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Culturally Different Students in Special Education: Looking Backward to Move Forward
Content type: Journal Article
As the “land of opportunity” and arguably the greatest country in the world, the United States continues to change—culturally, racially, and linguistically. Reports abound regarding the changing demographics of the country and its schools. Over a 2-decade...
A 16-Year Review of Participant Diversity in Intervention Research Across a Selection of 12 Special Education Journals
Content type: Journal Article
Given the continued changes in demographic diversity of students in the United States, it is important to ensure that participants included in special education research reflect the diversity of the classroom. We examined 16 years of intervention research...
Are Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or Language-Minority Children Overrepresented in Special Education?
Content type: Journal Article
We conducted a best-evidence synthesis of 22 studies to examine whether systemic bias explained minority disproportionate overrepresentation in special education. Of the total regression model estimates, only 7/168 (4.2%), 14/208 (6.7%), 2/37 (5.4%), and 6...
Developing Relationships With Immigrant Families: Learning by Asking the Right Questions
Content type: Journal Article
The influence of family-professional partnerships on positive student outcomes is well documented. These relationships are especially important among immigrant families in the U.S., as they may likely be unfamiliar with special education procedures, rights...
Working Collaboratively with Diverse Families in the IEP Process
Content type: Webinar
Per the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), families of children with disabilities are equal stakeholders in IEP meetings. With the number of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds increasing each year, working...
What’s Different in the Special Education Assessment Process for English Learners?
Content type: Webinar
As the number of English learners and bilingual/multilingual students continues to rise in the US, teachers and administrators are in critical need of appropriate and effective processes for assessing the eligibility of students with disabilities who are...
Cultural Responsiveness in Data-Based Individualization and Literacy Assessment for English Learners
Content type: Webinar
In this webinar, you’ll learn attributes of culturally responsive instruction as well as research-based strategies that promote language and (bi) literacy development for English learners with and without learning disabilities. The presenters will explain...
English Language Learners: Differentiating Between Language Acquisition and Learning Disabilities
Content type: Book
This unique guide for special education teachers, teachers of English language learners, and other practitioners provides the foundational information needed to determine whether the language difficulties experienced by English language learners (ELLs)...
Diversity Spotlight
Content type: Page
Last Updated:
30 January, 2021
DR's Diversity Committee has charged itself with identifying empirical studies and resources that represent the recommendations made in our 2015 white paper titled "Increasing the Involvement of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students in Special...
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Alliance for Excellent Education Releases K-12 Equity Report
Content type: News
Posted:
11 December, 2020
On Thursday, which was the five year anniversary of the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Alliance for Excellent Education released a new report titled “When Equity is Optional” examining the way states have used the federal K-12...