Several decades ago, it was common practice to place any student ...

[jace]

Several decades ago, it was common practice to place any student with an IQ score of 70 or below in a class for students with mental retardation. This practice resulted in many children who did not have general cognitive delays being placed inappropriately in such classes. From the perspective of the textbook, who or what would be at fault for these misplacements?
 
  a. Government officials who wanted more ability grouping of students
  b. Poorly constructed intelligence tests
  c. Inaccurate norms for the intelligence tests that were used
  d. The individuals who made the placement decisions

Question 2

As teachers, we should keep in regular contact with parents about how their children are performing and progressing in our classrooms. Describe four different strategies that you might use to open and/or maintain lines of communication with your students' parents.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[brittanywood]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Possible strategies include these (the response should describe at least four of them):
 Hold parent-teacher conferences.
 Conduct conferences and other discussions at times and locations convenient for families.
 Send notes or newsletters home.
 Call parents on the telephone.
 Communicate by e-mail if working in a relatively affluent community.
 Conduct parent discussion groups.
 Invite parents to school events (possibly w/ personal invitations).
 Request parents' assistance with fund-raisers.
 Seek volunteers to help with field trips, tutoring, homework hotlines, etc.
 Use parents as resources to give the class a more multicultural perspective.
 Make an effort to get parents' trust and confidence.
 Encourage parents to be assertive when they have questions or concerns.
 Keep other important family members

[jace]

Thank you

[brittanywood]

No problem