Close to WHAT of public school students in California speak a language other than english at home
Half
In the U.S by 2025…
one in every 4 school ages children will be an ELL
increase stated promoting
bilingualism by offering special recognition for high school graduates who demonstrate fluency in other langs
What are the challenges in our profession?
- increase ELLs in schools, but not enough bilingual, bicultural professionals to serve them
- socioeconomic differences
- helping ELLs with lang impairment achieve common core standards
- keeping up with tech advances that can help these students learn faster and better
what are the legal considerations?
IDEA 1997 and 2004 states:
- testing procedures and material must not be discriminatory
- assessment instruments must measure a students ability in the area tested, not english proficiency
ASHA, December 2016 – under the new administration in Washington D.C…
- discussions about abolishing the U.S. Department of education
- increase tax dollars for private schools and voucher programs, diverting $$ away from public schools
- potentially affects SLP jobs in the public schools and services to public children
ASHA, December 2016 – under the new administration in Washington D.C…
- it is possible that the new administration will withdraw all the new regulation pertaining to the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was finalized and signed by President Obama in Dec. 2015
- this could dramatically reduce services to students with disabilities in public schools
Developing cultural competence
- view all students individuals don’t stereotype
- describe “cultural tendencies”
- look at cultural variables that influence behaviors
What are the variables influencing individual behavior
- educational level
- country of birth
- length of residence
- languages spoken
- urban vs. rural background
- gender
- age
- socioeconomic status
- religious beliefs and their impact
- peers, neighborhood
- generational membership
increasing cultural competence
- team up with members of the community
- read
- be aware of your own values and beliefs
- ask students to share with you
- learn some basic vocal in other langs
- attend churches, festivals, gatherings of other cultures
we can conduct ethnographic interviews by
-slp asking broad, open-minded questions to find out more
“ tell me about how filipinos view communication disorders”.
Terry, P., Connor, C., Thomas-Tate, S., & Love, M. Examining relationships among dialect variation, literacy skills, and school context in first grade. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53, 126-145.**
- meta-analysis of research – widely varying achyievement among children in American schools
- when children enter school (kindergarten), achievement gaps are observable even before they start learning to read
the most salient child characteristics that predict academic success are
- SES
- Race
- Low-SES, non white ch tend to lag behind white, middle-ses ch
- we need to work on closing this gap
In this class, we will emphasize
SOCIAL JUSTICE and equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, SES, or primary language
