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Assessment and Instruction of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with or At-Risk of Learning Problems: From Research to Practice
KEY BENEFIT: This book is an essential tool for any educator working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. It delivers applied recommendations from the research developed by scholars endorsing the importance of a constructivist and developmental perspective. Referred to as the “Ethnic Educator,” its approach emphasizes how educators must be responsive to the needs of CLD students and families. Appropriate for a wide range of p… More >>
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Mastering ESL and Bilingual Methods: Differentiated Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Sure to get students engaged and thinking critically about CLD students, this text examines theory and research-based methods that are specific to and effective with CLD students and which promote linguistic and academic achievement. This text concentrates on ways in which the differential needs of CLD students can be mutually accommodated within various classroom settings. Focusing on answering the provocative question: “In what ways do the needs of CLD students di… More >>
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How Effective Is Distance Education?
Thomas Edison predicted early this century that motion pictures would replace textbooks as the principal medium of instruction. In a new study to be released today, the College Board cites that anecdote to warn that the higher-education community should employ a healthy skepticism toward those currently touting the virtues of the virtual, online classroom.
As colleges and universities invest in the latest computer technology to ride the early wave of euphoria over online distance education, the College Board study cautions that the trend could actually create barriers to higher education for poor and minority students.
In addition, the study, along with another to be released next week by the American Federation of Teachers, raises concerns about assessing the quality of courses offered online. The AFT report takes issue with the conclusion of several studies that online courses can be just as rigorous and successful as those presented in a traditional classroom setting.
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Beingness a Highly Sensitive Person Vs Having a Learning Disability
It can be a problematical and difficult prospect to be told that you or your child has a learning disability. There are usually a lot of steps to be taken to move toward being able to learn at the same pace as those around you. And sometimes more importantly, you will now be faced with the stigma attached to the title. But what if you found out that your so-called learning disability was really the result of your having a finely-tuned nervous system, and when you are placed in the right situation, you learn just as fast, if not faster, than your peers? Many are finding that they have been mistaken as learning-disabled, only to find out later that they may simply be considered a highly sensitive person. In this article, we will explore the difference between having a learning disability and being a highly sensitive person, and some ways that being sensitive can actually be beneficial if learned to discipline.
There are loads of websites ready with content and information on having a learning disability. And many of them give symptoms of the “problem,” including difficulty understanding simple instructions, difficulty concentrating when reading or writing, being unable to tell important information from unimportant information, and difficulty organizing and completing writing projects. While these are explicit hindrances in a person’s ability to learn, there are often other ways to inform these systems, especially once you conceive the symptoms of a highly sensitive person.
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Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries
This compilation of journal articles provides novice and veteran teachers with access to information that heightens understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Articles are grounded in theory yet offer clear explanations that show how this theory can be put into classroom practice. They show the need to value and celebrate diversity, viewing diversity as differences rather than deficiencies…. More >>
Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries
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