ERIC Number: EJ1118478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-2167-8693
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English Language Learner Disproportionality in Special Education: Implications for the Scholar-Practitioner
Linn, Diana; Hemmer, Lynn
Journal of Educational Research and Practice, v1 n1 p70-80 2011
This study examined the representational patterns of English language learners (ELLs) receiving special education services in school districts in a southeastern Texas region over a 7-year period. Results indicated that although relative risk ratios have decreased over time, the region as a whole continued to show overrepresentation of ELLs in special education. Additionally, the percentage of districts demonstrating overrepresentation decreased by almost half over the 7 years. Finally, the relative risk ratios for some districts in the study indicated variability over time. Awareness of the representational patterns of ELLs at the national, state, regional, district, and campus levels continues to be the first step in providing students who are ELLs an education that meets their academic needs.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, School Districts, Risk, Enrollment Trends, Population Distribution, School Statistics, Performance Based Assessment, Progress Monitoring, Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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