Think back to Fatima, the student mentioned earlier:

• Speaks Arabic with her family, but does not have reading or writing skills in the language
• Classified as ELL according to her most recent English proficiency scores
• Has attained a reasonable amount of spoken English
• Receives special education services for hearing and vision impairments
• Current interventions have proven difficult due to intercultural misunderstandings
• Has very delayed skills in all content areas

What are Fatima’s strengths as a learner?

What are Fatima’s English language-related barriers?

What are Fatima’s disability-related barriers?

What culture-related challenges does Fatima face?