Title: Assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students
Description: "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.
Subjects: Linguistic minorities, Ability testing, Educational tests and measurements, Handbooks, manuals, Minorities, Minority students, Bilingual Education, Education, Multicultural education, Clinical psychology, Minority Groups, Multilingualism, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cultural Diversity, Communication Barriers, Psychological Tests, Educational Measurement