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6. What are some of the major instructional issues concerning multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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6. What are some of the major instructional issues concerning multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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Culturally sensitive teaching has been misinterpreted as determining specific teaching strategies for specific ethnic groups versus ensuring that all ethnic groups have access to evidence-based teaching strategies effective for all

Teaching tolerance is more than instruction on toleration of others who are different. It entails appreciating and valuing those who are different. Some schools have reported success in instituting anti-bias clubs or adopting a commercially available anti-bias curriculum

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5. What are some of the important aspects of assessment in multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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5. What are some of the important aspects of assessment in multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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Important aspects of assessment in multicultural and bilingual special education are that assessment honors the student’s cultural heritage and does not penalize the student. Instruction that uses the students’ cultural strengths and that involves teaching tolerance and appreciation of culture, working with families, improving language instruction for language-minority students, and adopting effective teaching practices.

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4. What are some of the important issues concerning multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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4. What are some of the important issues concerning multicultural and bilingual special education? 

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Some of the important issues concerning multicultural and bilingual special education are:

Differentiating between ethnicity and exceptionality

Dealing with disproportional representation of students from differing ethnicity

Identification and classification procedures that result in accurate placement and services for students

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3. What are some of the important concepts about cultural diversity for education? 

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3. What are some of the important concepts about cultural diversity for education? 

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Cultural diversity is made up of many subcultures that are characterized by:

Values and typical behavior

Language or dialect

Nonverbal communication

Awareness of one’s cultural identity

Worldviews or general perspectives

Special education must also foster achievement in the context of cultural diversity

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2. How does multiculturalism play out in the United States? 

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2. How does multiculturalism play out in the United States? 

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Multiculturalism plays out in the United States because some say the United States is a melting pot or a cultural salad bowl. But some who deny both of these type of classifications want to be identifiable by groups of separate, distinct, and legitimate people.

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1. What are some of the major issues concerning multiculturalism?

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1. What are some of the major issues concerning multiculturalism?

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Three major issues concerning multiculturalism are:

Prejudice

Slavery (in some parts of the world)

Terrorism