Case Study: Underachievement in Bilingual Classes
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Lupe has lived in a large urban United States city for 10 years. She was in bilingual classes in elementary school and is now mainstreamed for all subjects, although her English is not completely fluent. She is friendly and cooperative when she is in class but has a high rate of absenteeism. She seems to prefer talking with friends to completing assignments. Teachers think she has academic potential but worry that she will eventually drop out of school because of persistent underachievement. Outline three (3) prereferral interventions that could be implemented with Lupe. Give specific reasons to support your choices
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A case study on a learner in a bilingual class who manifested problem behaviors like absenteeism and underachievement. Three interventions are suggested to address the problems.
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Lupe has lived in a large urban United States city for 10 years. She was in bilingual classes in elementary school and is now mainstreamed for all subjects, although her English is not completely fluent. She is friendly and cooperative when she is in class but has a high rate of absenteeism. She seems to prefer talking with friends to completing assignments. Teachers think she has academic potential but worry that she will eventually drop out of school because of persistent underachievement.
Outline three (3) prereferral interventions that could be implemented with Lupe. Give specific reasons to support your ...
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