The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education

The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education is a state-of-the-art reference showcasing cutting-edge special education research with a focus on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Cutting-edge special education research focusing on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds An authoritative contribution to the field, this work charts a new path to effective interventions and sets an agenda for future research Addresses disabilities from an international perspective

Notes on Contributors ix Foreword xvii Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxv Part I Including Students with Disabilities 1 1 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reconstructing Disability to Reimagine Education 3 Margaret Winzer and Kas Mazurek 2 Taking a Spatial Turn in Inclusive Education: Seeking Justice at the Intersections of Multiple Markers of Difference 23 Federico R. Waitoller and Subini Ancy Annamma 3 The Advancement of Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities: An International Perspective 45 Silvia Romero-Contreras, Ismael García-Cedillo and Todd Fletcher 4 On the Purpose of Schooling: Inviting In, or Locking Out? 69 Shelley Zion and Wanda J. Blanchett 5 The Cultural Understanding of Inclusion in Diverse Settings: Support Services and Collaboration 87 Vasilis Strogilos and Elias Avramidis 6 Inclusion and Practice: The Perspective of Two Countries 115 Marjatta Takala and George Head Part II Contemporary Issues in Educating Diverse Students 129 7 Students in Special Education: Issues, Theories, and Recommendations to Address Overrepresentation 131 Donna Y. Ford, Gilman W. Whiting, Ramon B. Goings and Shawn A. Robinson 8 Family Diversity: From the Margins to the Center 149 Beth Harry and Patrice Fenton 9 Education in Disability and Poverty Debates: Research Insights from Southern Contexts 167 Nidhi Singal 10 Supporting Language and Literacy Development for Additional Language Learners with Disabilities 183 Diane Haager and Terese C. Aceves Part III Instruction 207 11 Teaching Mathematics to Students with Disabilities from Diverse Backgrounds 209 Delinda van Garderen, Apryl Poch, Christa Jackson and Sarah A. Roberts 12 Research in Science Education for Students with Special Education Needs 231 Jonte’ C. Taylor and Mary Grace Villanueva 13 Reading Instruction for Diverse Students with Learning Disabilities 253 Sylvia Linan-Thompson and Hermelinda Cavazos 14 A Road Less Traveled: Writing Research for Diverse Students with Disabilities 277 Megan Dunn Davison and Linda H. Mason 15 Empowering Academically Diverse Learners in History Classrooms 299 Daniel R. Wissinger Part IV Supporting and Assessing Diverse Learners 319 16 A Systematic Review of Peer Tutoring Interventions for Students with Disabilities 321 Elizabeth Talbott, Agata Trzaska and Jaime L. Zurheide 17 Technological Practices Supporting Diverse Students in Inclusive Settings 357 Dave L. Edyburn, Kavita Rao and Prabha Hariharan 18 Mathematics Assessment for Students with Diverse Learning Needs 379 Sarah R. Powell and Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds 19 Reading Assessment Practices for Linguistically Diverse Students at Risk of Developing Language and Literacy Difficulties 399 Sabina R. Neugebauer and Amy Heineke Part V Preparation of Educators for Inclusive Environments 423 20 International Perspectives on Teacher Education for Inclusion 425 Petra Engelbrecht and Alison Ekins 21 Teachers Developing Knowledge in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Toward More Inclusive Pedagogy 445 Alison Croft, Susie Miles, Rhona Brown, Jo Westbrook and Sarah Williams 22 Preparing Educators to Teach Literacy: Knowledge, Dilemmas, and Practices 467 Michelle Parker-Katz, Marie Tejero Hughes and Georgette Lee 23 Leveraging Systems Change to Address Diversity in Special Education Teacher Preparation 493 Monika Williams Shealey and Loury Ollison Floyd Index 509