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Showing 1 to 20 of 103 for “"Culturally and linguistically diverse"”.
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Addressing idiom avoidance in culturally and linguistically diverse students through biography-driven instruction
… on the linguistic phenomenon of idiom avoidance and a discretionary strategy of idiom use employed by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students. The review of the literature on linguistic avoidance behavior revealed that this topic was not widely researched. Less so were the …
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Family-teacher communication and literacy practices in a culturally and linguistically diverse family
… is a key element of parent-teacher relationship and of family involvement. Such communication influences children's wellbeing and academic success. There are many gaps in the literature regarding the dynamics of parent-teacher communication and how this influences family and school literacy …
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The Home Literacy Practices of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Kindergarten Students
… order to examine the home literacy practices of culturally and linguistically diverse families of kindergarten students. In particular, the literacy practices of mothers were surveyed, as previous research has supported the assertion that mothers play a significant role in the development of …
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Narrowing the Opportunity Gap: Developing Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
<p>As per Breeze and Laborda (2016), a culturally responsive curriculum addresses the integration of students into a new culture, as bilingual education traditionally receives minimal interest from the authorities. Akkari and Loomis (1998) explain that bilingual education is socially and …
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Improving Collaboration with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents of Students with Extensive Support Needs
<p>The purpose of this research is to understand how to improve collaboration between schools and culturally and linguistically diverse parents of students with extensive support needs who receive special education services. Previous research defined collaboration as a conceptual construct in which …
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Speech language pathologists' perceptions of services to children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
… (b); SLPs' perceptions on the effect of speech and language intervention on the academic, social, and behavioral performance of children with SLD from CLD backgrounds (c); how SLPs view the children from CLD backgrounds in their caseloads, their culture, beliefs, and languages; and (d) the …
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The waning of an innovative dual-language program in a culturally and linguistically diverse rural community
… in the demographics of their rural community and to the inadequacy of the State-required Transitional Bilingual Education arrangements, a small group of teachers initiated a two-way, dual-language (D-L) immersion program for the elementary grades of their school. When first established, an …
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students' Standardized English Literacy Achievement and Language Redesignation Status: A Multiple Regression Analysis
… been the case as NCLB has had mixed effects for culturally and linguistically diverse students (CLDs) (Hopkins, Thompson, Linquanti, Hakuta, & August, 2013). Language redesignation policies, often termed reclassification, can be considered a significant contributor as the variation in policies …
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Stroke risk factors, outcomes and models of stroke care in a culturally and linguistically Diverse (CALD) elderly population.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. The majority of stroke patients are elderly. Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, smoking and heavy alcohol drinking are the major risk factors. Treatment of modifiable risk factors is an …
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Group Friendship Activities to Promote Peer Interactions of Children With Developmental Delays From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
… activities focused on ease of implementation and the benefits to both target children and their peers. Teachers reported that children enjoyed the positive affectionate behaviors with games and songs. Future research directions and implications for implementing culturally sensitive …
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The Relationship Between Teacher Referral and the Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students in Gifted Education
… the relationship between teacher referral and the underrepresentation of CLD students in gifted education and to identify the factors that influenced teachers' decisions to refer CLD students to gifted services. Studies on the issue of disproportionality in gifted education in the United …
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Culturally Responsive Leadership in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse School: A Case Study of the Practices of a High School Leader
The purpose of this study was to describe how a culturally responsive leader conducts her leadership role with teachers, parents and students in a culturally diverse high school. Surveys and interviews in the preliminary study helped to select a leader who best exemplified culturally responsive …
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Developing individualized education programs with culturally and linguistically diverse families from low-income homes : a heuristic inquiry of special education teachers
… shows evidence of overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse children enrolled in special education services, a positive correlation between parent involvement and academic success, and a plethora of barriers impeding active 6 parent participation in IEP development. …
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Novice Special Education Teachers' Experiences with Students with Disabilities from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: The Effects of Perceptions on Interactions
… novice special education teachers' experiences, and how they subsequently effect the perceptions and interactions engaged in with students with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Five novice special education teachers who currently serve students with …
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Self Portraits: How The Arts May Be the Key to Equitable And Authentic Engagement For Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Student Populations
<p>As the linguistic and cultural diversity across America’s classrooms steadily increases, educators are searching for ways to meet the needs of their students. The linguistic and cultural resources our students bring are a tremendous asset, yet our country has not been able to fully realize the …
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Special education preservice teachers' changes in self-efficacy to serve culturally and linguistically diverse students while completing their first field experience
… Texas completed a modified version of the Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy scale (Siwatu, 2007) before and after they had completed their first field experiences. The researcher who conducted this dissertation sought to find whether the respondents had experienced any changes in …
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Making the Significant Significant: A Discourse Analysis Examining the Teacher's Role in Negotiating Meaning of Text with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
… language used to negotiate meaning of text with linguistically and culturally diverse students. Specifically, I use Gee`s (2005) discourse analysis methodology to examine the teacher`s language-in-use for seven building tasks of language--significance, activities, identities, relationships, …
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Providing outreach to families of youth with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds by working with cultural groups and community organizations
… based organizations, community cultural centers and service agencies) provided information to culturally and linguistically diverse families. The goals of this study were, first, to gain a better understanding of the methods the informal community networks used to communicate with CLD families. …
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Examining the Role of Meaning-Making and Cultural Competence in How Teachers Understand and Approach their Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
… transforming into a mosaic of colors, languages, and backgrounds. As the population of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students continues to rise, a deeper understanding of how teachers construct meaning and understand their internal and relational experiences when working with these …
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Family Perspectives on Home-School Connections and Family Engagement: A Case Study of Four Middle Class Latin American Families
… study was to explore the context, perceptions, and understandings of school-home connections and family engagement of four middle class Latin American families who have children in U.S. public schools. Because family engagement with schools correlates with student success, the participants’ …
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