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Durán, Lillian; Cycyk, Lauren M.; Batz, Ruby – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act specifies that families should be include in the special education process and they must provide informed consent. However, families from Spanish-speaking backgrounds, often report barriers to participation. In this study, we provided a forum for Spanish-speaking families to tell their stories using…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Barriers
Tabaku, Lisa; Carbuccia-Abbott, Maryan; Saavedra, Elena – Midwest Comprehensive Center, 2018
This report reflects available information about the native language standardized assessments in use by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The report reflects the growing interest and commitment of policy makers, state education agencies (SEAs), and the public to provide English learners (ELs) equitable access to…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Native Language, English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations
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Gándara, Patricia – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
Although it is commonly thought that people who are bilingual have an advantage in the labor market, studies on this topic have not borne out this perception.The literature, in fact, has found an earnings penalty is associated with bilingualism--people who are bilingual often make less than people who are monolingual in similar jobs. This report…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Bilingualism, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans
MANUEL, HERSCHEL T. – 1963
TESTING MATERIALS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITIONS WERE REVISED AND NEW MATERIALS CREATED IN THIS PROJECT. THE NEW SERIES OF TESTS INCLUDED ADMINISTRATION, AND ITEM ANALYSIS OF THE COOPERATIVE INTER-AMERICAN TESTS. DATA FOR THE ENGLISH EDITIONS WERE GATHERED FROM SUBJECTS DRAWN FROM AMERICAN SCHOOLS, AND DATA FOR THE SPANISH EDITIONS…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, English, Reading Tests, Spanish
Cline, Herman H. – 1987
A study of the development of bilingual/bicultural instructional materials (mostly for Spanish-speaking populations) and the institutions involved in their use, preparation, and distribution is described. A review of representative materials and on-site visits to 75 institutions, programs, and publishers in New York, California, Florida, Puerto…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education