Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students

Elizabeth A. Grassi - Regis University
Heidi Bulmahn Barker - Regis University

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Special & Inclusive Education | Teaching Diverse Students

November 2009 | 432 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Designed for primary and secondary teachers, this text connects theory to practice while presenting foundational teaching and assessment practices for culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional (CDLE) students. It examines current and alternative practices, explores the multicultural movement, and brings together foundational information from special education and ELL/bilingual fields to target the specific needs of CDLE students. Practical in nature, the book and its resources include hands-on suggestions for immediate classroom implementation, case studies, examples of authentic student language, and video clips of teachers in action.

The book is organized into four main sections:

- Understanding student and family backgrounds

- Strategies for assessment and planning for instruction

- Strategies for content and language acquisition

- Strategies for literacy instruction

Forward

Preface

1. 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

SECTION I: Understanding Student Backgrounds

2. Collaborating With Families

Creating Relationships With CLD Families

Considerations of Culture When Working With CLD Families

Empowering Families

Summary

Activities for Further Understanding

3. 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

4. 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

Section II: Strategies for Assessment and Planning for Instruction

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

Culture, Identity, and Learning: Considerations when working with CLDE students

Section III: Strategies for Content and Language Acquisition

Foreward: Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptionalities: A Matter of Justice for All

9. Teaching Strategies: An Integrated Content-Language Approach

Strategy 9.1: Making the Content Comprehensible With the 3-Way Model

Strategy 9.2: Front-Loading and Emphasizing the Academic Language and Key Concepts of the Lesson

Strategy 9.3: Accessing and Explicitly Teaching the Cultural and Content Schemata Needed for the Lesson

Strategy 9.4: Allowing Students Time to Clarify in the First Language

Strategy 9.5: Helping Students Organize and Access Academic Information: Explicit Strategy Instruction

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

10. Strategies for Promoting the Participation

Strategy 10.1: Creating a Comfortable Classroom Environment

Strategy 10.2: Increasing Interaction in the Classroom: Heterogeneous Groupings

Strategy 10.3: Encourage Extended Participation From CLDE Students

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

11. Strategies for Explicit Grammar Instruction

Language Errors

Form-Focused Instruction

Different Strategies for Teaching Grammar

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

Section IV: Strategies for Literacy Instruction

12. 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

13. 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

14. Challenges When Teaching Writing

Specific Writing Challenges for CLDE Students

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

15. Strategies for Written Error Correction

Considerations When Correcting CLDE Student's Writing

Error Correction

Summary

Activities For Further Understanding

This is a great resource for teaching about creating a culturally responsive classroom.

Dr Kimberly Silbaugh

School Of Education, Lesley University

October 10, 2011

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It was not specific enough for the needs of the class, although I will use it as a reference tool for lectures and site the text.

Dr Michele Kelk

School Of Education, Webster University

August 19, 2010

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

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