ELL DVD Set
To order this 7 DVD set from NCCRESt's 2004 ELL conference in Scottsdale, AZ, please fill out the order form here and mail or email it to us with a check or purchase order.
Disc 1: Background Issues
Session Chair: James Crawford, National Association for Bilingual Education
It Depends...: A Socio-historical Account of the Definition and Methods of Identification of Learning Disabilities
Margaret Gallego, San Diego State University
Grace Zamora-Durán, U.S. Department of Education
Elba I Reyes, Casa Grande Union High School District, Arizona
English Language Learners and Learning Disabilities: A Critical Review of Research
Janette Klingner, University of Colorado, Boulder
Alfredo J. Artiles, Arizona State University
Laura Méndez Barletta, University of Colorado, Boulder
English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, and Overrepresentation: A Multiple Level Analysis
Robert Rueda, University of Southern California
Michelle Windmueller, University of Southern California
Discussants:
Research Perspective: Carlos Ovando, Arizona State University
Practice Perspective: Mimi Priestly, Amphitheater School District, Arizona
Disc 2: Population Issues
Session Chair: Beatriz Arías, Arizona State University
Who are These Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students?
Eugene Garcia, Arizona State University
The "non-non" Crisis: How Language Assessments Mislead Us about the Native Language Ability of Englsih Learners
Jeff MacSwan, Arizona State University
Discussants:
Research Perspective: Patricia Gándara, UC Davis
Practice Perspective: Sal Gabaldón, Tucson USD
Disc 3: Referral Issues
Session Chair: Sarup Mathur, Arizona State University
Beyond Individual Deficits: "Opportunity to Learn" in ELL Referrals
Alba Ortiz, University of Texas, Austin
The Special Education Referral and Decision-Making Process for English Language Learners: Child Study Team Meetings and Staffings
Janette Klingner, University of Colorado, Boulder
Beth Harry, University of Miami
Discussants:
Research Perspective: Angela Carasquillo, Fordham University
Practice Perspective: Lisa Aaroe, Peoria Unified School District and Arizona State University
Disc 4: Assessment Issues
Session Chair: Chris Faltis, Arizona State University
Psychometric Issues in the ELL Assessment and Special Education Eligibility
Jamal Abedi, UCLA
Roles of Definitional and Assessment Models in the Identification of New or Second Language Learners of English for Special Education
Manuel Barrera, Metropolitan State University
Language, Dialect, and Register: Sociolinguistics and the Estimation of Measurement Error in the Testing of English Language Learners
Guillermo Solano-Flores, American Institutes for Research
Discussants:
Research Perspective: Richard Valencia, University of Texas, Austin
Practice Perspective: Karling Aguilera-Fort, San Francisco USD
Disc 5: Assessment Issues II
Session Chair: Josuí González, Arizona State University
Semilingualism Applied to the Literacy Behaviors of Spanish Speaking Emerging Bilinguals: Bi-Literacy or Emerging Bi-Literacy?
Kathy Escamilla, University of Colorado, Boulder
Can "Response to Instruction" Strategies Discriminate English Learners with Learning Disabilities? Evidence from Longitudinal Studies
Michael Gerber, University of California, Santa Barbara
Discussants:
Research Perspectives: Richard Durán, UC, Santa Barbara
Practice Perspectives: Erminda Garcia, Isaac School District, Phoenix, AZ
Disc 6: Instructional Issues
Session Chair: Cheryl Utley, Juniper Gardens Project, University of Kansas
Response to Intervention of English Language Learners At-Risk for Reading Problems
Sylvia Linan-Thompson; Sharon Vaughn; Kathryn Prater, University of Texas, Austin
Paul Cirino, University of Houston
Promoting Literacy Development for English Learners Learning in English: A Case for Explisit Instruction Michelle Windmueller, California State University, Los Angeles
Cognitive Engagement and Identity Investment in Literacy Development Among English Language Learners: Evidence From the Early Authors Program Judith Bernhard, Ryerson University>br> Jim Cummins, University of Toronto
Discussants:
Research Perspective: Kris Gutiírrez, UCLA; Presented by Diane Torres-Valasquez, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Practice Perspective: Vanessa Chacón, Amphitheater School District
Disc 7: Future Direction
Session Chairs: Alfredo J. Artiles, Arizona State University
Janette Klingner, University of Colorado, Boulder
Future Directions for Research Nonie Lesaux, Harvard University
Future Directions for Practice
Leonard Baca, University of Colorado, Boulder
Future Directions for Policy in the Education of English Language Learners
Richard Ruiz, University of Arizona
