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Why Do English Language Learners Struggle With Reading?: Distinguishing Language Acquisition From Learning Disabilities
"Tackles the very difficult issue of why ELLs are disproportionately represented in special education and how, as educators, we need to look at our instruction and assessment to verify that there is a true need for referral versus a lack of understanding of the language acquisition process."
-Christine Engel, ESL Teacher
Webster Stanley Elementary School, Oshkosh, WI Make appropriate instructional and eligibility decisions for English language learners! This research-based guide offers educators proven methods for determining when English language learners (ELLs) are having reading difficulties that are related to the language acquisition process and when students' performance issues might be linked to learning disabilities. An excellent resource for general and special education teachers and service providers, the text provides an overview of the language acquisition process and offers a variety of best practices to prevent inappropriate referrals of ELLs to special education. Additionally, to help teachers meet NCLB and IDEA 2004 requirements, the authors outline:
- Assessment techniques for identifying learning disabilities and measuring proficiency in English as a second language
- Instructional tips for working with ELLs who struggle with reading
- A multi-tiered, data-driven intervention model to assist in determining a student's learning needs
- The role of Response to Intervention (RTI) in instruction
Each chapter includes practical ideas, suggestions, and checklists for easy reference and use in assessment and referral efforts. (20071105).
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Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being: Commentary by Mipham
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Distinguishing Words: Vocabulary Choices for Readers and Writers
Distinguishing Words offers a unique alternative to traditional vocabulary books by approaching vocabulary acquisition through the study of synonym groups rather than words lists or through Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. By learning new vocabulary through the study of synonym groups, readers relate new words to a centrally shared meaning, learn the definition of each individual word in the group, and compare meaning between the words. This structure allows readers to distinguish between words to make critical, correct vocabulary choices whenever they speak, read, or write. Each chapter presents a list of synonymous nouns, adjectives, and verbs as new words for study. Utilizing lessons, exercises, readings, and discussion questions, Distinguishing Words gives readers the tools they need to not only sharpen their vocabularies but also to decipher shades of meaning. For those interested in developing their vocabulary skills. .
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Multivariate Taxometric Procedures: Distinguishing Types from Continua (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)
Can taxometric procedures be used to distinguish types (species, latent classes, taxa) from continua (dimensions, latent traits, factors); and, if so, how? Aimed at demystifying this process, Niels G. Waller and Paul E. Meehl unpack MeehlÆs work on the MAXCOV-HITMAX procedure to reveal the underlying rationale of MAXCOV in simple terms and show how this technique can be profitably used in a variety of disciplines by researchers in their taxonomic work. The book begins with a discussion of the misconceptions concerning the psychometric and philosophical status of taxonic constructs; and, next reviews several meanings of the term "taxon" and the philosophy of science that has guided the authorsÆ work in this area. The authors then describe MAXCOV-HITMAX and demonstrate how MAXCOV uses the general covariance mixture theorem to test taxonic hypotheses (using utility programs written in S-Plus that appear in the appendixes to do the taxometric procedures). Using many clear examples and illustrations, they next introduce two new taxometric procedures, MAXEIG-HITMAX (MAXEIG) and L-Mode, for the simultaneous analysis of multiply taxon indicators, and contrast these techniques with other data clustering and classification methods, such as latent profile analysis and Q-techniques factor analysis. Lastly, they provide guidelines for corroborating taxonic models and describe the role of taxometrics in scientific methodology. This book will appeal to those professionals and practitioners in statistics, research methods, evaluation, measurement, survey research, sociology, psychology, education research, communication research, policy studies, management, public health, and nursing..
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Freedom from Extremes: Gorampa's "Distinguishing the Views" and the Polemics of Emptiness (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)
Fifteenth-century Buddhist scholar Gorampa challenged his contemporaries’ thinking about the fundamental concept of “emptiness,” pioneering an approach that avoided what he critiqued as the traps of eternalism and nihilism. Freedom from Extremes is his powerful polemic on the subject. This critical edition of a book renowned for its conciseness, lucidness, and profundity provides students and scholars with direct access to Gorampa’s own words. The authors offer illuminating context in an extensive introduction on his life and work, along with an overview of Tibetan polemical literature. .
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Distinguishing conversion disorder from neurologic impairment.: An article from: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
This digital document is an article from Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, published by American Association of Neuroscience Nurses on April 1, 1997. The length of the article is 4639 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the supplier: Neurological disease is often mistakenly diagnosed as conversion disorder, making differential diagnosis of conversion disorder very important. Moreover, new theories suggest that conversion disorder may be an early sign of neurological disease, especially when symptoms occur on the left side of the body. Symptoms such as coma, lower extremity paralysis, blindness and seizures need to be evaluated carefully to distinguish between conversion disorder and neurological impairment. Citation DetailsTitle: Distinguishing conversion disorder from neurologic impairment. Author: Virginia M. Parobek Publication:Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (Refereed) Date: April 1, 1997 Publisher: American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Volume: v29 Issue: n2 Page: p128(7) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Distinguishing Digital Architecture: 6th Far Eastern Digital Architectural Design Award
The Far Eastern International Digital Design Award (The Feidad Award) was conferred for the first time in 2000, its aim being to encourage and honour innovative design created with the aid of digital media. In 2006, the jury which comprised Greg Lynn (Greg Lynn FORM), Marcos Novak, Jacob van Rijs (MVRDV), Birger Sevaldson (Ocean North), and other distinguished architects, awarded the prize for the sixth time. This book presents the 52 best projects by architects, students and designers worldwide. It explores digital concepts such as computing, information, electronic media, hyper-, virtual-, and cyberspace in order to help define and discuss future space and architecture in the digital age. Fully documented in text and colour illustrations, these award-winning projects provide an excellent overview of the very latest international developments in digital design and an invaluable source-book for all who make use of new media in their work. As special treat "stars” like Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, Fernando Menis, Asymptote, Diller+Scofidio, OCEAN-north, MVRDV and UN Studio were invited to submit projects for this edition. .
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