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Multi-Tiered Support Systems And Special Education Models For English Learners, Julie Esparza Brown
Multi-Tiered Support Systems And Special Education Models For English Learners, Julie Esparza Brown
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This workshop provided participants with the opportunity to:
- Examine the unique factors in EL students’ background and make appropriate adjustments to instruction and interventions.
- Choose screening and progress monitoring tools with demonstrated reliability and validity for ELs.
- Make decisions on appropriate growth for each EL student in consideration of their unique contexts.
- Determine appropriate language of intervention in English‐only and all bilingual program models (early‐exit to dual language).
- Apply a framework for least biased assessment in Tier 3 that systematically considers the cultural loading and linguistic demand of assessments.
Response To Intervention For English Learners: Big Ideas And Myth Busters, Julie Esparza Brown
Response To Intervention For English Learners: Big Ideas And Myth Busters, Julie Esparza Brown
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation focuses on the key features of response to intervention (RTI)
Enhancing Instruction For English Learners In Response To Intervention Systems: The Pluss Model, Amanda K. Sanford, Julie Esparza Brown, Maranda Turner
Enhancing Instruction For English Learners In Response To Intervention Systems: The Pluss Model, Amanda K. Sanford, Julie Esparza Brown, Maranda Turner
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This paper proposes a model of effective instruction and intervention for English Learners (ELs) within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. First, we review literature on effective instruction for ELs and how RTI can address the needs of these students. Then, we describe the PLUSS model, which integrates research on effective instruction for ELs, tiered models of support, and teacher practices. The model includes the following elements: Pre-teaching critical vocabulary; Language modeling and opportunities to use academic language; Using visuals and graphic organizers; Systematic and explicit instruction; and Strategic use of native language and teaching for transfer. Finally, we provide …
Ethics, Equity, And English-Language Learners: A Decision-Making Framework, Shelly Chabon, Julie Esparza Brown, Christina E. Gildersleeve-Neumann
Ethics, Equity, And English-Language Learners: A Decision-Making Framework, Shelly Chabon, Julie Esparza Brown, Christina E. Gildersleeve-Neumann
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This articles addresses challenges related to clinical decision-making in intervention with English-language learners and their families.
Bisped: Filling A Critical Shortage Area, Julie Esparza Brown, Bruce A. Miller
Bisped: Filling A Critical Shortage Area, Julie Esparza Brown, Bruce A. Miller
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article is # 18 in a larger 140 page work described here: The monograph showcases professional development projects by school districts and colleges of education that train teachers to work successfully with English learners (ELs) across the nation. The papers presented in this monograph offer real-life examples of successful and innovative practices, including institutionalized mentoring programs, new classroom methodologies, best practices for ELs with disabilities, collaboration between colleges of education and school districts, and the evaluation of PD programs. This monograph contains the following articles: (1) Professional Development in Action: Introduction; (2) The National Professional Development Program (Cynthia Ryan …
Partnerships To Recruit And Prepare Bilingual Teachers, Julie Esparza Brown
Partnerships To Recruit And Prepare Bilingual Teachers, Julie Esparza Brown
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
To address the need for teachers with the skills to effectively teach English Language Learner (ELL) students, Portland State University (PSU) collaborated with three Portland area community colleges and 17 school districts to develop a program to recruit and prepare bilingual/bicultural teachers. This nine-year-old program provides a career ladder for education paraprofessionals. Candidates begin their work at the community colleges or at the upper division or graduate levels at PSU depending upon their backgrounds. This article describes the program, assessment of the program, and lessons learned. To date, over 190 candidates have completed the program and 99 percent have been …
Leveling The Field: Using Rubrics To Achieve Greater Equity In Teaching And Grading, Dannelle D. Stevens, Antonia Levi
Leveling The Field: Using Rubrics To Achieve Greater Equity In Teaching And Grading, Dannelle D. Stevens, Antonia Levi
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
Rubrics can be used to assure greater consistency in grading and as a teaching tool to promote greater equity, especially with students who are first generation and /or non-native speakers of English.