Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBSNJN019295; Fri, 28 Dec 2001 18:19:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 18:19:23 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <LOBBICLOAFKBEPDBHIAJGEHLDGAA.lu@projectliteracy.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Lucille Cuttler" <lu@projectliteracy.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3813] Re: ESL & LD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 3610 Lines: 88 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C18FC8.8B9AE560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You can find out if the student knows the alphabet, in the native language and/or in English. My experience is that you can make an assessment by observing some of the clues the L.D. presents. Handwriting - or printing - skills, for example. Does the student have control of the pencil? Is the writing on a blank paper straight across, or does it slope? Can the student imitate a sound clearly? Lucille Cuttler www.projectliteracy.org -----Original Message----- From: nifl-ld@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-ld@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of KathleenBombach@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 4:33 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-LD:3812] Re: ESL & LD Vilvi: You cannot screen them. Your organization does not have the resources. Even if you had a testing instrument to use in the target language, testing is only one component to a good assessment for a learning disability. Since you do not share a language with the student, you cannot obtain information from the student himself or herself. You will have to rely on your teachers' observations in the classroom. Kathleen Bombach ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C18FC8.8B9AE560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D180474722-28122001>You=20 can find out if the student knows the alphabet, in the native language = and/or in=20 English. My experience is that you can make an assessment by = observing some=20 of the clues the L.D. presents. Handwriting - or printing - = skills, for=20 example. Does the student have control of the pencil? Is the = writing=20 on a blank paper straight across, or does it slope? Can the = student=20 imitate a sound clearly? Lucille Cuttler </SPAN></FONT><FONT = color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D180474722-28122001><A=20 href=3D"http://www.projectliteracy.org">www.projectliteracy.org</A></SPAN= ></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D180474722-28122001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nifl-ld@nifl.gov=20 [mailto:nifl-ld@nifl.gov]<B>On Behalf Of=20 </B>KathleenBombach@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 28, 2001 = 4:33=20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of list<BR><B>Subject:</B> = [NIFL-LD:3812]=20 Re: ESL & LD<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT = face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" lang=3D0 size=3D3 = FAMILY=3D"SERIF">Vilvi:<BR>You cannot=20 screen them. Your organization does not have the resources. Even if = you had a=20 testing instrument to use in the target language, testing is only one=20 component to a good assessment for a learning disability. Since you do = not=20 share a language with the student, you cannot obtain information from = the=20 student himself or herself. You will have to rely on your teachers'=20 observations in the classroom. <BR>Kathleen Bombach</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C18FC8.8B9AE560--
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