Many ELLs qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The centers listed on this page are funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP).
Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL)
18 A Regent Park Boulevard
Asheville, NC 28806
E-mail: tmasiello@puckett.org
The goal of CELL is to promote the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices. This site has resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children, birth to five years of age, with identified disabilities, developmental delays, and those at-risk for poor outcomes.
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt)
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 872011
Tempe, AZ 85287-2011
E-mail: nccrest@asu.edu
NCCRESt provides technical assistance and professional development to close the achievement gap between students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education. The project targets improvements in culturally responsive practices, early intervention, literacy, and positive behavioral supports.
National Center on Educational Outcomes
University of Minnesota
207 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Email: nceo@umn.edu
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs).
National Center on Response to Intervention (RTI)
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-3835
E-mail: rticenter@air.org
The Center’s mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and building the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing proven models for RTI and Early Intervention Services.
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
Campus Box 8040, UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8040
E-mail: nectac@unc.edu
NECTAC serves IDEA Part C-Infant and Toddlers with Disabilities Programs and IDEA Part B-Section 619 Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities in all 50 states and 10 jurisdictions to improve service systems and outcomes for children and families.
National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI)
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 872011
Tempe, AZ 85287-2011
E-mail: niusi@asu.edu
NIUSI develops networks of urban districts and schools that embrace and implement data-based, continuous improvement approach for inclusive practices.
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD)
Vanderbilt University
Peabody College, Box 328
Nashville, TN 37203-5701
E-mail: nrcld@ku.edu
NRCLD's goal is to help educators, policymakers, and parents understand the complexity and importance of making sound decisions regarding whether a child has a specific learning disability. This includes ELLs, along with other students.
Office of Special Education Program's Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network
OSEP's TA&D Network supports projects that provide information and technical assistance to states, local schools, educational professionals and families.
Project Forum
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
1800 Diagonal Road
Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: paula.burdette@nasdse.org
Project Forum provides services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice at the national, state and local levels.
Reading Rockets
WETA
2775 S. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22206
E-mail: readingrockets@weta.org
Reading Rockets is national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
University of South Florida
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Department of Child & Family Studies
13301 N. Bruce. B. Downs Blvd, MHC2-1134
Tampa, FL 33612-3807
Email: cureton@usf.edu
TACSEI takes the research that shows which practices improve the social-emotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities and creates products and resources to help decision-makers, caregivers, and service providers apply these best practices in the work they do every day.