Why are culturally and linguistically diverse students often over-represented in special education programs?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should reflect that racial discrimination may play a role but that achievement gap (the difference in performance on standardized tests between white and minority students) may also be at work. Because black and Hispanic students are more likely to score below passing on standardized tests, they are therefore more likely to be referred for special education consideration. Clearly, there is an overall failing within schools to adequately address the educational needs of diverse students.
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Groups of people who exist and function apart from the dominant culture are
a. Co-cultures. b. Others. c. Ethnic groups. d. Feminists.
National standards in social studies were described in 1994 under a set of ten themes that:
A. are addressed each year from kindergarten through twelfth grade. B. focus on the basic theme of culture and adding a new theme each year as students progress through the grade levels. C. are very specific sets of important individuals and events that students must study to be knowledgeable citizens. D. are mostly appropriate when taught in the middle school and not very appropriate for the elementary the grades.
The goal of service learning is to provide
a. students with extra credit hours to move them ahead toward graduation. b. knowledge that students cannot gain anywhere else. c. the community with service and students with knowledge gained from hands-on experience. d. the community with more help.
What are literacy coaches, and how could they be utilized to support classroom literacy instruction?
What will be an ideal response?