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Teacher Referrals to Special Education

TEACHER REFERRAL OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE

STUDENTS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION: IS THERE A BIAS?

This thesis examines the existing literature on teacher referral of culturally and linguistically diverse students to special education, documenting that there is indeed a tendency for classroom teachers to disproportionately and inappropriately refer culturally and linguistically diverse students to special education services. The literature on the consequences of inappropriate referral to culturally and linguistically diverse students is also examined.

The reviewed studies indicated that these students can suffer from several psychoemotional and psychosocial consequences as a result of inappropriate referral. These consequences include: stigmatization, discrimination, low self-esteem, feelings of inferiority and several other negative experiences. The thesis also examined the literature on strategies and techniques that can be used to remediate the problem of inappropriate referral. In this regard, the review of this literature revealed that numerous strategies have been suggested and implemented to reduce and/or eliminate the problem of inappropriate referral.

The final section of the thesis formulates a series of conclusions about the problem of inappropriate referral based on the examined literature. The section then presents a discussion of the implications of findings uncovered through the literature review and offers a series of solution recommendations.

During my first year of work as a Resource Special Education Assistant in a local elementary school, 55 students were referred for special education by classroom teachers. Upon assessing these students for learning disabilities and other handicapping conditions, Resource personnel determined that only one of the referred students had a learning disability.

All of the other students that were referred were experiencing academic difficulties...

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