Inclusion in French Immersion in Canada: One Parent's Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Mady, Callie; Arnett, Katy
Titel	Inclusion in French Immersion in Canada: One Parent's Perspective
Quelle	In: Exceptionality Education International, 19 (2009) 2-3, S.37-49 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5227
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Diaries; Learning Disabilities; Foreign Countries; French; Individualized Instruction; Immersion Programs; Second Language Learning; Inclusive Schools; Identification; Special Needs Students; Educational Research; Elementary School Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Diary; Tagebuch; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Ausland; Französisch; Individualisierender Unterricht; Immersionsprogramm; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	Through an examination of one mother's journals about her son's academic struggles to navigate the French immersion (FI) program in Canada, this article explores the tensions that exist when the construct of "inclusion" is juxtaposed against that particular second language-learning context. The analysis of the mother's journals revealed three distinct stress points between the two systems: the conflict between the diagnostic policies/procedures for learning disabilities and the ideals of inclusion, the "status" often accorded to FI and how that has naturally inhibited inclusion, and the limitations of the research on struggling students in FI. This article argues that in this age of celebrated learner diversity and calls for corresponding differentiated instruction, these stress points must be addressed in order for FI to foster a learning environment that is accessible and beneficial to all. (Contains 4 figures and 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10