Special Education Needs in French Immersion: A Parental Perspective of Supports and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Selvachandran, Janani; Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth; DeSousa, Jessica; Chen, Xi
Titel	Special Education Needs in French Immersion: A Parental Perspective of Supports and Challenges
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 25 (2022) 3, S.1120-1136 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Selvachandran, Janani)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2020.1742650
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Special Education; Special Needs Students; Second Language Learning; French; Immersion Programs; Access to Education; Language Acquisition; Bilingualism; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Französisch; Immersionsprogramm; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Bilingualismus; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Kanada
Abstract	This study collected interview data from parents of five children identified as having special education needs who were attending or had attended a French Immersion program in Toronto, Ontario. The experiences of these families were qualitatively analyzed to uncover critical themes surrounding experiences and beliefs around French Immersion enrolment, educational supports and withdrawal for children with special education needs. The findings showed a relationship between the severity of a special education need and the amount of supports that were needed for a child in an immersion program as might be expected. A lack of accessibility to and availability of supports resulted in parents seeking external resources to help alleviate the learning difficulties of their children. This study highlights an impending need to improve the accessibility of supports in French Immersion in the form of assessments, resources and teacher training. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01