TY - JOUR
T1 - Disclosure of Information About English Proficiency
T2 - Preservice Teachers' Presumptions About English Language Learners
AU - Cheatham, Gregory A.
AU - Jimenez-Silva, Margarita
AU - Wodrich, David L.
AU - Kasai, Masahiro
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The purpose of this analog study was to determine if increased access to information about a hypothetical English Language Learner (ELL) students' language proficiency increased preservice teachers' recognition that limited English proficiency is the likely cause of student difficulties. We find that the provision of increasing levels of information about the student's English proficiency was associated with preservice teachers' recognition that limited English proficiency was the likely cause of the student's classroom difficulties. We also find no differences between groups based on preservice teachers' education major. This study has implications for avoiding inappropriate referrals for special education evaluation and appropriately meeting ELL students' instructional needs.
AB - The purpose of this analog study was to determine if increased access to information about a hypothetical English Language Learner (ELL) students' language proficiency increased preservice teachers' recognition that limited English proficiency is the likely cause of student difficulties. We find that the provision of increasing levels of information about the student's English proficiency was associated with preservice teachers' recognition that limited English proficiency was the likely cause of the student's classroom difficulties. We also find no differences between groups based on preservice teachers' education major. This study has implications for avoiding inappropriate referrals for special education evaluation and appropriately meeting ELL students' instructional needs.
KW - bilingual/English language learners
KW - diversity
KW - language learners
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U2 - 10.1177/0022487113503687
DO - 10.1177/0022487113503687
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890073566
SN - 0022-4871
VL - 65
SP - 53
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Teacher Education
IS - 1
ER -