| Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Practical Guide Contributor(s): Rhodes, Robert L. (Author), Ochoa, Salvador Hector (Author), Ortiz, Samuel O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593851413 ISBN-13: 9781593851415 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $46.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Counseling - Academic Development - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2005000319 |
| Series: Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 8.48" W x 10.88" (1.30 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. |