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Hoff, Erika; Tulloch, Michelle K.; Core, Cynthia – Child Development, 2021
Children from language minority homes reach school age with variable dual language skills. Cluster analysis identified four bilingual profiles among 126 U.S.-born, 5-year-old Spanish-English bilinguals. The profiles differed on two dimensions: language balance and total language knowledge. Balance varied primarily as a function of indicators of…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Language Proficiency, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Duarte, Beatriz A.; Greybeck, Barbara; Simpson, Cynthia G. – Advances in Special Education, 2013
The evaluation of minority children for special education by law should be nondiscriminatory. To be in compliance with federal mandates such as the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and Public Law 94-142, minority children who are also English language learners (ELLs) should be assessed in their native…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Learning Disabilities, Minority Group Students, Special Education