Impact: New York

Policy Challenges Conferences

Policy Challenges Conferences: Bridging Research and Practice hosts regular events with targeted audiences around the Northeast and Islands Region to bring evidence to practitioners, from Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guides published by panels of experts to key findings from REL-NEI’s research staff. Table talks, Q&A with expert speakers, and breakout sessions all serve to advance the conversation and connect research to practice.

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Identifying Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners: Lessons From Three New York Districts (May 2010) This conference co-hosted with the Mid-Hudson Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (BETAC) and Mid-Hudson Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Center (RSE-TASC) brought together about 80 practitioners from the Mid-Hudson Region of New York with national and REL-NEI researchers to share relevant, research-based information about identifying learning disabilities in students who are English language learners (ELLs). Dr. Janette Klingner of the University of Colorado at Boulder provided a national perspective on the issue and challenges involved in identification.