Professional Development of School Psychologists in Working with English Language Learners…

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This course is designed to educate school psychology graduate students on accommodations and adaptions for diferse learners, per Pennsylvania's guidelines. S PSY 551 Professional Development of School Psychologists in Working with English Language Learners (ELL) (3) This course is designed to situate information about language and English learners in the context of working school psychologists. The first half of the course will provide foundational information on the history and sociopolitical influence of language, native language development, and second language acquisition through the lens and application of a school psychologist. The second half of the course will carry over the information learned and focus on directly applying it to the best practice of a school psychologist as a scientist-practitioner by understanding and using sound research outcomes in providing educational services (assessment, intervention, and consultation) to ELL students (K-12) with disabilities or at-risk.