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are also provided with tutoring (Krashen, 1996). Bilingual programs are designed to provide thisbackground rapidly for those with limited English proficiency.This analysis also forces us to reconsider the effects of homework. More time devoted tohomework appears to be related to better grades but not necessarily to higher performance onstandardized tests. This should not be interpreted as saying that homework is useless; obviously,the value of homework depends on the assignment and degree of engagement. In the case ofreading, for example, the research cited above on the impact of pleasure reading suggests thatoutside of school activities that engage the student in interesting texts and that encourageadditional free voluntary reading will be highly effective. This is only possible, however, ifreading material is easily available. But homework that focuses on skill-building will havelimited value.It would also be of interest to determine which aspects of SES are crucial: The case of the BoatPeople suggests that parental education is more relevant than current income. Better educatedparents, it is predicted, will be more likely to read to their children, provide access to readingmaterials, and be better prepared to help with homework. If this help is done in the firstlanguage, it is a form of de facto bilingual education. And of course we should be looking atmore than standardized test results to measure true academic success.© 2008 Dr. Catherine CollierAll Rights Reserved82
Article II.4 Language Acquisition and theBilingual Exceptional ChildBy Julia Scherba de ValenzuelaAn excerpt reprinted by permission from Educating Culturally AndLinguistically Diverse Students: A Professional DevelopmentResource Series, BUENO Center for Multicultural Education,University of Colorado, 2002.OBJECTIVES• To emphasize the importance of understanding languageacquisition in bilingual children• To discuss popular fallacies about bilingual children withexceptionalities• To define basic concepts of language• To overview language acquisition as a general process• To define second language acquisition• To compare and contrast first and second language acquisition• To examine some models of second language acquisition• To discuss current controversies in second language acquisitionIntroductionUnderstanding the process of language acquisition is crucial to the appropriate education andassessment of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. The purpose of this chapter isto provide a framework for considering how language development is different for bilingualchildren. This will hopefully lead educators to consider how bilingualism can effect the academicperformance and assessment of bilingual students and how it plays a part in the education ofCLD students with exceptionalities.In this chapter, “language acquisition” is used as a central concept, rather than “second languageacquisition.” This is done so with the intent of shifting the focus from examining how English isacquired to a more general examination of how bilingual students acquire language. There areseveral reasons for this shift in focus: 1) many bilingual students in this country begin theprocess of developing English before their native language is fully established and their languagedevelopment can most accurately be called “bilingual”; 2) understanding the effects of secondlanguage development on first language development will help us understand where students are,in terms of their overall language competence; and 3) incorrect assumptions about students’native language competence and development can lead to inappropriate referrals and erroneousassessment procedures. We cannot simply talk about acquisition of English as a second languagewithout considering the general process of language acquisition for bilingual students.There are many popular misconceptions about bilingualism, language acquisition, and bilingualstudents. Some people erroneously believe that students with exceptionalities cannot learn two(or more) languages. Others believe that encouraging the parents of CLD students, with andwithout exceptionalities, to speak with their children at home in English, is in the best interests of© 2008 Dr. Catherine CollierAll Rights Reserved83
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