Multilingual Learner Resources

Resource and Policy Guide

Serving Maine's English Learners (DOC, 522KB)

Multilingual Learners with Disabilities

• US DOE Office of English Language Acquisition: English Learner Tool Kit Chapter 6, Tools and Resources for Addressing English Learners with Disabilities
• US DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education
• 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

• Colorín Colorado!  Special Education and ELLs: Recommended Resources 

• WIDA: Focus on Identifying ELLs with Specific Learning Disabilities

• WIDA: Focus on Providing ELLs with Disabilities Access to Complex Language

•  RTI: Considerations for English Language Learners

• ALTELLA: Alternate Language Learning Assessment Project

• AccELLerate - Spring 2011. The quarterly review of the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition addresses English Learners with special needs.  (www.ncela.gwu.edu)
• Culturally Competent Assessment of ELLs for Special Ed Services by Blatchley & Lau
• 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.
• ELLs and Response to Intervention: Referral Considerations by Rinaldi & Sampson.  This CEC articles addresses how Response to Intervention plays into the referral process.
• “Math and English Learners: Graphic Organizers” - April 29, 2011. To access the handouts, go to http://syntiro.org/index.php/resources/handouts#ell and scroll down the page to "Using Graphic Organizers to Support Literacy in Math Instruction - April 29, 2011 - Presented by Bea Moore Luchin.”
• "How Do I Know What they Know and Understand? Instant Math Assessment Techniques" - April 29, 2010
  • "How Do I Know What They Know? Building Your Toolkit of Assessment Strategies" PowerPoint in pdf  |  Handouts from the workshop 

Refugee and Immigrant Students

• Maine DOE Webinar: Welcoming Newcomers into our School Communities 6.6.22 Recording Slides

• Colorín Colorado

• Refugee Resettlement Head Start Collaboration Toolkit

• Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services

  • Refugee Children in US Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel

  • Tool 1: The Birthdates of Refugee Children and the Impact on Grade Placement
  • Tool 2: Schools and Refugee-Serving Agencies: How to Start or Strengthen Collaboration
  • Tool 3: Refugee Child Welfare: Guidance for Schools 
  • Tool 4: Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Bullying: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tool 5: Federal Requirements to Provide Interpretation/Translation in the Schools
  • Tool 6: Enrolling Refugee Children in U.S. Schools 

ESOL Program Tool Kit

• Maine DOE ESOL Resources Padlet
• Maine DOE Lau Plan Template and Guidance
• Sample Lau Plan 
• Individual Language Acquisition Plan Template
• Maine DOE Sample Student ILAP
• Sample ILAP Goals Using WIDA ELD Standards, 2020 Edition
• Sample English Learner Eligibility Parent Notification Form
• Sample Parent/Guardian Form to Decline ESOL Services
• Guidance on Sample Student Schedules
• Level 1.0-2.9 Sample Student Schedule
• Level 3.0-3.9 Sample Student Schedule
• Level 4.0-4.5 Sample Student Schedule
• Translator and Interpreter Resources
• Tips for Working Effectively through an Interpreter in Schools
• Newcomer Student Communication Cards
• ESOL Service Provision Guidelines for Dual Language Learners in Pre-K
• Measuring Progress in English Language Proficiency for Students who are English Learners