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

<p><b>Marie Tejero Hughes</b> 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.</p> <p><b>Elizabeth Talbott</b> 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.</p>

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