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
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)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Office of Language, Culture and Equity State of the State 2013-2014, Colorado English Learners and Migrant Students (PDF)
- SLD Considerations for Learners Who Are CLD (PPT)
- Cultural Mediation: Building Bridges (PDF)
CDE Offices
- Multi-Tiered System of Support
Office of Learning Supports - Language Culture and Equity
Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education - READ Act
Office of Literacy - Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education
Title VII Programs
For more information, please contact:
Fran Herbert
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