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This book addresses the general and special education needs of emergent bilingual students from intervention that supports their academic and social-emotional needs to assessment for special education services. It provides contextual information about emergent bilingual students’ opportunities for academic success and language development. The book describes the application of a culturally and linguistically responsive multitiered system of supports (MTSS), including specialized considerations related to their literacy /language and math needs and the importance of culturally adapted behavioral, social-emotional, and academic interventions. In addition, the book offers guidance on the evaluation process for special education and related services, including considerations for differentiating language, culture, and disability across various eligibility categories, such as speech and language impairment, specific learning disability, intellectual disability, and autism. It also discusses opportunities for collaboration with families, speech-language pathologists, and interpreters during the assessment and intervention processes.
Key areas of coverage include:
· The educational experiences and needs of emergent bilingual students.
· Implementing a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) with culturally adapted interventions.
· Using culturally responsive assessment practices to differentiate between language differences and disability.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Intervention and Assessment Practices with Emergent Bilingual Students is a must-have resource for professionals, clinicians, and educational and behavioral health therapists as well as graduate students, researchers, and professors in school psychology, teacher and teaching education, speech-language pathology, bilingual education, clinical child psychology, developmental psychology, clinical social work, public health, school counseling, and all interrelated disciplines.
List of contents
Section I. The Educational Experiences and Needs of Emergent Bilingual Students.- Chapter 1. Who Are Emergent Bilingual Students?.- Chapter 2. Instructional Programming for Emergent Bilingual Students.- Chapter 3. Acculturation Considerations in the Prereferral and Assessment Processes.- Section II. Implementing Multitiered Systems of Support with Culturally Adapted Interventions.- Chapter 4. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Multitiered Systems of Support.- Chapter 5. Engaging in Family-School Partnerships Through Multitiered Systems of Support.- Chapter 6. Culturally Adapted Interventions to Support the Social-Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Emergent Bilingual Students.- Chapter 7. Culturally Adapted Interventions to Support the Literacy Needs of Emergent Bilingual Students.- Chapter 8. Culturally Adapted Interventions to Support the Math Needs of Emergent Bilingual Students.- Section III. Utilizing Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices.- Chapter 9. Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students for a Specific Learning Disability.- Chapter 10. Assessing Social-Emotional and Behavioral Functioning of Emergent Bilingual Students.- Chapter 11. Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students for an Intellectual Disability.- Chapter 12. Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students for Speech-Language Impairments and Collaboration with Speech-Language Pathologists.- Chapter 13. Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students for Autism.- Chapter 14. Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students for Dyslexia.- Chapter 15. Best Practices for Working with Interpreters in the Intervention and Assessment Process.
About the author
Desiree Vega, PhD, LP, NCSP, received her B.A. in Psychology from Binghamton University-State University of New York, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in School Psychology from The Ohio State University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship in the Omaha Public Schools district, where she worked as a bilingual school psychologist from 2010 to 2013. She is a Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Arizona and previously served as a faculty member at Texas State University. Dr. Vega’s research focuses on three primary areas: 1) Understanding bilingual school psychology training and practice; 2) Preparing school psychologists for culturally competent assessment and intervention practice; and 3) Building collaborations to advance college access and persistence. In 2023, she was awarded a Spencer Foundation grant ($49,828) to examine school psychologists’ assessment practices with bilingual students within the context of Arizona’s restrictive English-only legislation. Dr. Vega is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Graduate College (2021), the New Leader Award from the College of Education and Human Ecology Alumni Office, The Ohio State University (2023), the Presidential Award for Exceptional Service to Children and School Psychology from the National Association of School Psychologists (2023), the APA Division 16 Outstanding Contributions to Mentorship Award (2025), and the Mentoring Future Scholars Award (2025).
Jaclyn N. Wolf, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and credentialed school psychologist. Dr. Wolf is currently an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and clinical supervisor in the Psychology Department at San Francisco State University, and also works as a testing psychologist at Mind Matters, where she completes psychoeducational evaluations for preschool to college-aged youth. Dr. Wolf earned her bachelor’s (psychology with a minor in family studies) and master’s degrees (clinical psychology) at California State University, Northridge. She earned her doctoral degree in school psychology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Wolf has provided consultation, therapeutic, and assessment services in several settings, including K-12 schools (public and non-public), hospitals, and residential treatment centers. Dr. Wolf’s teaching, research, and clinical practice focus on examining the impact of sociocultural factors on the educational, academic, and mental health outcomes of culturally and linguistically minoritized youth, particularly Spanish-speaking Latine children and adolescents, from a holistic and strengths-based lens. She is also a heritage language learner (Spanish).
Summary
This book addresses the general and special education needs of emergent bilingual students from intervention that supports their academic and social-emotional needs to assessment for special education services. It provides contextual information about emergent bilingual students’ opportunities for academic success and language development. The book describes the application of a culturally and linguistically responsive multitiered system of supports (MTSS), including specialized considerations related to their literacy /language and math needs and the importance of culturally adapted behavioral, social-emotional, and academic interventions. In addition, the book offers guidance on the evaluation process for special education and related services, including considerations for differentiating language, culture, and disability across various eligibility categories, such as speech and language impairment, specific learning disability, intellectual disability, and autism. It also discusses opportunities for collaboration with families, speech-language pathologists, and interpreters during the assessment and intervention processes.
Key areas of coverage include:
· The educational experiences and needs of emergent bilingual students.
· Implementing a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) with culturally adapted interventions.
· Using culturally responsive assessment practices to differentiate between language differences and disability.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Intervention and Assessment Practices with Emergent Bilingual Students is a must-have resource for professionals, clinicians, and educational and behavioral health therapists as well as graduate students, researchers, and professors in school psychology, teacher and teaching education, speech-language pathology, bilingual education, clinical child psychology, developmental psychology, clinical social work, public health, school counseling, and all interrelated disciplines.
