Description
Book SynopsisAbout our authors
Dr. Socorro G. Herrera serves as Professor of Elementary Education at Kansas State University and directs the Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy (CIMA) in the College of Education. Certified in elementary education, bilingual education, and school counseling, Dr. Herrera's research focuses on literacy opportunities with culturally and linguistically diverse students, reading strategies and teacher preparation for diversity in the classroom. She has authored several books, including: Mastering ESL/EFL Methods: Differentiated Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students (2005, 2011, 2016), Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners: Classroom Strategies That Integrate Social/Emotional Engagement and Academic Achievement, K to 8 (2013, 2017), Crossing the Vocabulary Bridge: Differentiated Strategies for Diverse Secondary Classrooms (2011), Biography-Driven Culturally Responsive Teaching (2010, 2016) and
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
- Classroom Assessment Amidst Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
- Authentic Assessment
- Preinstructional Assessment: Re-Envisioning What Is Possible
- Assessment of Acculturation
- Assessment of Language Proficiency
- Assessment of Content-Area Learning
- Data-Driven Problem-Solving Processes
- Special Education Issues in the Assessment of CLD Students
