Out of 20 special needs students, sixteen were males, and only four females. Esala did not support the idea of differential developing rates of children based on gender. Instead, he posed as a reason for the overloading of males in special education, the involvement and support of the child s parents. Since his current school district consists of very few culturally diverse families, predictions about racial biases are not a factor. However, there may be social biases that go along with the gender biases.
Students are at risk when their family s social class is of the lower bracket.
This may be a result of fewer opportunities available as the child develops. Some children who come to school with limited vocabularies are at a disadvantage from the beginning. Parents need to encourage communication by questioning their children about objects seen in everyday life. It is important to stimulate thought and inquisition. He reinforced his parental involvement theory by discussing a classroom setting he had as a teacher in the twin cities.