Determining difference from disability: what culturally responsive teachers should know

"This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the CLD/ELL students in your general education classroom are experiencing typical language differences, learning disabilities, or both. By combining helpful case-studies with insightful research, the authors provide a framework for...

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Main Authors: McCain, Gerry (Author), Farnsworth, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2018
Series:Eye on Education book
Eye on Education book
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the CLD/ELL students in your general education classroom are experiencing typical language differences, learning disabilities, or both. By combining helpful case-studies with insightful research, the authors provide a framework for differentiating instruction that uses culturally appropriate interventions to build upon student strengths while creating a foundation for further learning and achievement. You will discover how to: Connect your and your students cultural assets to classroom content; Review language acquisition stages and design corresponding instruction; Collaborate with peers and discuss the realities of reaching out for support and problem solving; Choose effective and appropriate instructional strategies based on documentation of data through progress monitoring; Move from a traditional behavioristic perspective to a more culturally responsive perspective; Identify patterns in formal assessments and informal instruction in order to distinguish between language differences and learning disabilities."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9781351266185
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