Week 4

What key court cases are relevant to the educational rights of students with disabilities and second language acquisition? What variables contribute to the overrepresentation of students from cultural diversity, including language, in special education classes? Support your answer with information from the text and/or 1-3 outside resources 300 words.

Part B-

Check with the district where you teach or your local school district office and find out which language groups are served in the district. Name and describe what programs are used in your district to facilitate English language acquisition for English Language Learners in the schools. How are the programs provided meeting the needs of English Language Learners? From your perspective and professional experience, in what ways could ELL programs improve their services? What role does advocacy play in ensuring equitable services and rights for ELLs and their families? This assignment should be written as an essay, according to APA guidelines, 500 to 750 words.