ELL students with disabilities
From the ColorinColorado newsletter:
English language learning students with disabilities
With the number of ELL students in U.S. schools continuing to rise, what are the educational implications for these students who also have disabilities that affect their educational achievement?
The U.S. Department of Education commissioned a report - A Descriptive Study of Services to LEP [Limited English Proficient] Students and LEP Students with Disabilities - that surveyed schools and districts nationally to identify characteristics of and services provided to ELLs. One portion of the study focused on the services offered to the subpopulation of ELLs who are also students with disabilities, the instructional services received by these students, and on these students’ participation in standards and assessment systems.
Select findings of this study include:
* From 1987 to 2001, there was an increase from 3.3 percent to 14.2 percent in the proportion of students with disabilities who do not primarily use English at home (U.S. Department of Education, 2002).
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