Principles and Practical Strategies of Intervention with Multicultural Students Who Have Language Disorders

Workshop Objectives

Workshop participants will:

Define a language learning disability (LLD) in a student who is an English Language Learner (ELL)

Describe practical activities and strategies that are effective for increasing the overall language skills of ELL students with LLD

List specific IEP goals and objectives for increasing oral and written expressive vocabulary skills of these students

Describe practical methods for collaborating with classroom teachers to help ELL students with LLD to succeed in the regular classroom setting

Define the concept of phonological awareness

Describe materials and methods for increasing phonological awareness skills of ELL students with LLD

List specific IEP goals and objectives for increasing phonological awareness skills of ELL students with LLD