ch 3: cultural and linguistic diversity Flashcards
What did Diana v. State Board of Education 1970 accomplish?
found that using IQ tests to identify Hispanic students as having mental delay was discriminating
What did Larry P. vs. Riles accomplish?
It brought attention to overrepresentation of African American students in class for intellectual disabilities
What did Lau vs. Nichols accomplish?
Lau v. Nichols states that school must offer services to help overcome language barriers
What did Phyler v. Doe change?
it allowed students without documentation had a right to free public school education
What should the prevalence be of ethnic groups within special education programs?
percentage of ethnic groups in special education should be equal to that of the percent in general population
What tool is prevalence measured by in special education?
The Composition Index measures prevalence of ethnic groups in special education programs
who requires non-discriminatory testing?
non-discriminatory testing required under IDEA ‘04, use of multiple intelligence
which ELL students can take an alternative assessment?
students who have lived in the U.S. than one year can take an alternative assessment
what are the benefits of ELL participating in all assessments?
pressure to teach intensively, districts made aware of ELL needs, learning problems addressed early, high expectations of learning
what percent of school population is linguistically diverse?
school populations are 10% is linguistically diverse
what languages are used when a student code switches?
native language and english being used in the same communication happens in code switching
what are the key factors of overrepresentation and misidentification?
bias and negative attitudes, inconsistency of educational programs, non-responsive to differences of culture and language, poor school
what is the general guideline for determining language disorder vs. difference?
impairment must occur in both languages in order to be classified a disorder
what does multicultural education incorporate into instruction?
multicultural education incorporates cultures of all students into education
What is the goal of Basic Interpersonal Conversation Skills (BICS)?
using english in general communication, acquired within 2-3 years
