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Direct linkObiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Utley, Cheryl A., Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
This issue of "Multiple Voices" contains the following articles: (1) "A Self-Study of Diversity: Preservice Teachers' Beliefs Revealed through Classroom Practices" (Donna M. Sobel and others), which presents the results of seven preservice teachers' self-study that reveals ways in which the teachers' beliefs regarding diversity issues were…
Descriptors: American Indians, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Bilingual Education, Blacks
Peer reviewedSobel, Donna M.; Taylor, Sheryl V.; Kalisher, Shannon M.; Weddle-Steinberg, Rachel A. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
The authors present the results of a self-study by seven preservice teachers that reveals ways in which the teachers' beliefs regarding diversity issues were realized in their classroom interactions, practices, and observations. This investigation was set within the context of a cohort of postbaccalaureate preservice teachers in an initial teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators
Davis, Courtney; Brown, Barry; Bantz, Jean-Marie; Manno, Carla – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
We examined the empirical literature dating from 1979 to 2002 on the involvement of parents of African American students with special needs in their children's schooling. The purpose was to determine (a) the quantity of empirical studies on this topic, (b) the overall quality and form of this research, (c) specific outcomes of the studies, and (d)…
Descriptors: African American Students, Parent Participation, Special Needs Students, African Americans
England, Grace; Collins, Sara; Algozzine, Bob – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
Reading problems are among the most prevalent concerns for general and special educators who teach culturally and linguistically diverse students with learning disabilities. In this study, 60 students with serious reading problems were taught word recognition and comprehension skills using the Failure Free Reading Program. This intervention is…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Teacher Effectiveness, Intervention
Stuart, Sheela; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
Professional sensitivity to cultural issues during augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) design and implementation has gained increasing attention in the professional literature. This article describes four cultural domains in which core values characteristic of Native American tribes are discernable: spirituality, trustworthiness,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, American Indians, Ethnography
McSwain, Arletha – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
The differences in preservice students' self-reported level of multicultural/bilingual competencies were investigated. Their scores were determined by the Teaching Competencies for Bilingual/Multicultural Exceptional Children, (TCBMEC), an instrument developed by Prieto, Rueda, and Rodriguez (1981). The results indicated that participants who…
Descriptors: Practicums, Competence, Bilingualism, Preservice Teacher Education
Langdon, Henriette W. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
This article focuses on factors that impact identification of and services for English-language learners (ELLs) with suspected language-learning disabilities. These factors include (a) home and school environments, (b) the school's philosophy, (c) instructional strategies, and (d) other contextual variables that affect language use. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Obiakor, Festus E.; Ford, Bridgie A. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
Reform and accountability are imperative for programmatic changes in general and special education. Understandably, any form of reform matters to students, parents, and other educational stakeholders. However, the question is not whether special education is a necessity; the questions continue to be, How "special" is special education for African…
Descriptors: African Americans, Educational Change, Special Education Teachers, Accountability
Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2001
This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Brice, Alejandro; Rosa-Lugo, Linda I. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
Communication in English can be a barrier for second language learners since English serves both as a content subject and also as the means of instruction in classrooms. The issue is compounded when speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide services to students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) homes who may be suspected of a…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Second Languages, Disabilities, Speech Language Pathology
Danforth, Scot – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
Special educators have historically used psychological theories to explain students' disruptive and oppositional behavior. Sociological research and theories have played a secondary or even nonexistent role. The sociology of education tradition within general education has developed an extensive literature examining student misbehavior. This…
Descriptors: Social Class, Educational Sociology, Democracy, Disabilities
Lue, Martha S.; Green, Cheryl E. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
This article examines the experiences of three African-American female educators and their families in responding to their own children with special needs. The authors draw upon the narratives provided by these three families to document their personal experiences in parenting children with disabilities. Using fictitious names to protect…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Coping, Special Needs Students
Voltz, Deborah L. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
This qualitative study was designed to strengthen the voice of urban practitioners in the scholarly debate regarding issues in urban teaching. Interviews were conducted with urban special education teachers, general education teachers, and principals from 23 urban school districts across the country. These three groups of educators identified…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Rewards, Special Education Teachers
Effective Provision of Educational Services to Latino-American Children with Special Needs and Gifts
Byrd, Helen Bessent – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
This article presents interviews with eminent scholars and community leaders in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners. These "elders" of the education community share their perspectives and prognostications on pertinent issues. The "elders" interviewed for this article are two Latina women who are leaders in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Hispanic American Students, Academically Gifted
Taylor, Crystal B. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
It is well known that laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, P.L.101-476) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, P.L. 101-336) were established to ensure equity in educating students with special needs. But, because schools are a reflection of their communities, prejudices of some teachers, administrators, and…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Identification
