Deaf children from ethnic, linguistic and racial minority backgrounds: an overview
| Autor: | Reginald Redding, Oscar P. Cohen, Joseph E. Fischgrund |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Hearing loss First language Population Ethnic group Academic achievement Deafness computer.software_genre Education Speech and Hearing Educational assessment otorhinolaryngologic diseases Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans education Child education.field_of_study Cultural Characteristics Social environment Hispanic or Latino Achievement Linguistics United States Black or African American Education Special Workforce Educational Measurement medicine.symptom Psychology computer |
| Zdroj: | American annals of the deaf. 135(2) |
| ISSN: | 0002-726X |
| Popis: | Deaf children from ethnic, linguistic and racial minority backgrounds demonstrate significantly depressed achievement levels relative to their White deaf peers. Educators of deaf children and youth have had a tendency to accept the erroneous proposition that deafness in some ways precludes ethnic and racial minority group membership and status. This article describes some of the unique social and educational realities faced by Black and Hispanic children and their families in the northeastern United States and the similarities experienced by deaf Black and Hispanic children and their families. Implications concerning educational assessment, placement, student expectations, curriculum development, staffing and policy making are noted as are recommendations that resulted from the first national conference on Black and Hispanic deaf youth held in March 1989. Demographic data are also presented showing the growth and distribution in the population of minority deaf children, as well as the results of a survey indicating the dearth of minority personnel, board members and specialized programs in schools. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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