The National Education Association--the nation’s largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, related service providers, education support professionals, college faculty, school administrators, retired educators, and students preparing to become teachers--identifies teachers' misconceptions in labeling English Language Learners as having Learning Disabilities. NEA challenges educators, administrators, and families to better understand the differences between academic discrepancy due to Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities; a call to action encouraging this knowledge and a strong partnerships between special education teams, teachers, and families is the solution to address the over-representation of English Language Learners in Special Education.
Hispanics - Special Education and English Language Learners (NEA, 2007) (, 390 KB, 6pp)
Misconceptions surrounding language differences vs. learning disabilities.
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