Individualized education programs (IEPs) reflect the spirit of individualized instruction that lies at the heart of special education. Quality annual goal statements, which propel the implementation of special education programming, use clear language to communicate measurable, meaningful, and standards-aligned expectations to all members of the…

Eight students from mainland China chart their learning journeys across national and continental boundaries and socio-cultural contexts. The five women and three men structure their experiences of studying in China and the West around the turning points and life changing choices they made in chasing their dreams. They embody its emergent…

The study investigated adjustment problems of 197 Korean students at 4 universities (3 urban and 1 non-urban) in Texas during the 1989-1990 academic year. Findings showed that students seemed to adjust relatively well to American higher education, but were still struggling to adjust in financial, communication/language, and social/cultural areas.…

The manual describes implementation of Project STEP (Strategies for Targeting Early Potential), designed to identify potentially gifted minority children in kindergarten and grade 1. The objective is an enriched educational program with which to identify students whose language, cultural, or economic differences may limit the validity of…

This article explores the classroom situation for children with reading disabilities who are from different cultural backgrounds, identifies common characteristics of reading disabilities, and suggests general and specific instructional strategies for helping such children. (Author/DB)

The president of the Council for Exceptional Children urges special educators to respect students' varying cultural backgrounds; to differentiate between cultural differences, developmental delays, and true disabilities; and to use the individualized education program to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate programming. (DB)

Suggests how to develop and direct learning activities of an interdisciplinary nature for immigrant students in high school social studies courses. Activities involve students in vocabulary development, class discussion, role playing, and exchange of ideas with students of other ethnic backgrounds. (Author/DB)

Discusses issues in selecting computer programs and interactive multimedia for culturally diverse students, including the necessity of including diverse cultural referents and acknowledging the cognitive style of students who will be using the programs. (SLD)

The paper, originally given at a 1986 Ethnic and Multicultural Symposium, attempts to provide a practical frame of reference for understanding and appreciating the similarities and differences among Asian Americans. Discussed are immigration and settlement history as well as acculturation (types of acculturation and factors influencing…

Discusses the changes taking place in music education and how they will affect the training of future music teachers. Suggests that teachers should be prepared to present music in a general yet varied format. Includes the necessity of promoting musical experiences and appreciation of musical events in desired curriculum changes. (DK)

This article explores culture-specific approaches to enhance the classroom and curriculum of Native American students and to improve their academic performance, social understanding, and acceptance by peers. It considers educational goals for these students, characteristics of Native American learners, and teaching strategies. (Contains…

Teacher Assistance Teams are offered as a way to consider the role that culture plays in defining the teaching-learning process, as well as how students achieve within it. The developmental stages of cultural competence, sociocultural contexts that affect teaching and learning, and building culturally competent Teacher Assistance Teams are…

This report presents information to help teachers work with diverse students. The report includes: information regarding the countries and cultures of Haiti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia (for helping to establish rapport with diverse learners); characteristics of Haitians, Eritreans, and Ethiopians as contrasted with American students' characteristics…

Characteristics of culturally diverse students are discussed in terms of language, culture, and socioeconomic factors. Meeting the educational needs of culturally diverse students can involve interactive teaming of professionals; parent involvement; and providing appropriate services, assessment, curriculum, and instruction. (JDD)

In a series of activities, intermediate grade students display data from a questionnaire completed by a selected class of Korean elementary school students. The students complete the same questionnaire. They tally results from both questionnaires and display data in an appropriate form: a graph or a Venn diagram. They compare the responses from…