs of English learners with academic challenges and those who have been referred for special education services. The authors include guidance and specific tools to help districts, schools, and classrooms use multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and other interventions. Review "...expertly organized and presented, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to school district in-service training curriculums, as well as college and university library Teacher Education instructional resource collections."--Midwest Book Review About the Author Eric M. Haas is a professor and director of the educational leadership doctoral program at California State University, East Bay. Julie Esparza Brown is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the Graduate School of Education, Portland State University.