What is Bilingual Special Education?
Bilingual Special Education is the provision of appropriate services
to students with limited English proficiency under PART 154 regulations,
as well as the provision of appropriate special education services
under the PART 200 regulations for those students that need them.
In other words, it means providing the student with all of the
appropriate services warranted, both for language needs and educational
needs. As stated in the Guidelines for Services to Students with
Limited English Proficiency and Special Education Needs in New
York State, published by The University of the State of New York/State
Education Department, 1981: "the major goal of bilingual
special education is 'to help each individual student achieve
a maximum potential for learning. Above all, the program is concerned
with the child's cognitive and affective development...where language
and culture are used as an appropriate means rather than as ends
in themselves."(Baca & Cervantes, 1984)
What
are the issues impacting school districts for meeting the needs
of these students?
- Staffing issues
- Language
proficiency testing
- Assessments/evaluations
- Interventions/pre-referral
practices
- Instructional strategies
- Cultural
perspectives
- Certification
issues
- Parent
concerns/communication
The
following are websites offering information on Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Children with Special Needs:
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