Assessment and Intervention for English Language Learners

Susan Unruh, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of School Psychology at Wichita State University.  She received her doctorate in School Psychology from the University of Kansas with a specialty in bilingual education. Dr. Unruh has more than 25 years of experience working with English language learners, first as a practitioner in public schools and then in her research at WSU.  She has made numerous presentations in the area of bilingual assessment and education at regional, national, and international conferences and has published articles in various journals on the topic.  Nancy McKellar, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program at Wichita State University.  She began her career as a special education teacher. She received her masters and doctorate in Psychology from Northern Illinois University, with emphases in school psychology as well as human learning and memory.  Since 1984, Dr. McKellar has been a school psychology trainer at Wichita State University, where she developed and teaches the course in school-based interventions.  Her research and professional presentations have focused on the needs and ways to help children at risk due to disabilities or circumstances.

Chapter 1. The Challenges of Assessing and Intervening with English Learners.- Chapter 2. Dual Language Learner Development.- Chapter 3. Data Collection When Working with English Learners.- Chapter 4. Oral Language Issues and Assessment of Oral Language.- Chapter 5. Word Reading and Decoding.- Chapter 6. Reading Fluency and Vocabulary.- Chapter 7. Reading Comprehension.- Chapter 8. Math Calculation.- Chapter 9. Math Problem-Solving.- Chapter 10. Written Expression.- Chapter 11. Assessment and Intervention Tools.- Chapter 12. Case Studies.