There is an increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) in America's schools, and many of these children come from backgrounds of poverty. Professionals frequently experience challenges with differentiating language differences from language impairments in ELL students who are struggling in school. This workshop addresses non-biased assessment strategies and materials that can be used to differentiate language differences from language impairments in ELL students from any linguistic background.