ED 41 Week 11 Readings: Language Education Policies
Abstract:
The theme for this week’s seminar discussion addresses the lack of – or variability in – education policy for language minority groups. Considering the language minority designation in a cultural and psychological sense, the specific groups we will focus on this week include Native Americans, indigenous immigrants from Latin America, and students with dyslexia. For each group, we will consider the extent to which current state and or federal policies meet their needs, raising questions around whether the lack of support that these groups often experience is rooted in inadequate or insufficient research, lack of visibility, and/or insufficient resources. Based on these themes, we will then consider how these deficits have shaped, currently shape, and will shape state and federal education policy.
Readings
- Chapter 6 of Lippi-Green, R. (1997). English with an accent: Language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States. London: Routledge. NOTE: This is available as an e-book on tripod
- Youman, M., & Mather, N. (2012). Dyslexia laws in the USA. Annals of Dyslexia Ann. of Dyslexia, 63(2), 133-153. doi:10.1007/s11881-012-0076-2
- Short Document: Yudin, M. (2015). U.S. DOE Dyslexia Guidance (United States, Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services).
- National Indian Education Association. (2005). Preliminary Report on No Child Left Behind in Indian Country (Rep.). Retrieved October, 2015, from National Indian Education Association website: http://www.niea.org/policy/policy-resources.aspx (PDF of Report)
- A Timeline to Look Over Reyhner, Jon. “1819-2013: A History of American Indian Education.” Education Week. Education Week, 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2015. http://www.edweek.org/ew/projects/2013/native-american-education/history-of-american-indian-education.html.
- Reyes, R. (2012). Sorry, No Hablo Mixteco: Transnational Migration, Indigenous Language, and the Promotion of Ethnic Consciousness via Hybrid Discourse. Retrieved October 12, 2015, from https://jsis.washington.edu/latinam/file/Annual%20Essay%20Contest/Essay%20Contest%202013%20-%20Reyes.pdf.