Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education

Marie Tejero Hughes is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. She has been widely published in a variety of academic journals on topics related to literacy, teacher education, and family involvement. She has also held a number of leadership roles, including chair of the Special Education Special Interest Group at the American Educational Research Association and executive committee member of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division.Elizabeth Talbott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. She serves as past-president and legislative advocate for the Council for Exceptional Children-Division for Research.  She is co-chair of the curriculum committee and faculty member in the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention, and conducts research in the fields of special education, clinical psychology, and educational psychology.

• Notes on Contributors ixForeword xviiPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxvPart I Including Students with Disabilities 11 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reconstructing Disability to Reimagine Education 3Margaret Winzer and Kas Mazurek2 Taking a Spatial Turn in Inclusive Education: Seeking Justice at the Intersections of Multiple Markers of Difference 23Federico R. Waitoller and Subini Ancy Annamma3 The Advancement of Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities: An International Perspective 45Silvia Romero-Contreras, Ismael García-Cedillo and Todd Fletcher4 On the Purpose of Schooling: Inviting In, or Locking Out? 69Shelley Zion and Wanda J. Blanchett5 The Cultural Understanding of Inclusion in Diverse Settings: Support Services and Collaboration 87Vasilis Strogilos and Elias Avramidis6 Inclusion and Practice: The Perspective of Two Countries 115Marjatta Takala and George HeadPart II Contemporary Issues in Educating Diverse Students 1297 Students in Special Education: Issues, Theories, and Recommendations to Address Overrepresentation 131Donna Y. Ford, Gilman W. Whiting, Ramon B. Goings and Shawn A. Robinson8 Family Diversity: From the Margins to the Center 149Beth Harry and Patrice Fenton9 Education in Disability and Poverty Debates: Research Insights from Southern Contexts 167Nidhi Singal10 Supporting Language and Literacy Development for Additional Language Learners with Disabilities 183Diane Haager and Terese C. AcevesPart III Instruction 20711 Teaching Mathematics to Students with Disabilities from Diverse Backgrounds 209Delinda van Garderen, Apryl Poch, Christa Jackson and Sarah A. Roberts12 Research in Science Education for Students with Special Education Needs 231Jonte’ C. Taylor and Mary Grace Villanueva13 Reading Instruction for Diverse Students with Learning Disabilities 253Sylvia Linan-Thompson and Hermelinda Cavazos14 A Road Less Traveled: Writing Research for Diverse Students with Disabilities 277Megan Dunn Davison and Linda H. Mason15 Empowering Academically Diverse Learners in History Classrooms 299Daniel R. WissingerPart IV Supporting and Assessing Diverse Learners 31916 A Systematic Review of Peer Tutoring Interventions for Students with Disabilities 321Elizabeth Talbott, Agata Trzaska and Jaime L. Zurheide17 Technological Practices Supporting Diverse Students in Inclusive Settings 357Dave L. Edyburn, Kavita Rao and Prabha Hariharan18 Mathematics Assessment for Students with Diverse Learning Needs 379Sarah R. Powell and Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds19 Reading Assessment Practices for Linguistically Diverse Students at Risk of Developing Language and Literacy Difficulties 399Sabina R. Neugebauer and Amy HeinekePart V Preparation of Educators for Inclusive Environments 42320 International Perspectives on Teacher Education for Inclusion 425Petra Engelbrecht and Alison Ekins21 Teachers Developing Knowledge in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Toward More Inclusive Pedagogy 445Alison Croft, Susie Miles, Rhona Brown, Jo Westbrook and Sarah Williams22 Preparing Educators to Teach Literacy: Knowledge, Dilemmas, and Practices 467Michelle Parker-Katz, Marie Tejero Hughes and Georgette Lee23 Leveraging Systems Change to Address Diversity in Special Education Teacher Preparation 493Monika Williams Shealey and Loury Ollison FloydIndex 509