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Book SynopsisThis edited volume includes chapters covering multiple areas of literacy education: inclusive education, early childhood education, elementary education, middle grades education, and emergent literacy across groups. The purpose of this edited volume is to provide educators and graduate students/scholars in the field of education with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to facilitate student success.
Trade ReviewThe authors share from passionate, personal experiences in schools with students and families to offer engaging, research based practices that they have successfully used. This text will be an invaluable resource for new and veteran teachers as our country and teaching contexts continue to shift. -- Emily Pendergrass, Director of Reading Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University
Table of ContentsPreface Megan Adams, Kate Zimmer, and Sanjuana Rodriguez Part I: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Students with Exceptionalities 1. Enhancing Social Development for Preschool Students with Autism: A Teacher's Guide Kate Zimmer 2. Mathematics Problem-Solving in Context: Improving Comprehension for Students with Mathematics Difficulty Melissa Driver 3. Literacy & The Gifted Joanna Simpson Part II: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Marginalized Students 4. Culturally Responsible Teaching: An Example and Lessons Learned Megan Adams 5. Strategies for Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students Sanjuana Rodriguez 6. Culturally Relevant Teaching: The Impact of Beliefs on Practices Natasha Thornton Part III: Bridging Literacy and the Community 7. Summer Bridge Programs to Encourage Literacy Success for All Children Megan Adams, Kate Zimmer, & Sanjuana Rodriguez About the Editors About the Contributors Index
