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The Roles of Bilingual Special Educators in Creating Inclusive ClassroomsSpencer J. Salend, EdD, is a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His current research interests include educating students with disabilities in general education classrooms and migrant students with disabilities.
Judith A. Dorney, EdD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Her current research focuses on the interplay of gender development, teacher knowledge, and curricula.
Maribel Mazo, MS, is an ESL and Spanish teacher in the Tri Valley Central School District, Grahamsville, New York. Her professional interests include instructional modifications for students with learning disabilities and academic ESL support for students with limited English proficiency. Address: Spencer J. Salend, Room 307. Old Main Building, SUNY at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561. One group of students whose unique needs present a challenge to educators seeking to create inclusive general education classrooms is learners who are learning english as a second language. The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to distill from the literature of bilingual special education, bilingual education, and special education a description of the roles of bilingual special educators in cooperative teaching endeavors designed to educate second language learners in general education classrooms; and (b) to offer the observations of a bilingual special educator who worked as part of a cooperative teaching team.
Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 18, No. 1,
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