Denise Skarbek is professor in education in the Graduate Studies at Saint Leo University, where she teaches coursework in exceptional student education. Her research interests include youth violence, sexual abuse, special education, and teacher education, particularly in the areas of teacher reflection, safe schools, and technology and its impact on children with special needs.

• ForewordChapter 1: Eating Our Way to the Common Core: The Need for UDL by Denise Skarbek and Karen HahnChapter 2: Differentiated Instruction by Fern AefskyChapter 3: There’s more to Accommodations than Extra Time and Peer Buddies! by Karen Hahn, Denise Skarbek, and Patricia ParrishChapter 4: This Is Where It’s “AT”: Using Assistive Technology with Students with Disabilities by Holly S. Atkins, Sylvia Rockwell, and Candace RobertsChapter 5: English Language Learners and Common Core State Standards by Keya MukherjeeChapter 6: The Struggling Reader and the Common Core by Lin CarverChapter 7: Grades 3-8 Math Strategies for Students At-Risk, English Language Learner (ELL), and Students with Disabilities byDeborah Anne Banker, Angelo State University and Nancy A. CerezoChapter 8: Educational Leadership by Fern AefskyChapter 9: Accessing Common Core Curriculum for ELL, Students with Disabilities and Students Considered At-Risk Using Reflective Thinking by Denise Skarbek

Overall, this is a worthwhile resource for educators looking to implement CCSSM with all students.