Teaching Math to Children who are ELL and have Special Needs

Author: Julie M. Lane, Ed.D.

Education Week released an article this week that can level student learning. For students with learning disabilities and who are English Language Learners, math can be difficult. Experts suggest (a) to not de-emphasize the use of language, (b) consider how labels, such as, learning disabilities and English language learners are broad umbrellas and students’ needs are different, and (c) focus on what a student can do and not what they cannot.