Head Start

An Office of the Administration for Children and Families Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC).

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Reducing Disproportionality for English Language Learners in Special Education
The Role of Head Start Educators
 

This hour-long audio podcast explores the overrepresentation and under-representation of linguistically and ethnically diverse children and youth within certain disability categories. Directors; disabilities, education, and mental health coordinators; teachers; and other staff members who work with children with special needs will learn about strategies that help prevent and reduce this discrepancy.

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Reducing Disproportionality for English Language Learners in Special Education: The Role of Head Start Educators - Audio. Head Start English Language Learners Project at Community Development Institute. HHS/ACF/OHS. 2008. English. Streaming Audio. 00:57:39.


Last Reviewed: May 2012