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How can we assess children that are MLL?
use a multilingual or bilingual assessment tool
inform yourself about their culture and language
consider cross language transfer
use multiple measures in both languages
What should we include in a report?
sensitivity and specificity
converging evidence from parents and teachers
accommodations
suggestions for providing comprehensible input in the classroom
What should we not include in a report?
assessments that do not include the client in their normative sample, report as descriptive instead
e.g., “Because this test was designed for monolingual English speakers and not for multilingual learners, in accordance with IDEA’s policy
on appropriate testing (Sec. 300.304), results are discussed in descriptive format”
WHO of expository intervention
elementary adolscents
WHY of expository intervention
develops explanations. summarizations, provides supportive details, and analyzations
WHAT of expository interventions
discourse genre
Part 1 of acronym that helps us remember expository intervention: TREE
T- tell topic
R- relate facts
E- elaborate
E- end with summary
Part 2 of acronym that helps us remember expository intervention: BRANCH
B- brainstorm words
R- recite self talk
A- ask self
N- now write with good organization
C- challenge self words and accurate info
H- have a look
what else should we include in an MLL report?
quantitative and qualitative input and output
language classification –> bilingual
academic model