Acknowledgments About the Editors/Authors Introduction and Overview of Chapters1. Distinguishing Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities Among English Language Learners: Background Information – Michael Orosco, Estella Almanza de Schonewise, Carmen de Onis, Janette Klingner, John Hoover2. Misconceptions About the Second Language Acquisition Process – Janette Klingner, Estella Almanza de Schonewise, Carmen de Onis, Laura Méndez Barletta, John Hoover3. Response to Intervention Models and English Language Learners – Janette Klingner, Laura Méndez Barletta, John Hoover4. Helping Classroom Reading Teachers Distinguish Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities – Janette Klingner, Diana Geisler5. Data-Driven Decision Making in a Multi-Tiered Model – John J. Hoover6. Considerations When Assessing ELLs for Special Education – John J. Hoover, Laura Méndez Barletta7. Conclusion: Putting the Pieces Together – Leonard Baca, Todd Fletcher References Index

Leonard M. Baca is Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder. He earned an Ed.D. from the University of Northern Colorado and has been a professor of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder since 1973. He has taught courses in bilingual and bilingual special education and served as the program chair. Professor Baca is founder and Executive Director of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education where he has directed and managed millions of dollars in grant funded projects promoting the education of ELs and students with disabilities. He is author or co-author of numerous publications dealing with English learners with and without disabilities, including the Bilingual special education interface (Merrill) and Methods for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners (Pearson).