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Harris, Bryn Kulkarni, Tara Sullivan, Amanda L
Published in
Journal of learning disabilities
The identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD) remains fraught with controversy and uncertainty about professionals' capacity to appropriately identify special education eligibility. For students from linguistically minoritized backgrounds, the exclusionary clause prohibits the identification of learning difficulties primarily attributa...
Le Pichon, Emmanuelle Baauw, Sergio Kang, Sohee Vorstman, Jacob
Published in
European Journal of Applied Linguistics
The increase in the number of newcomer students in countries across the world has underscored the importance of effective transition strategies in education. Many students encounter difficulties in acquiring academic knowledge due to initial limited language skills in the school language. Implementing appropriate strategies to facilitate this trans...
Kiramba, Lydiah Kananu Oloo, James Alan
This study employs narrative inquiry to explore the experiences of two female, first-generation immigrant- and refugee-background students from West Africa. Using interview as conversation for guiding open-ended research questions and Yosso’s community cultural wealth (CCW) framework, we present participant narratives that speak to both similar and...
de la Fuente, Anahí Alba Lacroix, Hugues
Published in
Language Learning in Higher Education
In foreign language classrooms we often find that, in addition to their mother tongue (L1), learners already speak – or are learning – at least one other language. As a result, they already have an array of linguistic and cognitive skills that may prove very useful if they are adequately exploited during the language learning process. However, in c...
