Why Do English Learners Struggle With Reading?: Distinguishing Language Acquisition From Learning Disabilities - Softcover

"This book provides a wealth of information on ELs within the RTI process. The authors provide a number of practical checklists that can be used by any school district. Very few books address the topic as well as this one does." (Jennifer Urbach, Associate Professor 2015-06-02)

"Each chapter has a consistent focus, with tables and charts consolidating important information that educators can take away." (Zaline M. Roy-Campbell, Associate Professor 2015-05-25)

This book provides a practical guide to translating current research into effective practice, with how-to material and other instructional aids that will facilitate teaching and assessing EL students whose reading problems make it difficult to determine whether or not they have learning disabilities. Updates to the second edition include new research, new vignettes, a discussion of educational needs of students with limited and interrupted formal education, and expanded coverage of cultural diversity and associated behaviours in distinguishing learning differences from disabilities.