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Determining Difference from Disability : What Culturally Responsive Teachers Should Know / Gerry McCain, Megan Farnsworth.

By: McCain, Gerry [author.]Contributor(s): Farnsworth, Megan [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Taylor and Francis, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781351266192; 9781351266178Subject(s): Language disorders in children | Learning disabilities | Special education | Speech disorders in children | Students with disabilities | Language & Communication Difficulties | Learning Difficulties | Students with Special NeedsAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleOnline resources: Click here to view.

Contents:

chapter Introduction / Gerry McCain -- chapter 1 The Role of the Cultural Self in Teaching and Learning / Gerry McCain -- chapter 2 File Review: Get to Know Your Students’ Culture(s) and Language(s) / Gerry McCain -- chapter 3 Inclusive Classrooms Begin With Culturally Responsive Pedagogy / Gerry McCain -- chapter 4 Collaboration for Resilient Socioemotional Identities / Gerry McCain -- chapter 5 Moving Beyond Behavior Management to Student Empowerment / Gerry McCain -- chapter 6 Weighing Evidence: Challenges Due to Intrinsic or Extrinsic Conditions? / Gerry McCain -- chapter 7 Discussion and Final Thoughts / Gerry McCain.

Scope and content: "This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the CLD/ELL students 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 student strengths while creating a foundation for further learning and achievement. You will discover how to: Connect your and your students cultural assets to classroom content; Review language acquisition stages and design corresponding instruction; Collaborate with peers and discuss the realities of reaching out for support and problem solving; Choose effective and appropriate instructional strategies based on documentation of data through progress monitoring;Move from a traditional behavioristic perspective to a more culturally responsive perspective; Identify patterns in formal assessments and informal instruction in order to distinguish between language differences and learning disabilities. In addition, the book includes a number of activities and graphs that can be implemented immediately in any classroom. Many of these materials can be downloaded for free from the books product page: www.routledge.com/9781138577756."--Provided by publisher.

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"This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the CLD/ELL students 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 student strengths while creating a foundation for further learning and achievement. You will discover how to: Connect your and your students cultural assets to classroom content; Review language acquisition stages and design corresponding instruction; Collaborate with peers and discuss the realities of reaching out for support and problem solving; Choose effective and appropriate instructional strategies based on documentation of data through progress monitoring;Move from a traditional behavioristic perspective to a more culturally responsive perspective; Identify patterns in formal assessments and informal instruction in order to distinguish between language differences and learning disabilities. In addition, the book includes a number of activities and graphs that can be implemented immediately in any classroom. Many of these materials can be downloaded for free from the books product page: www.routledge.com/9781138577756."--Provided by publisher.