CUI 4450 Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children

June 21, 2012Cultural Responsiveness and

Disproportionate RepresentationThe Role of the Special Educator

CUI 4450 Education and Psychology of Exceptional

Children

Big Ideas

Cultural Responsiveness

Disproportionate Representation

The many hats of a special educator

The extent to which research and practice in instruction and assessment take into consideration the cognitive, linguistic, and social assets of an individual that are culturally determined and shape ways in which that individual learns and makes sense of his or her experiences.

Cultural responsiveness

Brown v Board of Education

Schools Responses

After Brown v Board of Education, large numbers of African American students were tracked in special education.

Court Case Related to Nondiscriminatory EvaluationLarry P. v. Riles (1972, 1974)

Disproportionate Representation

Risk Ratios

% of Students in

SpEd

Gifted Ed

GenderRacial/Ethnic

ConsiderationsLanguage ConsiderationsPoverty ConsiderationsRelationships Among

Race/Ethnicity, Language, and Poverty

Factors Associated with Disproportionate Representation and Educational Equality

DPS story of Disproportionate Representation

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher and Advocate

Enhancing your Self-awarenessIncreasing your knowledge and Experiences of

Other CulturesAdvocating for Systems ChangeImplementing Culturally Responsive Instruction

Use the Adapted Posture of Cultural Reciprocity

Incorporate Five Components for Delivering Culturally Responsive Instruction

Capitalize Upon Instructional Consultation Teams

Implement Response to Intervention

5 components for delivering culturally responsive instruction

LEAP Indicators LE-1 Demonstrates knowledge of, interest

in, and respect for students’ communities and cultures

Cultural Integration

NOT

Taco Tuesday

Knowledge Construction

Cultural

Identity

Race/ethnicity

Age

Educational Level

Occupation

Language Proficiency

Income Level

Disability

Sexual orientation

Nationality

Religion

Equity Pedagogy Knowing the cultural background of

students and incorporating them into instruction and procedures

Using cooperative learning or group experiences with students who learn best cooperatively

Placing student in pairs to encourage questions-and-answer exchanges

Prejudice Reduction prej·u·dice 

noun

1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.

3. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.

A child with Down Syndrome entering your class

An immigrant from the Sudan who is attending school for the first time

A child in a wheel chair with a service dog

Empowering School Culture and Social Structures

Include student in determineclassroom rules and allowing them choices in assignments

Including students with disabilities or all studentswho try out for a performance

Actively recruiting and hiring teachers of color

Reducing the number of African Americans and Hispanics who are inappropriately places in special education programs

Working with community groups to provide mentoringand tutoring programs

Involving families in school decision making bodies

Many Hats of a Special Educator

http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=17111

Final Thoughts Video of Giovanni Moreno at North High

School

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJMH5yq8kj0&feature=youtu.be

Assignments Due Resource Notebook- if you have it show it to

your instructor or provide a picture of your notebook. This is worth 5 points

Final Text Response- Email these to your instructor- ask your instructor about due dates

Check with your instructor to make sure all exit slips have been turned in