Giving Voice to Aspirations: Engaging African American Parents With Children With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 105345122110249
Author(s):  
Monique Matute-Chavarria
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
School Suspensions ◽  
American Students ◽  
Education School ◽  
Special Education School ◽  
American Children

African American children and youth are disproportionately represented in special education, school suspensions, expulsion, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Research indicates that increasing the engagement of African American parents in their child’s education is an indicator of academic success for African American students. This article discusses ways that schools and educators can engage African American parents with children with disabilities in school through a parent aspirational meeting that builds on the aspirations African American parents have for their children while in school and beyond the boundaries of school.

The Disproportionate Discipline of African American Learners: Reducing School Suspensions and Expulsions

2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda L. Townsend
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Discipline ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Discipline Practices ◽  
School Suspensions ◽  
American Students ◽  
American Children

School disciplinary practices for students with disabilities and their peers without disabilities have long been questioned. Moreover, the school discipline of both dominant culture and ethnic minority children and youth has raised concerns. In that regard school discipline has in general become a hotbed for litigation and debate. While suspect discipline practices have been used with students across ethnic backgrounds, they are disproportionately meted out to African American students, particularly males (Harry & Anderson, 1995). This article examines exclusionary discipline practices and their impact on African American students. Culturally responsive instructional and management strategies are identified that can mitigate school suspensions and expulsions of African American children and youth.

Racialized Perceptions of School Violence Suspensions of African-American Students

2019 ◽  
pp. 208-226
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Herron ◽  
Morghan Vélez Young-Alfaro
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Suspensions ◽  
American Students ◽  
Learning School ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceptions Of School ◽  
Out Of School

The history and current practices of out-of-school suspensions significantly impact African-American students; research shows the practices to be overly used and target African-American students. This chapter explores the ways that school violence is responded to disproportionally and is entangled with racial mythology. That is, racial discrimination shows up in structural and interpersonal ways such as suspending and expelling students of Color for the same infractions for which White peers get to return to class such as kicking a trashcan, defiance, and truancies. The chapter closes with recommendations for educators and policymakers, focusing on ways to mitigate the impact of out-of-school suspension practices and racial discrimination in order to improve the future of learning, school discipline, and outcomes of African-American students.

Racialized Perceptions of School Violence Suspensions of African-American Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1284-1302
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Herron ◽  
Morghan Vélez Young-Alfaro
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Suspensions ◽  
American Students ◽  
Learning School ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceptions Of School ◽  
Out Of School

The history and current practices of out-of-school suspensions significantly impact African-American students; research shows the practices to be overly used and target African-American students. This chapter explores the ways that school violence is responded to disproportionally and is entangled with racial mythology. That is, racial discrimination shows up in structural and interpersonal ways such as suspending and expelling students of Color for the same infractions for which White peers get to return to class such as kicking a trashcan, defiance, and truancies. The chapter closes with recommendations for educators and policymakers, focusing on ways to mitigate the impact of out-of-school suspension practices and racial discrimination in order to improve the future of learning, school discipline, and outcomes of African-American students.

The School Counselor's Role in Addressing the Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence Gap for African American Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001700
Author(s):  
Pamela Davis ◽  
Michael P. Davis ◽  
Jerry A. Mobley
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
National Examination ◽  
American Students ◽  
Excellence Gap

This study describes the collaboration among a school counselor, a school counselor intern, an Advanced Placement Psychology teacher, and a counselor educator to improve African American access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and increase success on the AP Psychology national examination. The team initiated a process that recruited African American students into AP Psychology and supported them through group and individual counseling to create an achievement-minded cohort that emphasized peer relationships and academic success.

Early Positive Predictors of Later Reading Comprehension for African American Students

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly K. Craig ◽  
Carol M. Connor ◽  
Julie A. Washington
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Shape Matching ◽  
First Grade ◽  
American Students ◽  
American Children

Purpose: This investigation examined the performance of 50 African American children on a reading comprehension test. Method: Longitudinal data were compared for two groups of students who were preschoolers or kindergartners at Time 1 and elementary-grade students at Time 2. Outcomes were examined for positive predictive relationships based on their oral language and cognitive skills as preschoolers and kindergartners at Time 1. The Time 1 preschoolers were all from low-income homes, whereas the Time 1 kindergartners were all from middle-income homes. All students were urban dwellers and speakers of African American English. Results: Two measures predicted later reading comprehension levels for the Time 1 preschoolers: use of complex syntax and shape matching. The Time 1 preschoolers and kindergartners showed no significant differences in reading comprehension at the end of first grade, but the preschoolers were significantly ahead of the kindergartners in reading by third grade. Clinical Implications: The potential of preschools that emphasize early language and literacy for improving the reading outcomes of African American students is discussed.

Use of SOMPA in Identification of Gifted African-American Children

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice L. Matthew ◽  
Anne K. Golin ◽  
Mary W. Moore ◽  
Carol Baker
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Gifted Programs ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Gifted Programming ◽  
American Students ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
American Children

To increase the proportion of elementary minority students identified as gifted, the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) was employed with minority disadvantaged children in a large urban school district. A group of African-American students in second through fifth grades became eligible for gifted programming when their IQ scores were adjusted using SOMPA procedures. The performance of these SOMPA students on the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes and other measures did not differ from that of a group of African-American gifted students who were identified on the basis of traditional criteria. There were also no significant differences between the groups in Ross subtest scores seven months later. The SOMPA procedures used to identify these gifted students may provide an alternative method to increase the proportion of minority students in gifted programs; particularly in states that use IQ cut-off scores for placement decisions.

scholarly journals Teachers' beliefs about ability to engage African-American students and identify for advanced placement through the lens of the Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Survey and the Rand Measure

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Eric C. Sr. Greely
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
American Children ◽  
Advanced Placement Classes

A fundamental right of American children is to have equal opportunities to obtain a quality education regardless of race, class, or economic status. College graduates are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to have greater earning potential. High school students enrolling in rigorous coursework, like Advanced Placement classes, are better prepared for college. Using the instruments of the Ohio Teacher Efficacy Survey and the Rand Measure, this study found that having a rigorous curriculum and avoiding deficit thinking matters in recommending African-American students' to Advanced Placement classes. Race and ethnicity should not be used as a limitation. Educators must recognize the diversity that each student contributes to the classroom. Additionally, this research revealed that what high school teachers believe about their students' capabilities does influence the success of the students. Teachers who teach Advanced Placement courses have to believe all students can learn, regardless of condition, status, race or economic opportunities.

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