Maine DOE Resources
The Maine DOE ESOL and Special Services teams have collaborated to develop this guidance manual on Identifying and Serving Multilingual Learners with Disabilities. We are hopeful that it will serve as a useful resource as school teams work together to make determinations about a student's status and program of services. For assistance in implementing this guidance, contact Jane Armstrong, ESOL State Specialist, at jane.armstrong@maine.gov or Leora Byras, Special Services, at leora.byras@maine.gov.
Administrative Letter 23: Clarification on Requirement to Ensure Parents’ Meaningful Access to IEP Information, March 12, 2019
IEP Terminology Translated Glossaries
Federal Resources
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US DOE Office of English Language Acquisition: English Learner Tool Kit Chapter 6, Tools and Resources for Addressing English Learners with Disabilities
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US DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education
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US DOE Dear Colleague Letter: English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents See pages 24-29: Evaluating EL Students for Special Education Services and Providing Special Education and English Language Services and pages 37-40: Ensuring Meaningful Communication with Limited English Proficient Parents
Other Resources
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National Center for Systemic Improvement: Webinar Series on Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Disability
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Colorín Colorado! Special Education and ELLs: Recommended Resources
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WIDA: Focus on Identifying ELLs with Specific Learning Disabilities
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WIDA: Focus on Providing ELLs with Disabilities Access to Complex Language
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ALTELLA: Alternate English Language Learning Assessment Project
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AccELLerate - Spring 2011. The quarterly review of the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition addresses English Learners with special needs. (www.ncela.gwu.edu)
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Culturally Competent Assessment of ELLs for Special Ed Services by Blatchley & Lau
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Determining Appropriate Referrals of ELLs to Special Education: A self-assessment guide for principals Published by CEC and NABE. Practical recommendations for how to communicate with students and parents, how to involve parents in decision-making, how to set up teacher assistance teams, how to do IEPs, professional development, more.
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ELLs and Response to Intervention: Referral Considerations by Rinaldi & Sampson. This CEC articles addresses how Response to Intervention plays into the referral process.