What every administrator should know about separating differences and disabilities: A webinar for school administrators

In this webinar, Collier outlines the current legislative context and cultural assumptions related to ELs with disabilities. She also offers seven pillars of appropriately serving ELs with disabilities in a way that distinguishes language difference from learning difference: (1) providing adequate and appropriate staff and resources to support ELs with disabilities and their families; (2) implementing strategies to support student resilience; (3) differentiating instruction from intervention; (4) monitoring classroom instruction and intervention; (5) referring students for special education services when appropriate; (6) ensuring an IEP is cross-cultural and responds to a student's learning and language needs; and (7) promoting staff collaboration and multidimensional school support systems.