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Disability and Limited English Proficiency
Every year tens of thousands of people emigrate to the United States from
every nation on earth. They often brave extraordinary difficulties to make
their way here to build a better life. Many bring their children with them;
others start families in the U.S. The majority speak little to no English
when they arrive, often settling in communities where they can get by with
their native language. For these families, navigating educational, medical
and social services for their children can be extremely intimidating. When
such families have children with disabilities, however, the challenges can
seem insurmountable. This edition of the FCTD newsletter examines the
struggle of families who cope with the dual challenge of disability and
limited English proficiency.
Robert Jimenez Speaks
An associate professor at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana,
Dr. Robert Jimenez has concentrated his research on the strategic processes
of successful and struggling Latino students from linguistically diverse
backgrounds. He has implemented two formative experiments documenting the
responses of low literacy Latino students to "cognitive language instruction
that is language-sensitive and that makes use of culturally relevant text."
Some of the students who participated in his work were receiving special
education services. Others fell into the "at risk" category. His most
recent research examined "the alternative literacies familiar to Latino
students." Currently, he notes, "I am interested in the economic,
historical, socio-political and transnational influences on Latino students'
bilingual and bi-literate learning and instruction." Earlier in his career,
Dr. Jimenez was an assistant professor in the University of Oregon's
Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation as well as in the
university's Department of Ethnic Studies. He earned his Masters in
Elementary Education and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana and a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of
the Americas, Pueblo, Mexico. Dr. Jimenez is an editorial board member,
Reading Research Quarterly and the Journal of Literacy Research and a board
member of the National Reading Conference.
In addition to our interview with Dr. Jimenez this edition features an
article by Dao Xiong of the PACER Center, an interview with Sonia Arellano,
consultant to the National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities. We also feature members of our Knowledge Network. We invite
you to contact these members for further information.
Please share this newsletter with other organizations, families and
professionals who may benefit from it. We invite you to contact us at
http://www.fctd.info. We welcome feedback, new members and all who
contribute to our growing knowledge base.
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