Prologue: Toward an Understanding of Literacy Issues in Multicultural School-Age Populations.

Harris, Joyce L.

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Publication Date: 2003

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Prologue: Toward an Understanding of Literacy Issues in Multicultural School-Age Populations.

Harris, Joyce L.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v34 n1 p17-19 Jan 2003

This article introduces a forum that explores issues surrounding literacy in multicultural school-age populations. It discusses sociocultural factors that overshadow traditional literacy-learning objectives, the relationship between low socioeconomic status and low literacy, environmental influences that affect literacy, and culturally biased assessments that challenge educators to find reliable alternative assessments. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods, Family Environment, Language Impairments, Literacy, Minority Group Children, Social Bias, Socioeconomic Status, Student Evaluation

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Language: English

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Note: Clinical Forum: Toward an Understanding of Literacy Issues in Multicultural School-Age Populations.