Creating Successful Learning Environments for African American Learners With Exceptionalities

by Festus E. Obiakor

• ISBN13: 9780761945567
• ISBN10: 0761945563
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-18
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

In this groundbreaking book, more than 25 leading scholars and practitioners provide concrete solutions for maximizing African American students' achievement.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Geneva Gay
Preface	xi
About the Editors	xiii
About the Contributors	xv
Part I: Foundations of Educational Change	1	(52)
School Accountability and Reform: Implications for African Americans With Exceptionalities	3	(14)
Festus E. Obiakor
Bridgie Alexis Ford
Legal Foundations of Special Education for African American Learners	17	(10)
Elizabeth A. Dooley
Katherine L. Dooley
Functionalizing Assessment for African American Learners in General and Special Education Programs	27	(14)
Cheryl A. Utley
Categorization: Impact on African American Learners With Exceptionalities	41	(12)
Angela Stephens McIntosh
Part II: Managing Learning Environments	53	(80)
Instructional Strategies for African American Learners With Cognitive Disabilities	55	(12)
Helen Bessant Byrd
Working With African American Students With Specific Learning Disabilities	67	(12)
Patrick A. Grant
Pauline B. Grant
Interventions for African American Learners With Behavioral Problems	79	(16)
Cathy D. Kea
Gwendolyn Cartledge
Lisa J. Bowman
Maximizing the Learning Potential of African American Learners With Gifts and Talents	95	(12)
Vera I. Daniels
Communication Skills of African American Learners With Disabilities	107	(12)
Martha Scott Lue
Cheryl Evans Green
Shelia Yvette Smalley
Developing Self-Empowerment in African American Learners With Special Problems	119	(14)
Festus E. Obiakor
Part III: Complementing the School Environment	133	(92)
Service Delivery for African American Young children With Special Needs	135	(10)
Regina Enwefa
Stephen Enwefa
African American Families: Equal Partners in General and Special Education	145	(14)
Loretta P. Prater
African American Community Resources: Essential Educational Enhancers for African American Children and Youth	159	(16)
Bridgie Alexis Ford
Transitioning African American High School Students With Disabilities	175	(16)
Bertina H. Combes
Beth A. Durodoye
Teacher Preparation for African American Exceptional Learners: A Cultural-Historical Approach	191	(14)
Stanley C. Trent
Culturally Responsive Leadership for African Americans With Exceptionalities	205	(12)
Darrell L. Williams
Christlyn Frederick-Stanley
Adell Fair
Summary Comments: Race, Class, Gender, and Exceptionality of African American Learners	217	(8)
Edgar G. Epps
Index	225