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ERIC Number: EJ477695
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
The Language-Minority Student and Special Education: Issues, Trends, and Paradoxes.
Gersten, Russell; Woodward, John
Exceptional Children, v60 n4 p310-22 Feb 1994
This article discusses issues in referral and special education instruction for students from language-minority groups. It discusses inadequacies in assessment and placement; development of effective and feasible instructional strategies through collaboration between bilingual education and special education; and potential solutions involving both academic skills instruction and a natural approach to language instruction. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disability Identification, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Impairments, Limited English Speaking, Minority Groups, Referral, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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