Remote Learning Resources
Professional Learning
- Free WIDA Self-Paced eWorkshops for All Maine Educators
- Maine DOE Professional Development Calendar. Lists all online and in-person professional development opportunities offered by the Maine DOE.
- Maine ESOL Meeting 2021 Materials 5/7/21
- WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition: Presentation Slides
- Keynote Speech by Dr. Laurene Christensen on Students who are ELs with Disabilities: Presentation Slides
- Identifying and Serving Students who are ELs with Disabilities Resource and Policy Guide Preview: Presentation Slides
- Subscribe to the Maine DOE ESOL Listserv for additional professional learning opportunities and news about this year's Maine ESOL Meeting!
- Virtual Workshop Series for New ESOL Teachers
English 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
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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
- 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
Refugee and Immigrant Students
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
- 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