Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ571888
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Policies and Practices for Students with Learning Disabilities: An Asian American Experience.
Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong
Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v9 n1 p7-12 Win 1998
A study of 26 Asian-American students with learning disabilities in grades K-5 found that although the district policies reflected desired professional practices, there were no guidelines for documenting how variables such as second-language acquisition, culture, socioeconomic status, and other differences were accommodated. Policy recommendations are provided. (CR)
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Minorities, Learning Disabilities, Minority Group Children, Policy Formation, Second Language Learning, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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