Teaching Diverse Learners: Principles for Best Practice - Softcover

Doran, Patricia R.; Mazur, Amy J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412974984 ISBN 13: 9781412974981

Publisher: Corwin, 2010

Synopsis

Practical guidelines and strategies for meeting the needs of every student in your classroom!

Based on current research, legislation, and best classroom practices, this comprehensive guide helps educators effectively teach students who are culturally and linguistically diverse as well as those who have or might have special education needs. The user-friendly book offers strategies, case studies, guiding questions, activities, and tools to help PreK–12 teachers:

• Understand key concepts, policies, and cultural issues
• Set up an effective, emotionally safe classroom
• Adapt curriculum, instruction, and assessment to make learning accessible
• Collaborate with fellow professionals, families, and communities

About this title

About the Author

Amy J. Mazur, Ed.D., lead faculty in bilingual special education and a professor at the George Washington University, has been involved in teacher preparation for over 30 years. She has long been an advocate for the minority student who, as a result of poverty, health and developmental issues, immigrant status, or level of English language acquisition, has not been provided access to appropriate educational service delivery. Dr. Mazur has served as the chair of the Special Education Special Interest Group of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE); and she has been a member of the editorial staff of the Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Throughout her career, Dr. Mazur has presented at national and international conferences, advocating for the rights of minority students as well as the skills needed to prepare professionals to teach to the needs of all students. She lives in Washington, D.C., and is the mother of two children, Arin and Adam, both of whom have been an inspiration to her as she seeks to promote social justice and equity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412974984
• ISBN 13: 9781412974981
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200