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An Office of the Administration for Children and Families Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC).

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DLL and Disabilities

 
 
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This section provides resources to support staff that work with dual language learners who are diagnosed with a disability, or who may need an evaluation to determine their eligibility.

The OHS Definition of Dual Language Learners and report will help you learn about dual language learners and their families.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Topics

 
 
 
 
 

Identification

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These tools help teachers identify disabilities in DLL children while supporting culture and diversity in DLL children and their families.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Inclusion

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Find information and strategies on practices that guide the appropriate social and emotional development of DLL children with disabilities.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Advocacy

Smiling boy with Down's syndrome sits on his mother's lap

Teachers can find tools and information that support parents during the disabilities evaluation process.