Learners who are Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Suspected of Having Educational Disabilities

The appropriate referral, identification, and placement of learners who are Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse is necessary to ensure students' civil rights as well as a free and appropriate public education aligned with the individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Resources, opportunities for trainings and workshops as well as links to other sources of information on this topic are available below.

Resources at the Colorado Department of Education

Multi-Tiered System of Support
Office of Learning Supports
Language Culture and Equity
Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
Early Learning and School Readiness

READ Act
Office of Literacy
Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education
Title VII Programs
SchoolView

Resources

All resources were reviewed in 2015 (unless otherwise stated).

Technical Assistance:
Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs - contact person: Ernest House
Can-Do Descriptors for WIDA Levels of English Language Proficiency (PDF)
Speaking/Writing Rubrics of the WIDA Consortium (PDF)
English Language Proficiency Standards Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 (PDF)
English Language Proficiency Standards Grade 6 through Grade 12 (PDF)
World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)
- WIDA Resource Guide (PDF)
- WIDA Performance Definitions (PDF)
RtI Guidebook (PDF)
SLD Guidelines (PDF)
Glossary and Additional Articles, Under Review 2015 (PDF)

CLD Toolkit

Upon review of the CLD Toolkit in early 2015, a few topics were determined to be out of date and have been removed. However, the bulk of the existing information will continue to aid educators in the field as they strive to meet the needs of their students. This Trainer-of-Trainers version will remain in place until a redesign of the delivery system and revitalization of the resources has been completed.

To begin using the current Toolkit version: