{"product_id":"why-do-english-learners-struggle-with-reading-distinguishing-language-acquisition-from-learning-disabilities-9781506326498","title":"Why Do English Learners Struggle With Reading?: Distinguishing Language Acquisition From Learning Disabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake the right instructional and eligibility decisions to help your English Learners! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Do your students′ reading difficulties reflect language acquisition issues or a learning disability? Now in an updated second edition, this essential guide helps educators make informed choices about strategies and services to support English Learners, and includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNine common misconceptions that can lead to wrongful placement of students in Special Education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on evidence-based practices for success in teaching reading to students learning English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppropriate techniques to use when assessing students for special education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded coverage of Response to Intervention to include a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoover, John J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn J. Hoover\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and a former K-12 special educator, teaching diverse students representing multiple languages and cultures in western, southwestern, and mid-western states. He earned a BA in Elementary and Special Education (Intellectual Disabilities), an MA in Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disorders with an emphasis in Reading, and a PhD in Curriculum specializing in Special Education. His research agenda for the past two decades has focused on the topic of culturally and linguistically responsive special education referral and assessment of English language and other diverse learners. He is currently PI on a multi-year grant funded project addressing ELs and multi-tiered supports, special education referral and assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, and graduate level teacher preparation for teaching English language and other diverse learners with and without disabilities. Select recent coauthored\/coedited books include: \u003ci\u003eWhy do English learners struggle with reading: Distinguishing language acquisition from learning disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (Pearson); \u003ci\u003eLinking assessment to instruction in multi-tiered models: A teacher's guide to selecting reading, writing and mathematics interventions \u003c\/i\u003e(Pearson);\u003ci\u003e Differentiating learning differences from learning and behavioral disabilities: Teaching diverse learners through multi-tiered response to intervention\u003c\/i\u003e (Allyn \u0026amp; Bacon); and \u003ci\u003eMethods for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners \u003c\/i\u003e(Pearson Merrill). He also is co-author of a nationally normed reading test, \u003ci\u003eEarly Reading Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e (Pro-Ed), and of a research-based educator self-assessment and professional development tool, \u003ci\u003eCore ESL Instructional Practices (CEIP) Guide. \u003c\/i\u003eRecent referred journal publications include: Increasing usage of ESL instructional practices in a rural county elementary school, \u003ci\u003eRural Educator (2015); \u003c\/i\u003eCulturally responsive special education referrals of English learners in one rural county school district: Pilot project, \u003ci\u003eRural Special Education Quarterly (2015), \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReducing unnecessary referrals: Guidelines for teachers of diverse learners, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Exceptional Children (2012).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaca, Leonard M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLeonard M. Baca\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder. He earned an Ed.D. from the University of Northern Colorado and has been a professor of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder since 1973. He has taught courses in bilingual and bilingual special education and served as the program chair. Professor Baca is founder and Executive Director of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education where he has directed and managed millions of dollars in grant funded projects promoting the education of ELs and students with disabilities. He is author or co-author of numerous publications dealing with English learners with and without disabilities, including the \u003ci\u003eBilingual special education interface (Merrill) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMethods for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners \u003c\/i\u003e(Pearson).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlingner, Janette Kettmann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJanette K. Klingner\u003c\/strong\u003e was a bilingual special education teacher for ten years before earning a PhD in Reading and Learning Disabilities from the University of Miami. Her recently coauthored or coedited books include \u003ci\u003eTeaching Reading Comprehension to Sudents With Learning Difficulties \u003c\/i\u003e(Guilford Press), \u003ci\u003e Methods for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners \u003c\/i\u003e(Merrill\/Prentice Hall), \u003ci\u003eCase Studies in the Social Construction of Disability: Minority Students in Special Education \u003c\/i\u003e(Teachers College Press), \u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Practices for Response to Intervention \u003c\/i\u003e(Brookes), and \u003ci\u003eWhy Are so Many Minority Students in Special Education?: Understanding Race and Disability in Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (Teachers College Press).","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613962277138,"sku":"9781506326498","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5e76d77-1a04-4ce9-85f3-9eb989d08389.jpg?v=1732423221","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-do-english-learners-struggle-with-reading-distinguishing-language-acquisition-from-learning-disabilities-9781506326498","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}