How Language Proficiency Tests Mislead Us About Ability: Implications for English Language Learner Placement in Special Education
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How Language Proficiency Tests Mislead Us About Ability: Implications for English Language Learner Placement in Special Education
The authors argue that English language learner (ELL) language assessment policy and poor language tests partly account for ELLs’ disproportionate representation in special education. Previous research indicates that many states routinely assess ELLs’ first language (L1) at initial enrollment and that ELLs identified as limited in both languages have relatively high rates of identification in s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Teachers College Record
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0161-4681,1467-9620
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00783.x