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1 Disproportionality and English Language Learners in Special Education: Why it happens and what to do about it. Webinar for Region 4 Education Service Center Houston, TX May 13, 2014 Samuel O. Ortiz, Ph.D. St. John s University
2 A Brief History of Disproportionality in Special Education Controversy begins around 1968 Dunn, L. M. (1968). Special education for the mildly retarded: Is much of it justifiable? Exceptional Children, 35, 5-22, questioned fairness of testing Diana v. California in 1970 Hispanic children misidentified as disabled and placed in special education on basis of tests given in English a language they did not fully comprehend EHCA (IDEA) PL in 1975 Established requirement that children be assessed in their native language when feasible & in a nondiscriminatory manner Larry P. v. Riles in 1979 African American children placed in dead end special education classes questioned validity of IQ tests for this purpose
3 Disproportionality in Special Education: Ethnic Disproportionality Why does it exist Competing Hypotheses Differential Susceptibility Hypothesis (i.e., some racial/ethnic groups are more susceptible to various disabilities, e.g., SLD, ID, ED and other disorders, than are other racial/ethnic groups) vs. Systemic School Bias (i.e., the manner in which children from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds are valued, serviced, taught, and treated differs from the way that the majority ethnic/racial children are valued, serviced, taught, and treated)
4 Evidence for the Differential Susceptibility Hypothesis
5 Evidence for Systemic School Bias I. Instructional Practices Lack of attention to native language development Ineffective instructional practices Racially-bound student-teacher interactions Lack of affirmation for student/parent culture and community General ethnocentrism in education II. Referral Procedures Lack of culturally-linguistically appropriate interventions Unrealistic expectations of progress (catching up) Lack of knowledge regarding developmental interaction of language and education Failure to provide intervention/services in general education Desire to remove students with learning difficulties from general classroom III. Assessment Procedures Lack of accepted guidelines and standards for evaluations Tools with limited validity for use with diverse individuals Insufficient education and training for professionals Misattribution of cultural/linguistic differences evidence of disorder IV. Noncompliance with State or Federal Guidelines Lack of monitoring of ethnic/racial representation in special education Failure to consider native language needs in designing IEP Removal of general education services (i.e., ESL) Lack of competent and certified bilingual special education personnel
6 Disproportionality in Special Education: Ethnic Disproportionality Passage of IDEA 97 (PL ) confirmed the problem of, and provided Federal requirements for addressing, potential disproportionality in special education. Greater efforts are needed to prevent the intensification of problems connected with mislabeling minority children with disabilities {601 (c) (8) (A)} More minority children continue to be served in special education than would be expected given the percentage of minority students in the general population {601 (c) (8) (B)}
7 Disproportionality in Special Education: Ethnic Disproportionality Passage of IDEA 97 (PL ) recognized the importance of effective instruction or the lack of opportunity to receive effective instruction as leading to inappropriate special education placements. The authors of IDEA believed that students were being incorrectly identified as having a disability (typically a learning disability) because they displayed academic difficulties that were a direct result of ineffective instruction or the lack of opportunity to receive effective instruction. To prevent these students from being over-identified, the lack of instruction requirement was added to the law. (Kovaleski & Prasse, 1999, p. 24)
8 Disproportionality in Special Education: Ethnic Disproportionality Beginning with IDEA 97 (PL ), Federal law specifically added new procedural safeguards to address and prevent potential disproportionality in special education. Specific provision addressing lack of effective instruction Specific provision regarding limited English proficiency In making a determination of eligibility under paragraph 4(A), a child shall not be determined to be a child with a disability if the determinant factor for such determination is lack of instruction in reading or made or limited English proficiency Section 614 (b) (5)
9 Disproportionality in Special Education: Ethnic Disproportionality Beginning with IDEA 97 (PL ), Federal law specifically allowed Congress to require states to provide certain information as a condition for receiving Federal funding. Required states to collect ethnic data by type of disability, not just in general Required states to use methods to determine if disproportionality exists Required states to address such problems via written corrective action measures
10 Evidence for Systemic School Bias I. Instructional Practices Lack of attention to native language development Ineffective instructional practices Racially-bound student-teacher interactions Lack of affirmation for student/parent culture and community General ethnocentrism in education II. Referral Procedures Lack of culturally-linguistically appropriate interventions Unrealistic expectations of progress (catching up) Lack of knowledge regarding developmental interaction of language and education Failure to provide intervention/services in general education Desire to remove students with learning difficulties from general classroom III. Assessment Procedures Lack of accepted guidelines and standards for evaluations Tools with limited validity for use with diverse individuals Insufficient education and training for professionals Misattribution of cultural/linguistic differences evidence of disorder IV. Noncompliance with State or Federal Guidelines Lack of monitoring of ethnic/racial representation in special education Failure to consider native language needs in designing IEP Removal of general education services (i.e., ESL) Lack of competent and certified bilingual special education personnel
11 Academic Attainment and Instructional Practices for English Language Learners Although many effective instructional practices are similar for both ELLs and non ELLs why does instruction tend to be less effective for ELLs? Because ELLs face the double challenge of learning academic content and the language of instruction simultaneously. Source: Goldenberg, C. (2008). Teaching English language learners: What the research does and does not say. American Educator, 32 (2) pp. 8-23,
12 Effective Instruction for ELLs: What the Research Says Typical English Learners who begin school 30 NCE s behind their native English speaking peers in achievement, are expected to learn at: an average of about one-and-a-half years progress in the next six consecutive years (for a total of nine years progress in six years--a 30-NCE gain, from the 20th to the 50th NCE) to reach the same long-term performance level that a typical native-english speaker staying at the 50th NCE) (p. 46). In other words, they must make 15 months of academic progress in each 10 month school year for six straight years they must learn 1½ times faster than normal. Source: Thomas, W. & Collier, V. (1997). Language Minority Student Achievement and Program Effectiveness. Washington DC: NCBE.
13 Developmental Implications of Early Language Differences points 52 points points 45 points points 30 points Non-ELL ELL Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12 Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade Results of NAEP Data on Reading Achievement for ELL vs. Non-ELL
14 Developmental Implications for ELLs: When does Egberto catch up? 50 6 week standard 12 week standard Classroom or Grade Level Aim Line 50 WRCPM WRCPM = Number of Words Read Correctly Per Minute Classroom/grade level expectations = 15 WRCPM progress over a 6 week period WRCPM 15 word difference 20 word difference 15 word difference 25 word difference 35 word difference Egberto s progress if he makes gains comparable to English speaking peers Egberto s progress if he makes gains comparable to other ELLs Egberto s progress if he doesn t make gains comparable to other ELLs English learners often begin behind word difference English speakers Week Example 2 nd Grade Progress Monitoring Chart *Note: Name of Egberto used with apologies to Dan Reschley.
15 Effective Instruction for ELLs: What the Research Says Of the five major, meta-analyses conducted on the education of ELLs, ALL five came to the very same conclusion: Teaching students to read in their first language promotes higher levels of reading achievement in English (p. 14, 2008). Bilingual education produced superior reading outcomes in English compared with English immersion (p. 9, 2013). Sources: Goldenberg (2013). Unlocking the Research on English Learners: What we know and don t know about effective instruction. American Educator, 37,(2), pp. 4-11, and Goldenberg, C. (2008). Teaching English language learners: What the research does and does not say. American Educator, 32 (2) pp. 8-23,
16 Achievement Trajectories for ELLs: Native language makes a difference. General Pattern of Bilingual Education Student Achievement on Standardized Tests in English Normal Curve Equivalents *Note 1 61(70)* Two-way bilingual 52(54)* Late-exit bilingual and content ESL 40(32)* Early-exit bilingual and content ESL 34(22)* Content-based ESL 24(11)* ESL pullout traditional K Grade Level *Note 1: Average performance of native-english speakers making one year's progress in each grade. Scores in parentheses are percentile ranks converted from NCEs. Adapted from: Thomas, W. & Collier, V. (1997). Language Minority Student Achievement and Program Effectiveness. Washington DC: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.
17 Evidence for Systemic School Bias I. Instructional Practices Lack of attention to native language development Ineffective instructional practices Racially-bound student-teacher interactions Lack of affirmation for student/parent culture and community General ethnocentrism in education II. Referral Procedures Lack of culturally-linguistically appropriate interventions Unrealistic expectations of progress (catching up) Lack of knowledge regarding developmental interaction of language and education Failure to provide intervention/services in general education Desire to remove students with learning difficulties from general classroom III. Assessment Procedures Lack of accepted guidelines and standards for evaluations Tools with limited validity for use with diverse individuals Insufficient education and training for professionals Misattribution of cultural/linguistic differences evidence of disorder IV. Noncompliance with State or Federal Guidelines Lack of monitoring of ethnic/racial representation in special education Failure to consider native language needs in designing IEP Removal of general education services (i.e., ESL) Lack of competent and certified bilingual special education personnel
18 Pre-Assessment Considerations in Nondiscriminatory Assessment: Contrasting Models TRADITIONAL MODEL Based on "medical" model where the learning problem is identified as being an internal flaw within the child Focus is on measuring performance on tests and comparing results to provide relative standing against performance of other age and grade level peers Intent of assessment is to identify disabilities in isolation rather than generate intervention strategies or modifications Children are given labels corresponding to their measured performance and are classified by disability category Child's abilities and potential is innate, static, immutable, and unchangeable Assessment is conducted by a "multidisciplinary" team of experts who evaluate learning difficulties relatively independently Parents and general education teachers are not active participants in the assessment process Standardized testing provides little useful information that can assist in the development of instructional approaches for the classroom ALTERNATIVE MODELS Based on "ecosystems" model where the learning problem is identified as being due to dysfunctional transactions between the child and learning environment Focus is on assessing environmental and systemic factors which may be affecting child's ability to learn Intent of assessment is to identify problem situations in context in order to develop intervention strategies or modifications Strengths and weaknesses of the situation and the child are identified regardless of disability Child's abilities are experiential, dynamic, modifiable, and changeable Assessment is conducted by a team of people familiar with the child who collaborate in a "transdisciplinary" approach Parents and general education teachers are key participants in the assessment and intervention planning process Alternative and authentic methods of assessment provide information directly applicable to the development of instruction for the classroom
19 Pre-Assessment Considerations in Nondiscriminatory Assessment: Contrasting Paradigms PSYCHOMETRIC ECOSYSTEMIC ORIENTATION Individual Child Ecosystem of the Child ROLE OF HOME Background information Foreground of hypothesis AND CULTURE generation and central to "interpretations ROLE of PARENTS Source of information Collaborators PROBLEM Internal individual differences Situations DEFINITION PROCESS Identification of child's deficits Differentiation of functional and dysfunctional transactions and settings and identification of potential resources. INTERVENTION Remediation Mediation Liaison Consultation GOAL "Fix" the child Alter transactions Adapted From : Cook-Morales, V. J. (1994). The Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Project. A pre-service professional training grant funded by the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U. S. Department of Education.
20 Pre-Assessment Considerations in Nondiscriminatory Assessment Differentiation of Terms Testing Evaluation Assessment ORIENTATION Measurement Judgments Problem solving FOCUS Traits Person Problem situations ROLE of TESTS Central Essential Optional ROLE OF TEAM Cleric or Expert or Consultant or MEMBERS Technician Diagnostician Collaborator RESULTS How much Comparison Problem resolution(s) REPRESENTATION Scores Diagnosis/Label Descriptions REPORT STYLES Test focused Person focused Problem focused LINKED to Rarely Optional Central INTERVENTION Adapted From: Cook-Morales, V. J. (1983). Testing v. Measurement v. Appraisal v. Evaluation v. Assessment: Is it a 'Game of Semantics' or 'Is Naming Knowing?' Unpublished manuscript. San Diego State University.
21 Pre-Assessment Considerations in Nondiscriminatory Assessment POTENTIAL BIAS APPROACH TECHNIQUES/PROCEDURES Failure to consider cultural and linguistic implications of background experiences Failure to view behavior or performance within context of learning environment or ecology Transactional Cultural knowledge bases Culture appropriate processes Parent and child involvement Cultural advocates Ecological Ecosystems assessment Culture-based hypotheses Ecological assessment Adaptive behavior evaluation Failure to measure both performance and achievement via informal and direct methods Alternative Authentic (skill focused) CBA/M, portfolio (work samples) Criterion-referenced tests/procedures Contextual-participant observation Process (cognition focused) Dynamic assessment Clinical observations Piagetian assessment (Ordinal Scales) Failure to reduce potential bias and discrimination in the use of standardized tests Failure to collaborate across disciplines in evaluation and decision making Psychometric Underlying theory Cultural and linguistic bias Test adaptations Test selection Test interpretation Interdisciplinary Establishing a professional assessment team Inclusion of parent in the assessment process Source: Adapted from Flanagan & Ortiz, 2001 and Cook-Morales, 1995.
22 Evidence for Systemic School Bias I. Instructional Practices Lack of attention to native language development Ineffective instructional practices Racially-bound student-teacher interactions Lack of affirmation for student/parent culture and community General ethnocentrism in education II. Referral Procedures Lack of culturally-linguistically appropriate interventions Unrealistic expectations of progress (catching up) Lack of knowledge regarding developmental interaction of language and education Failure to provide intervention/services in general education Desire to remove students with learning difficulties from general classroom III. Assessment Procedures Lack of accepted guidelines and standards for evaluations Tools with limited validity for use with diverse individuals Insufficient education and training for professionals Misattribution of cultural/linguistic differences evidence of disorder IV. Noncompliance with State or Federal Guidelines Lack of monitoring of ethnic/racial representation in special education Failure to consider native language needs in designing IEP Removal of general education services (i.e., ESL) Lack of competent and certified bilingual special education personnel
23 The Top 10 Reasons why LEP students are referred for Special Education Evaluation 1. Poor/low achievement 2. Behavioral problems 3. Oral language related problems (acquisition or delay) 4. Reading problems 5. Learning difficulties 6. Socio-emotional difficulties 7. Diagnosis for particular handicapping condition 8. Written language problems 9. Low attention span 10. Unable to understand or follow directions Source: Ochoa, Robles-Pina, Garcia, & Breunig, 1999)
24 Training in Nondiscriminatory Assessment Procedures Survey of school psychologists 66% reported that they were inadequately trained to understand cross cultural issues in assessment 79% reported that they were inadequately trained to understand second language acquisition 82% reported that they were inadequately trained to conduct a bilingual evaluation 77% reported that they were inadequately trained to interpret a bilingual evaluation Source: Ochoa, et al. 1997
25 Inappropriate Assessment Practices Commonly Used with Diverse Individuals Over-reliance on nonverbal measures Use of untrained interpreters Lack of consideration of child s language proficiency Use of questionable assessment practices Assumption of fairness in native language tests Use of translated tests Assumption of fairness of CBM methods
26 Important Factors to Consider When Assessing English Language Learners Professional standards governing evaluation Language of instruction and educational programming Developmental pattern of child s L1 and L2 acquisition Cultural factors: goodness of fit between child s developmental cultural experiences & the demands of the testing situation as well as a particular test Nondiscriminatory assessment: evaluation of the impact of cultural and linguistic factors on the validity of test performance and equitable interpretation One must consider all five factors simultaneously when assessing English language learners. Failure to follow a comprehensive approach in assessment may lead to discriminatory outcomes, particularly misdiagnosis of disability, which can contribute to disproportionate representation in Special Education.
27 Difference vs. Disorder and Test Score Validity The figure below provides an illustration that can help distinguish between difference or disorder. It is important to note that the probability or likelihood of one vs. the other is based primarily on data regarding cognitive functioning generated from standardized tests compared against the information regarding the relative influence of cultural or linguistic differences and the presence of inhibitory factors (environmental and community). Decisions concerning difference vs. disorder must ultimately be bolstered by other information including that derived from direct observation, interviews with people familiar with the child, informal or authentic assessment, and analysis of actual work samples. This figure should not be used for making definitive conclusions about performance, rather it should be viewed only as a guide for evaluating data. Higher Scores 90 Low Acculturation and Language Proficiency 80 Moderate Acculturation or Language Proficiency More likely difference More likely disorder High Acculturation and Language Proficiency 50 Lower Scores
28 A Recommended Best Practice Approach for Using Tests with ELLs Step 1. Assessment of Bilinguals validate test scores (difference vs. disorder) Select or create an appropriate battery that is comprehensive and responds to the needs of the referral concerns, irrespective of language differences Administer all tests in standardized manner in English only, no modifications Score tests and plot them for analysis via the C LIM If analysis indicates expected range and pattern of decline, evaluation ends, no disability is likely If analysis does not indicate expected range or pattern of decline, apply XBA (or other) interpretive methods to determine specific areas of weakness and difficulty and continue to Step 2 Step 2. Bilingual Assessment validate disorder (cross-language confirmation) Review prior results and create a select set of tests related to the areas where the suspected weaknesses or difficulties were noted Select tests that are as parallel as possible to the original tests using one of 3 methods: 1. Native language test administered in the native language (e.g., WJ III/Bateria III or WISC IV/WISC IV Spanish) 2. Native language test administered via assistance of a trained interpreter 3. Informally translated test administered via assistance of a trained interpreter Administer all tests in whatever manner necessary to ensure full comprehension including use of any modifications and alterations necessary to reduce barriers to performance Observe and document approach to tasks, errors in responding, and behavior during testing Analyze data both quantitatively and qualitatively to evaluate areas of weakness or difficulty If areas of weakness do not match weaknesses in Step (are now average or higher), disability NOT likely If areas of weakness match weaknesses in Step 1 (remain below average), disability is likely, except for Gc Ensure that tests of Gc are interpreted and assigned meaning relative to actual peers and if testing of Gc in native language reveals better functioning than in English, use/interpret native language Gc score
29 Evidence for Systemic School Bias I. Instructional Practices Lack of attention to native language development Ineffective instructional practices Racially-bound student-teacher interactions Lack of affirmation for student/parent culture and community General ethnocentrism in education II. Referral Procedures Lack of culturally-linguistically appropriate interventions Unrealistic expectations of progress (catching up) Lack of knowledge regarding developmental interaction of language and education Failure to provide intervention/services in general education Desire to remove students with learning difficulties from general classroom III. Assessment Procedures Lack of accepted guidelines and standards for evaluations Tools with limited validity for use with diverse individuals Insufficient education and training for professionals Misattribution of cultural/linguistic differences evidence of disorder IV. Noncompliance with State or Federal Guidelines Lack of monitoring of ethnic/racial representation in special education Failure to consider native language needs in designing IEP Removal of general education services (i.e., ESL) Lack of competent and certified bilingual special education personnel
30 Nondiscriminatory Assessment: Federal Legislation 1. No child, including one who is culturally and linguistically diverse, may be placed in special T F education solely on the basis of identified academic need in the absence of a disability related to educational performance. (34CFR 300.7) 2. Information about the child's language proficiency in both the primary language and in English must T F be considered in determining how to conduct the evaluation of a pupil with limited English proficiency. (34CFR ) 3. Lack of familiarity with the English language does not preclude a child from being eligible for special T F education services. (34CFR b2) 4. Cultural difference ("disadvantage") is not a sufficient condition with which eligibility for special T F education services can be questioned. (34CFR 300.7b10ii and b4) 5. Environmental or economic disadvantage that adversely affects a pupil's academic achievement T F may be used to form the basis of a disability or establish eligibility for special education services. (34CFR 300.7b10ii and b4) 6. The normal process of second-language acquisition, as well as manifestations of dialect and socio- T F linguistic variance may be diagnosed as a handicapping condition. (34CFR a and b) 7. Tests and procedures that are culturally discriminatory can not be used to qualify a pupil for T F special education services. (34CFR a1) 8. Tests and other assessment materials need not be provided in the pupil's primary language or other T F mode of communication. (34CFR a2) 9. Psychological assessment of a pupil in their native language by a bilingual psychologist meets the T F requirements under the law for assessment in the primary language. (34CFR and a) 10. Once a pupil is determined to have a disability that merits and requires special education services, T F no further consideration of the child s needs in the native language is required. (34CFR a2iv)
31 Nondiscriminatory Assessment and RTI: IDEA 2004 Specifications Assessments and other evaluation materials used to assess a child under this section (i) are selected and administered so as not to be discriminatory on a racial or cultural basis; (ii) are provided and administered in the language and form most likely to yield accurate information on what the child knows and can do academically, developmentally, and functionally, unless it is not feasible to so provide or administer; (iii) are used for purposes for which the assessments or measures are valid and reliable; (iv) are administered by trained and knowledgeable personnel; and (v) are administered in accordance with any instructions provided by the producer of such assessments.
32 Current Federal (IDEA 2004) Specifications for All Evaluations Conducted for Eligibility Purposes Sec Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized Education Programs, and Educational Placements. (b) Evaluation Procedures. (5) Special Rule for Eligibility Determination. In making a determination of eligibility under paragraph (4)(A), a child shall not be determined to be a child with a disability if the determinant factor for such determination is (A) lack of appropriate instruction in reading, including the essential components of reading instruction (as defined in section 1208(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (B) lack of instruction in math; or (C) limited English proficiency. Note that because this language appears as part of the general guidelines for evaluations, it must be adhered to and considered as a part of any evaluation for any disability, not merely SLD where additional exclusionary variables, including cultural disadvantage are also specified in that definition.
33 Inadequate and Discriminatory Evaluation Can Lead to Disproportionality in Special Education OCR Surveys and National Trends in Disproportionality OCR Surveys Conducted every 2 years : African Americans continue to be over-represented as: ID and ED : Hispanics continue to be overrepresented as: LD, SLI and ID National Trends - African American identification increasing in: ID, ED, and LD Hispanic identification increasing in: LD and SLI Native American identification increasing in: ID, ED and LD
34 Disproportionality in Special Education: An example of relative risk. Risk for Black students: Black MR All Black Students Relative Risk 205,590 11,564, % Risk of White students: White MR All White Students Relative Risk 308, ,771, % Relative Risk Calculation / = 2.40
35 Likelihood of ethnic minority students being identified with certain cognitive disabilites compared to white students in the U.S. Source: Disparities in Education, Funding and Provision of Special Education. In Racial Inequity in Special Education by Harvard Press (2002) Risk Compared to White Students Emotional Disturbance Mental Retardation Specific Learning Disability American Indian Asian Black Hispanic
36 Is Special Education the Answer? OCR Surveys and National Trends in Disproportionality OCR Surveys Conducted every 2 years : African Americans continue to be over-represented as: ID and ED : Hispanics continue to be overrepresented as: LD, SLI and ID National Trends - African American identification increasing in: ID, ED, and LD Hispanic identification increasing in: LD and SLI Native American identification increasing in: ID, ED and LD
37 Is Special Education the Answer? Special education cannot solve problems that are rooted in all aspects of education, and it cannot be used to absolve general education from taking responsibility for failing to educate certain groups of children, particularly those without disabilities, in an appropriate and effective manner.
38 XBA - Cross-Battery Assessment Resources BOOKS: Flanagan, D. P., Ortiz, S.O. & Alfonso, V.C. (2013). Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc. Flanagan, D.P. & Ortiz, S.O. (2012). Essentials of Learning Disability Identification. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc. Flanagan, D. P., Ortiz, S.O. & Alfonso, V.C. (2007). Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition. New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc. Flanagan, D.P., Ortiz, S.O., Alfonso, V., & Mascolo, J. (2006). The Achievement Test Desk Reference (ATDR): A guide to Learning Disability Assessment, 2 nd Edition. New York: Wiley. ONLINE: CHC Cross-Battery Online
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