Title: Assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students : a practical guide /
Authors: Rhodes, Robert L.; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Ortiz, Samuel O., 1958-
Publisher: Guilford Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Minority Groups; Multilingualism; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Cultural Diversity; Communication Barriers; Psychological Tests; Educational Measurement; Education, Bilingual United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Minority students United States Ability testing Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Minorities Education United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Linguistic minorities Education United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Educational tests and measurements United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Multicultural education United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Minority students Ability testing United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.; United States; United States.
Abstract: "This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English-language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures for conducting effective interviews with students, parents, and teachers; making the best use of interpreters; addressing special issues in the prereferral process; and conducting accurate, unbiased assessments of academic achievement, intellectual functioning, language proficiency, and acculturation. Among the book's special features are reproducible worksheets, questionnaires, and checklists - including several in both English and Spanish - in a ready-to-use, large-size format."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: English-language learners in U.S. public schools: a heterogeneous population -- Disproportionate representation of diverse students in special education: understanding the complex puzzle -- Legal and ethical requirements for the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students -- Bilingual education and second-language acquisition: implications for assessment and school-based practice -- Preferred considerations for culturally and linguistically diverse students -- The use of interpreters in the assessment process and school-based practice -- The interview process: practical guidelines -- Acculturation factors in psychoeducational assessment -- Language proficiency assessment: the foundation for psychoeducational assessment of second-language learners -- Conceptual measurement and methodological issues in cognitive assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse individuals -- Cognitive assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse individuals: an integrated approach -- Assessment of academic achievement: practical guidelines -- References.