A library research: teaching English to English language learners with learning disabilities

Siti Dwi Karmila, Jamie Harrison

Abstract


Lack of knowledge about learning disability makes the English teachers in developing non-English speaking countries hardly distinguish the presence of students with learning disability among their students in their general setting classroom. Then, when they are able to identify their students having learning disabilities, other problems comes up since the schools do not have enough resources and special education services. It is so problematic since they cannot send these students to special education school as learning disability (LD) is still considered mild to attend the special education school. Related to the problem mentioned, this paper provides some teaching strategies from some experts that can be used to teach both students with and without learning disability in general setting classroom. These teaching strategies will be collected through reviewing all empirical research related to the topic. The result of this paper is a set of collected strategies to teach English language learners (ELLs) with and/or without learning disability (LD).

Keywords


LD, ELLs, ELLs with LD, Special Education.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Binghamton University Libraries. (2017). How to do library research. Retrieved from http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/libraryresearch

Daniel, S.M., & Conlin, L. (2015). Shifting attention back to ents within the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol. Tesol Quarterly, 49, 169-187. doi: 10.1002/tesq.213

Disability Fact Sheet #7. (2008). Learning disabilities [fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://www.Parentcenterhub.Org/wp-content/uploads/repo_items/fs7.Pdf

Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D.J. (2007). Making content comprehensible for English learners: The SIOP Model (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. (2016). Library Research Process. Retrieved from https://library.uaf.edu

Ena, O. (2013). Visual analysis of e-textbook for senior high school in Indonesia. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://ecommons.Luc.Edu/luc_diss/513

Garcia, O., Kleifgen, J.A.,& Falchi, L. (2008). From English language learners to emergent bilinguals. Equity Matters: Research review, 1. Retrieved from http://www.Equitycampaign.Org/i/a/document/6468_ofelia_ell__final.Pdf

Carr, J. (2012). Strategies for teaching English learners and students with Learning disabilities. ASCD Express, 8. Retrieved from www.ascd.org/ascdexpress.

Klinger, J. (2015). Distinguishing language acquisition from learning disabilities. Retrieved from http://schools.Nyc.Gov/NR/rdonlyres/DABEF55A-D155-43E1-B6CB-B689FBC9803A/0/languageacquisitionjanetteklingnerbrief_73015.Pdf

Navarette, L., & Watson, S. M. R. (2013). English language learners: The impact of language and socio‐cultural factors on learning. Retrieved from www.council-for-learning-disabilities-org/wp-context/uploads/2013/11/CLD-Infosheet-Diversity-2013.pdf.

Short, D. (2013). Training and Sustaining Effective Teachers of Sheltered Instruction. Theory into practice, 52, 118-127. doi: 10.1080/00405841.2013.770329

Spear-Swerling, L. (2006). Learning disabilities in English language learners. Retrieved from http://www.Ldonline.Org/spearswerling/learning_disabilities_in_english_language_learners

The IRIS Center. (2005). Providing instructional supports: Facilitating mastery of new skills. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/sca/

The IRIS Center. (2009). Cultural and linguistic differences: What teachers should know. Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/clde/

The IRIS Center. (2010). Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students Retrieved on [month, day, year] from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/di/

The IRIS Center. (2011). Teaching English Language Learners: Effective Instructional Practices Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/ell/

The speaking English world. (2008). [Interactive maps illustrating the expansion of English use in the world, 2008]. Middle English and modern English. Retrieved from https://courses.Nus.Edu.Sg/course/elltankw/history/me.Htm

Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., Wehmeyer, M.L., & Shogren, K.A. (2013). Understanding students with learning disabilities. In A. Turnbull, R. Turnbull, M.L. Wehmeyer, & K. Shogren (eds.), Exceptional lives: special education in today’s schools (p. 106). New Jersey: Pearson.

U.S. Department of education. (2015). Ensuring English learner students can participate meaningfully and equally in educational programs [facts sheet]. Retrieved from http://www2.Ed.Gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-factsheet-elstudents-201501.Pdf

Weselby, C. (2014, October 1). What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of how to differentiate instruction in the classroom. Retrieved from http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/teaching-strategies/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/




DOI: https://doi.org/10.26418/jeltim.v1i1.25501

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2019 by the author(s)



JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING INNOVATIONS AND MATERIALS (JELTIM) is published by the Language Center of Universitas Tanjungpura in collaboration the with the English Language Teaching Materials (ELTeaM) association  [Download MoU]. The publication of this journal is indexed by Arjuna (Sinta-2), Google Scholar, ROAD, Garuda, Scilit, Crossref, Research Gate, Copernicus, and Dimensions. 

 

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution
NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

View My Stats