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Quiz Review:
Answer the following questions about the chapter.
Chapter 5: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
1. Identify 3 ways in which language diversity may contribute to assessment difficulties
with students who are from a variety of cultures
1. Students with limited or no English proficiency may be thought to have speech or
language disorders and hence might be referred and tested for special education
placement.
2. A child’s native language may appear to be English because of conversational fluency
at school, but he or she may not be proficient enough to engage in academic work or
assessment in English
3. Because of his or her language differences, a child’s academic or psychological
assessment may inaccurately represent his or her ability.
2. Identify 3 ways in which differing sociocultural customs may affect the manner in
which parents become involved in the educational process.
1. Parents from cultural backgrounds may view special assistance differently than
educational institutions do.
2. Parents from some cultural backgrounds may be reluctant to take an active role in
interacting with the educational system
3. Certain behaviors that may suggest a disabling condition that calls for special
education assistance are viewed as normal in some cultures; parents from those
cultures may not see them as problematic.
3. Identify two ways in which assessment may contribute to the overrepresentation of
culturally diverse students in special education programs.
1. Using assessment instruments that are designed and constructed with specific
language and content that “favors” the cultural majority
2. Using assessment procedures that are biased, either implicitly or explicitly, against
people from culturally different backgrounds.

4. How does migrancy among culturally diverse populations contribute to academic
difficulties?
In many cases, migrant families are characterized by economic disadvantages and
language differences. Children in migrant households may move and change educational
placement several times a year, which limits continuity and contributes to inconsistent
educational programming.
5. What are 2-3 factors that have contributed to heightened attention regarding the
disproportionate placement of minority ethnic and cultural groups in special
education?
Stigma is attached to special education; special education placement for children from
culturally and ethnically diverse groups may not be educationally effective in meeting
their academic needs; a self-fulfilling prophecy may occur, resulting in youngsters
becoming what they are labeled.
Quiz Review:
Chapter 6: Families
1) Identify 3 ways in which a newborn child with a disability influences the family
social/ecological system.
1. Shock: parents may need assistance, yet most find the least amount of help available
2. Realization: parents may be anxious or fearful about their ability to cope with the
demands of caring for a child who has unique needs
3.