Dr. Julie Esparza Brown joins PaTTANPod to explore how educators can improve literacy and language outcomes for English learners (ELs) with disabilities by embedding culturally and linguistically appropriate instruction into existing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). Dr. Brown introduces the PLUSS Model, a framework designed to infuse evidence-based second language acquisition practices within each MTSS tier and provide tailored support for dually identified students, and a tool that educators can use reflect on their implementation of PLUSS strategies.

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Project LEE: https://www.projectlee.org/overview/ Framework for instruction (Google DOC): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2spcfOdUKl6Jo6Xh1obT5cmDlEocqOoWOb5pkQ5d7E/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Julie Esparza Brown is a professor of Special Education at Portland State University. Prior to joining PSU, she worked in public schools as a special, bilingual, and bilingual special education teacher and a school psychologist. Her teaching, research, and publications focus on the intersection of language, dis/ability, race, and culture, and she is a passionate advocate for equity in education. Additionally, she regularly consults and presents nationally and internationally on these issues. Dr. Brown recently completed a four-year term as an elected school board member for the largest school district in Oregon. Currently, she is Principal Investigator of a personnel preparation grant through the Office of English Language Acquisition to prepare diverse special educators and to improve literacy outcomes for multilingual students. Dr. Brown recently completed work as Principal Investigator on a model demonstration grant funded through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Programs that investigated culturally and linguistically responsive literacy interventions within an MTSS framework for English learner students at-risk for or with disabilities (projectlee.org). She has also been Principal Investigator on four federal personnel preparation grants. Her current co-authored book, Supporting English Learners in the Classroom: Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities (Haas & Brown, 2019) is available through Teachers College Press.

Host

Sara Frey

Producer

John Ragsdale

Technical Support

Michael Esposito

Production Assistant

Lisa Smith

PaTTAN Leadership Team

Angela Kirby

Chris Cherny

Sergio Anaya

Corey Dickey

Animation

Media Solutions

Thank You

Dr. Julie Esparza Brown

Special thank you to

Pennsylvania Training and Technical

Assistance Network (PaTTAN),

Pennsylvania Department of Education,

and Bureau of Special Education

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