Implementing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Special Education Eligibility Assessment in Rural County Elementary Schools: Pilot Project

Autor:	Jennifer R. Erickson, Shelley R. Herron, Clara E. Smith, John J. Hoover
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	05 social sciences Primary education 050301 education Test validity Development Special education Focus group 050105 experimental psychology Education Evaluation methods Mathematics education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Rural Special Education Quarterly. 37:90-102
ISSN:	2168-8605 8756-8705
DOI:	10.1177/8756870518761879
Popis:	Consideration of cultural and linguistic features is mandated by law and one of the most important contributors to the appropriate placement of diverse learners for special education services. This article describes the results of a pilot project designed to assist rural educators to deliver an equitable and unbiased assessment process for English learners (ELs) in Grades K–5. Project setting was a remote rural county district in a mountain Western state with a significant percentage of ELs in special education. Project findings illuminate the importance of incorporating cultural and linguistic features into the special education assessment process for ELs. Results also include a process for examining an assessment body of evidence from competing perspectives to increase objectivity. Recommendations for rural educator preparation and district assessment processes are provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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