This session will address the unique characteristics of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners in schools, summarize the relationship between language and culture, and provide practices that support appropriate special education referrals for CLD learners. The content from this session is from the Child Find, Evaluation and ARD Supports Statewide Network webinar: Appropriate Special Education Referrals of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Activities to extend learning from the webinar will be included. Members of multidisciplinary evaluation teams including: educational diagnosticians, licensed specialists in school psychology and speech pathologists are encouraged to attend this interactive half-day session.
As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify some of the unique characteristics of culturally and linguistically (CLD) learners in schools.
2. Summarize the relationship between language and culture
3. Describe practices that support appropriate special education referrals for CLD learners.
This is an intermediate course, offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs.
Financial Disclosures: Dr. Beth Darbe is an employee of Region 4 Education Service Center
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Dr. Beth Darbe does not have any relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.