Teaching the Bilingual Special Education Student

by Angela Carrasquillo, Richard E. Baecher

Overview

This book focuses on teaching those students who are bilingual, handicapped, and in need of special instruction. It responds to the complex and practical issues in reaching the goal of teaching these students in an effective way. The common, underlying theme of the book is that such ways can be found and implemented in creating diversity of opportunity for teaching bilingual exceptional students. The book has three central themes: to present an overview of the emerging and interdisciplinary field of bilingual special education; to highlight the function of language in the classroom-the student's as well as the teacher's; finally, comprehensive coverage is presented on the instructional features of a bilingual special education classroom in such wide-ranging curricular areas as: English as a Second Language, reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. Throughout the chapters, both theoretical and practical issues are addressed with an emphasis on the relationship between appropriate assessment, sound planning, and effective instruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780893916237
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Series:	Second Language Learning Series
Pages:	1
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

rrasquillo /f Angela /i L.

cher /f Richard /i E.

Table of Contents

The Authors
Preface
Overview
Bilingual Special Education: The Important Connection
Using Language Assessment Data for Language and Instructional Planning for Exceptional Bilingual Students
An Overview of Issues on the Implementation of Bilingual Special Education Programs
Teaching a Second Language to Limited-English-Proficient Learning-Disabled Students
Instructional Language Preferences of Bilingual Elementary Learning-Disabled Students
Planning and Implementing English as a Second Language Program
Developing Literacy Skills in Two Languages
Written Communication For Exceptional Students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Content Area Instruction in Bilingual Special Education Classes
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: A Bridge to the Mainstream
Adaptations of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) to Special Education
Author Index
Subject Index