Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Robert L. Rhodes

This chapter on the Disproportionate Representation of Diverse Students in Special Education reminded of our special education students here in our school. The Sped teacher stated that seventeen elementary and high school students are currently attending special classes. These students spend shorter time in the sped room and spend longer time in the regular classroom. The sped teacher has plenty of paperwork for each special ed students and that he is still learning about sped. Generally,special education teachers teach in most minority groups throughout the nation, but all cultures have special education. There are many factors such as mental retardation, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and educable mentally retarded among the nation who are referred to special education. Many years back, I referred one of my children to sped to receive help with her speech. Parents and teachers refer students to Sped to assist them and to improve learning.