Topics covered in each module:

• Introductory Module: Overview of course and module structure
• Module 1: Disability, acculturation and enculturation, and resiliency
• Module 2: UDL and asset-based mindsets about diverse learners
• Module 3: Categories of disability and the impact of various disabilities,
• Module 4: Strategies and practices for collaboration in both ESOL and EFL settings,
• Module 5: Assessment and differentiation between disability, language and cultural difference
• Module 6: Programming, interventions, and services for MLs who have disabilities.

Each module follows a five-part lesson structure designed to allow you opportunities to master new content, apply your new knowledge, and reflect on what you've learned. These components are: prepare, learn, practice, implement, and reflect.

K–12 practitioners working with limited English students in general education, bilingual education, ESOL/ELL education, and special education.

Participants will:be able to;

• • Define and describe acculturation, enculturation and resiliency and describe their relevance for multilingual learners
  • Define Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and describe the ways that UDL and asset-based frameworks can benefit multilingual learners with disabilities
  • Describe categories of disability and the impact of various disabilities
  • Identify effective strategies and practices for collaboration to support multilingual learners with disabilities
  • Describe recommended practices for assessment in order to differentiate between difference and disability 
  • Describe recommended practices for selecting programming, interventions and services for multilingual learners with disabilities