Abstract
The author investigated shared cultural models among nine Latino immigrant parents of children with specific learning disabilities aged 6-12 years old. Interview questions addressed what participants thought it meant to be educated, their descriptions of specific learning disabilities, and their reports of effective teaching methods for their children. Although many varying themes emerged from the interview data, three distinct cultural models surfaced from the data on education and disability. Implications include cultural beliefs informing IEP content, knowledge of cultural models enabling increasingly open communication between school and home, and culturally sensitive classroom instruction.
Degree
MS
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Counseling Psychology and Special Education
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Welling, Harriet Faith, "Cultural Models of Latino Immigrant Parent Knowledge of Their Children's Specific Learning Disabilities" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 6085.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6085
Date Submitted
2015-06-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd7882
Keywords
Latino immigrant parents, special education, learning disability, elementary, education
Language
english