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Considerations in Assessing English Language Performance of Native American Children.
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Harris, Gail A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1985
The article stresses the importance of speech-language pathologists developing understanding of the American Indian child as a language learner and user within the linguistic and cultural context of family and community. Potentially biasing factors in test administration and interpretation are identified. Suggestions are offered for gaining…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
Culture in Education and the Instruction of Language Learning-Disabled Students.
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Westby, Carol E.; Rouse, Geraldine R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1985
The article describes the organization of activities in an elementary classroom of language learning disabled Hispanic children and demonstrates how the use of ethnographic research methods can contribute to understanding the culture of the school. (CL)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Hispanic Americans
"Oh, I Remember Now!": Facilitating Children's Long-Term Memory for Events.
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Hudson, Judith A.; Gillam, Ronald B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
Discusses the relationship between language impairments and memory. A discovery process that can be used to determine the degree to which children's long-term memories vary across recall content and contexts, and a method for determining which memory facilitation strategies are the most effective are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Stages, Encoding (Psychology)
Southeast Asian Refugees in American Schools: A Comparison of Fluent-English-Proficient and Limited-English-Proficient Students.
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Ima, Kenji; Rumbaut, Ruben G. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
A study comparing the educational performance of limited-English-proficient (LEP) and fluent-English-proficient (FEP) Southeast Asian students as a whole with that of other LEP and FEP ethnic groups finds that the five main Indochinese ethnic groups exhibit significant socioeconomic and ethnocultural diversity, impacting on their academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Communication Disorders, Cultural Differences
Research on the Communicative Development of Maltreated Children: Clinical Implications.
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Coster, Wendy; Cicchette, Dante – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article reviews data on problems in communicative development of maltreated children and discusses their implications for practitioners concerned with communicative development. The influence of social class and cultural factors is examined, and the impact of child maltreatment on communicative development from infancy up to school age is…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Communication Skills, Cultural Influences
Magic Buries Celtics: Looking for Broader Interpretations of Language Learning and Literacy.
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Wallach, Geraldine – Topics in Language Disorders, 1990
This article discusses how the processing, form, and content requirements of written language pose challenges to professionals trying to design and implement regular or remedial educational programs. Differences between oral and written language; influences of culture, value systems, and world knowledge; and structure and content interactions are…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction