Key Terms
English language learners: An individual who is acquiring the English language and has a non-English primary language
Limited English proficiency: Used to describe an individual who has a native language other than English, such that it affects the individual's ability to learn in an English-speaking classroom
Native language accommodations :A change in a test for an English language learner that involves providing support using a student's native language
Universal design for assessment: The design of assessment programs that involves consideration of the needs of all participants
Important Hyperlinks
http://knowledgeloom.org/elemlit/ells_meetnds.jsp
http://www.netc.org/focus/challenges/ell.php
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines
