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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Culturally Responsive Practices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Learning Disabilities
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Utley, Cheryl A.; Obiakor, Festus E.; Bakken, Jeffrey P. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2011
This article discusses culturally responsive frameworks, principles, pedagogy, and curriculum for general and special educators who work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students with learning disabilities (LD). Culturally responsive teaching has critical features that could benefit CLD students with LD. For example, culturally…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Differences
Using the Comprehensive Support Model to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Learning Disabilities
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Obiakor, Festus E.; McCollin, Michelle J. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2011
The whole village must take responsibility for the education of its children and youth. This is particularly critical for children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds with learning disabilities (LD). Since the establishment of the LD category, there have been different and conflicting rationalizations for the extremely…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Intervention, Educational Strategies