Assessing Bilingual Children in Context: An Integrated Approach. School Psychology Series

Sonst. Personen	Clinton, Amanda B. (Hrsg.)
Titel	Assessing Bilingual Children in Context: An Integrated Approach. School Psychology Series
Quelle	(2014), (325 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-4338-1565-2
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Children; Second Language Learning; English Language Learners; At Risk Students; Bilingual Students; Student Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Influences; Experience; Immigration; Acculturation; Poverty; Trauma; Brain; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Erfahrung; Akkulturation; Armut; Gehirn
Abstract	Bilingual children are often referred for assessment to determine if educational or mental health supports are necessary for academic, social-emotional, or personal success. However, practitioners unfamiliar with the complex factors affecting second language acquisition run the risk of misinterpreting assessment data. For example, assessments that purport to examine a student's cognitive or academic abilities may instead measure language proficiency or the effects of immigration or poverty. This book explores the interplay between factors impacting English language learners and considers implications for assessment. It advocates for an integrated assessment of bilingual children that considers multiple influences, such as previous education, immigration, acculturation, poverty, trauma, and even structural differences between the child's first and second languages. In line with advances in science, several chapters explore the brain-based relationships between personal experience and language learning. All chapters provide case examples of bilingual children, as well as practical checklists of factors to consider in assessing such children. In today's multicultural society, professionals working with bilingual children must consider each child's context before determining his or her needs. This book equips such professionals with the tools necessary for an integrated assessment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01