Effective Provision of Educational Services to Latino-American Children With Special Needs and Gifts

This section of Multiple Voices capitalizes on the oral tradition common to many cultures. In this tradition, history and cultural values are transmitted from one generation to another by word of mouth. In some cultures a specific person carries the responsibility of learning and telling the history of people. This is the fourth and final article in this series.

"In the Oral Tradition" presents interviews with eminent scholars and community leaders in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners. These "elders" of the education community share their perspectives and prognostications on pertinent issues. The "elders" interviewed for this article are two Latina women who are leaders in the field of special education.