Bilingualism and Special Education: Issues in Assessment and Pedagogy

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College-Hill Press, 1985 - 306 páginas

This book has a practical focus in that it examines the effectiveness of alternatives to traditional assessment and pedagogical practices for bilingual children. However, a central theme of the book is that progress can be made in improving practice only by means of a thorough re-examination of the assumptions underlying the entire special education enterprise, and particularly the diagnostic-prescriptive medical model that dominates much current practice. It argues that despite its laudable intentions, much special education practice with respect to bilingual students is fundamentally misdirected. Concrete suggestions are made both for changing the structure of special education services for bilingual students and for instituting more appropriate assessment and pedagogical practices.

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THE ORIGINS OF BIAS IN IQ TESTS
66
THE CONSTRUCT OF LEARNING DISABILITY
80
UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONG MINORITY CHILDREN
93
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Sobre o autor (1985)

Jim Cummins teaches at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research has focused on the nature of language proficiency and second language acquisition with particular emphasis on the social and educational barriers that limit academic success for culturally diverse students.

Informações bibliográficas

TítuloBilingualism and Special Education: Issues in Assessment and Pedagogy
Volume 6 de Multilingual matters
AutorJim Cummins
Ediçãoilustrada, reimpressão
EditoraCollege-Hill Press, 1985
Original deUniversidade de Michigan
Digitalizado22 jun. 2011
ISBN0887441327, 9780887441325
Num. págs.306 páginas
  
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