Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students : Strategies for Teaching and Assessment

by Elizabeth A. Grassi

• ISBN13: 9781412952132
• ISBN10: 1412952131
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-11
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Multilingual Exceptional Children: A Practical Guide for Teaching and Assessing Bilingual Special Education Students critically examines current assessment practices used with multilingual exceptional students and address alternative assessment practices that can be used to avoid both over and under representation. It addresses effective teaching strategies to meet the needs of students who are labeled as both English language learners and in need of special education; teacher cooperation and planning to best meet the needs of these students; and the multicultural movement and how multicultural pedagogical practices can benefit culturally and linguistically diverse students. This textbook directly involves practicing teachers in the research process through observations, interviews, case study stories, and video clips of teachers 'œin action.' Likewise, this book includes the work of distinguished authors//researchers in the ELL and SPED fields to provide research perspectives at the end of each chapter.

Table of Contents

Forward

Preface

Introduction

Establishing the Rationale: Demographics of Students in Our Classrooms

Setting the Context: Laws That Impact Program Options for CLDE Students

New Directions in Teacher Training

Summary

Activities for Further Understanding

Understanding Student Backgrounds

Collaborating With Families

Creating Relationships With CLD Families

Considerations of Culture When Working With CLD Families

Empowering Families

Summary

Activities for Further Understanding

Understanding Language Acquisition

Interlanguage: The Journey From First Language to Second Language Proficiency

Second Language Acquisition Theories

Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Understanding Fluency

Proficiency: What Does It Mean to Be "Fluent" in a Language?

Cummins's BICS and CALPS Model

Canale and Swain's Four-Part Model of Communicative Competence

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Assessment and Planning for Instruction

Strategies for the Assessment Process

The Instruction/Assessment Cycle in Special Education

Thes Eligibility Process and CLDE Students

Tailoring Assessment Procedures for CLDE Students

Summary

Activities for Further Understanding

Collaboration Skills

Diversifying the Concept of Collaboration

Foundations of Collaboration

Creating a Collaborative School Culture

Co-Teaching as Collaboration

Working With Paraprofessionals

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Planning Instruction

Planning for Instruction

A Philosophy of Differentiation

Universal Design for Learning

Application of Differentiation and UDL: Backward Design Planning

Planning Pyramid for Instruction and RTI

Planning and Classroom Management

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Introduction and Definitions

Develop and Maintain Strong Teacher-Student Relationships

Emphasize Consistent Dialogical Interaction

Incorporate and Validate Space for Student Voice and Identity

Make Content Relevant to All Students in the Classroom

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Content and Language Acquisition

Teaching Strategies: An Integrated Content-Language Approach

Making the Content Comprehensible With the 3-Way Model

Front-Loading and Emphasizing the Academic Language and Key Concepts of the Lesson

Accessing and Explicitly Teaching the Cultural and Content Schemata Needed for the Lesson

Allowing Students Time to Clarify in the First Language

Helping Students Organize and Access Academic Information: Explicit Strategy Instruction

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Promoting the Participation

Creating a Comfortable Classroom Environment

Increasing Interaction in the Classroom: Heterogeneous Groupings

Encourage Extended Participation From CLDE Students

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Explicit Grammar Instruction

Language Errors

Form-Focused Instruction

Different Strategies for Teaching Grammar

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Literacy Instruction

Strategies for Teaching Reading

Reading Components and CLDE Students

Language and Literacy

Activities to Increase Background Knowledge

Reading Strategy Instruction

Strategies to Help Students Analyze, Organize, and Interact With the Content

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Teaching the Writing Process

Written Expression Challenges for Students With Special Needs

Written Expression Challenges for CLDE Students

Explicit Instruction of the Writing Process

Example of Explicit Instruction of the Writing Process

Summary

Activities for Further Understanding

Challenges When Teaching Writing

Specific Writing Challenges for CLDE Students

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Strategies for Written Error Correction

Considerations When Correcting CLDE Student's Writing

Error Correction

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

New Directions in the Education of CLDE Students

The Future of English Language Learners With Special Needs: School Policy Reform (Web Chapter)

Policy Recommendations for Supporting CLDE Students

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