Assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students; a practical guide.1593851413 Assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students; a practical guide. Rhodes, Robert L. et al. Guilford Pr. 2005 234 pages $30.00 Paperback The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series LC3731 Theories about diversity abound and so do books about them; but few offer practical advice in assessment. Here the authors address acculturation acculturation, culture changes resulting from contact among various societies over time. Contact may have distinct results, such as the borrowing of certain traits by one culture from another, or the relative fusion of separate cultures. issues, such as the disproportionate dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por representation of
certain ethnic and cultural groups in special education, and the legal
and ethical requirements involved in equity of assessment. They also
examine bilingual education bilingual education, the sanctioned use of more than one language in U.S. education. The Bilingual Education Act (1968), combined with a Supreme Court decision (1974) mandating help for students with limited English proficiency, requires instruction in the native , equity in pre-referral, interpreters, the
interview process, cultural factors in psycho-educational assessment,
integrated methods of assessing language proficiency Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency[1], there is little consistency as to how different organisations and cognition cognitionAct or process of knowing. Cognition includes every mental process that may be described as an experience of knowing (including perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, and reasoning), as distinguished from an experience of feeling or of willing. , and practical ways to conduct academic assessments. Forms and checklists are included to use in making equitable assessments in English and Spanish. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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