1st Edition

Determining Difference from Disability What Culturally Responsive Teachers Should Know

By Gerry McCain, Megan Farnsworth Copyright 2018
202 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

202 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

202 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students / English Language Learners (ELL) 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... Read more

Contents

Foreword by Catherine Collier

Meet the Authors

Acknowledgments

eResources

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Role of the Cultural Self in Teaching and Learning

Chapter 2: File Review: Get to Know Your Students’ Culture(s) and Language(s)

Chapter 3: Inclusive Classrooms Begin With Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Chapter 4: Collaboration for Resilient Socioemotional Identities

Chapter 5: Moving Beyond Behavior Management to Student Empowerment

Chapter 6: Weighing Evidence: Challenges Due to Intrinsic or Extrinsic Conditions?

Chapter 7: Discussion and Final Thoughts

Appendix A: Trent’s Full IEP

Appendix B: Emotion Words List

Appendix C: Rosa's AQS III Scoring Form

Appendix D: Jun's NLP

Appendix E: Jun's AQS III Scoring Form

Appendix F: Collaborating with Families of English Language Learners, the "Sharing Basket" Project"

Appendix G: Rosa’s Story

Appendix H: When I Feel Angry, I Can Make Choices. I Can Handle My Anger in Good Ways!

Appendix I: Strategies and Examples for Less Acculturated Students

Biography

Gerry McCain, PhD, is a professor of education at Southern Oregon University. He taught Bilingual Special Education in Las Cruces, New Mexico, prior to earning his doctorate in Bilingual Special Education.

Megan Farnsworth, PhD, is an associate professor of special education at Southern Oregon University.