This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach
and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English language
learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a
crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in
today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures
for conducting effective interviews with students, parents, and
teachers; making the best use of interpreters; addressing special issues
in the prereferral process; and conducting accurate, unbiased
assessments of academic achievement, intellectual functioning, language
proficiency, and acculturation. Among the book's special features are
reproducible worksheets, questionnaires, and checklists--including
several in both English and Spanish--in a ready-to-use, large-size
format.
This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools
Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.