Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

by Socorro G. Herrera, Kevin Murry, Robin Cabral

Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students seeks to pose and answer the important questions that are arising as levels of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners increase in classrooms across the country. This classroom-ready resource places the emphasis of assessment on the student as an individual and explores questions such as “Where should assessment efforts for CLD students be concentrated?;” ''What are the key aims of assessments?;” and “How should teachers use CLD student assessment findings?” The 3rd Edition has been completely updated with a new chapter on data-driven problem solving, new Teaching Tips, Activity Lesson Plans, and more.

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Socorro Guadalupe Herrera

Reviews

[Sammi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really well written with a lot of great information in digestible bites. I might also be biased because compared to the HCM textbook, I was able to purchase this one in kindle. This supremely helped my concentration levels and understanding because I could highlight and make notes in the texts through the kindle app. Then I could view the notes all together in one place. Technology is amazing. Anyway, I read this book in conjunction with s other assessment textbook. They blur together a bit, but this one is much more in depth when it discusses the information it presents.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

The most important thing I learned about this book was that reading levels are crucial when teaching ELLs. Some of the assessments were interesting and gave me the thought of, “Oh, I could try this! I didn’t know this was “allowed”. Can’t wait to try this out!” I read this book to pair with my online class in which some of the review questions were utilized from this book. Not an easy read, but interesting nonetheless.

[Ana Crim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Update: I went through the reviews, and all the reviewers are from a specific demographic group. 🙄

I’m genuinely shocked this text has a 3-star rating. Herrera does an excellent job at explaining complex issues surrounding linguistically diverse students. I personally learned so much from it and wished it was mandatory for all educators who worked with CLD students.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this will be useful when (if?) I teach in the US. It's not so useful for me now as an EFL teacher, but it's not trying to be.

[Rachel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading for my class. So far, not as awful as I expected.