“This book provides innovative tools and strategies to support reading intervention for students in grades 3–8 who do not yet read with grade-level accuracy. Uniquely comprehensive, the Interactive Strategies Approach–Extended (ISA-X) has been shown to enhance intermediate and middle grade students’ reading accuracy and comprehension as well as content vocabulary knowledge. Preservice and inservice teachers… Read more »
Education
Determining difference from disability: What culturally responsive teachers should know
“This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students/English Language Learners (ELL) in your general education classroom are experiencing typical language differences, learning disabilities, or both. By combining helpful case-studies with insightful research, the authors provide a framework for differentiating instruction that uses culturally appropriate interventions to build upon… Read more »
Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach
Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach examines how disability is conceptualized in higher education and ways in which students, faculty, and staff with disabilities are viewed and served on college campuses. Drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks, research, and experience creating inclusive campuses, this text offers a new framework for understanding disability using a… Read more »
Eight paths to leadership: A guide for special educators
“Administrators aren’t the only education professionals who can take on leadership roles. Every teacher can be a leader—and this book shows special educators how to choose and navigate their own individual path to educational leadership. “Author Belva Collins, a seasoned educator herself, knows that many special education teachers are called on as “leaders by default”… Read more »
Talking about sex: Sexuality education for learners with disabilities
Talking about sex: Sexuality education for learners with disabilities “will address sexual development of people with autism spectrum disorders as well as other intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. It also considers special considerations for group homes and recreational facilities, and concepts of ethics and models of consent (medical, legal, social, and educational.)” -publisher Interested? Email us… Read more »