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Family Engagement: Developing Relationship-Rich Partnerships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families to Improve Students' Long-Term Life Outcomes
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Cathy D. Kea; Laura Sirgany; Fanica Young – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2025
In addition to the demographic disparities between educators and students, many preservice general and special education teachers report limited exposure to students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds and perceive themselves as ill prepared to address the learning needs of diverse populations of students with and without…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Cultural Background, Native Language, Language Usage
Using Community and Home Supports to Increase Student Achievement and Family Engagement among Families of Color
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Cathy D. Kea; Fanica Young; Laura Sirgany – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2025
Family engagement is pivotal to student development and academic achievement, particularly for students of color with disabilities and those from historically underserved culturally and linguistically diverse communities (Delale-O'Connor et al., 2020; Fehrer & Tognozzi, 2018; Impact of Family Engagement, n.d.). Unfortunately, the…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Students with Disabilities, Family Involvement