Resources

Advancing ALTELLA Briefs 

• Brief No. 1: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device Considerations for Multilingual Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Advancing ALTELLA Teaching Tools 

• Advancing ALTELLA Learning Matrix
• Advancing ALTELLA Student Language Builder

Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots

• Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to Know Steve Elliott
• Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to Know Phoebe Winter

Other Advancing ALTELLA Resources

• Q&As with Advancing ALTELLA Experts
  • Sheri Wells-Jensen: Multilingual Learners who are Blind/Visually Impaired (pdf)
  • Stephanie Cawthon: Multilingual Learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (pdf)
  • Vitaliy Shyyan: Universal Design and Accessibility (pdf)
• The Advancing ALTELLA flyer in English (pdf) and the Advancing ALTELLA flyer in Spanish (pdf) offer a single-page snapshot of the project. Print or download the flyers to share with colleagues and friends. 
• The ALTELLA project lays the foundation for the Advancing ALTELLA project. Rely on ALTELLA for research-based resources about English language proficiency assessment and learning for multilingual students with cognitive disabilities.
• Alternate ACCESS for ELLs is a WIDA assessment administered to students in Grades 1-12 who are identified as ELLs with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
• The Advancing ALTELLA News Release contains the official project announcement and project details.  

Advancing ALTELLA Activity Projects

Have fun while you learn about the project by downloading and printing:  

• Advancing ALTELLA coloring book (pdf)
• Advancing ALTELLA paper dolls (pdf)
• Advancing ALTELLA word puzzles (pdf)
• Advancing ALTELLA folding paper projects (pdf)
• Advancing ALTELLA photo props (pdf)

ALTELLA Resources

Looking for resources from the initial ALTELLA project? Head over to the ALTELLA website to find research reports, briefs, and tools.