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1. Slide 1:Best Practices in Assessment and Intervention for ELL Mike Vanderwood, Ph.D. University of California-Riverside Mike.vanderwood@ucr.edu 1
2. Slide 2:ELL Growth  9.6% of students in the US public schools are ELLs  25.2% of students in California schools are ELL, and 85.3% of these students speak Spanish  ELLs’ literacy skills wane in comparison to non-ELL students (NCES, 2005)  ELLs have a higher risk of being placed into special education across elementary grades, and are 40-50% more likely than their White peers to qualify for SLD. (Artiles, et al, 2005)  Schools often delay examination for Special Ed because they want to eliminate language interference 2
3. Slide 3:Current Practice  Very few teachers and psychologists are trained to work with students who have