Creating Successful Learning Environments for African American Learners With Exceptionalities

by Festus E. Obiakor

• ISBN13: 9780761945574
• ISBN10: 0761945571
• Format: Paperback
• 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 - Geneva Gay

Preface

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Part I: Foundations of Educational Change

1. School Accountability and Reform: Implications and African Americans With Exceptionalities - Festus E. Obiakor and Bridgie Alexis Ford

2. Legal Foundations of Special Education for African American Learners - Elizabeth A. Dooley and Katherine L. Dooley

3. Functionalizing Assessment for African American Learners in General and Special Education Programs - Cheryl A. Utley

4. Categorization: Impact on African American Learners With Exceptionalities - Angela Stephens McIntosh

Part II: Managing Learning Environments

5. Instructional Strategies for African American Learners With Cognitive Disabilities - Helen Bessant Byrd

6. Working With African American Students With Specific Learning Disabilities - Patrick A. Grant and Pauline B. Grant

7. Interventions for African American Learners With Behavioral Problems - Cathy Kea, Gwendolyn Cartledge, and Lisa J. Bowman

8. Maximizing the Learning Potential of African American Learners With Gifts and Talents - Vera I. Daniels

9. Communication Skills of African American Learners With Disabilities - Martha Scott Lue, Cheryl Evans Green, and Shelia Yvette Smalley

10. Developing Self-Empowerment in African American Learners With Special Problems - Festus E. Obiakor

Part III: Complementing the School Environment

11. Service Delivery for African American Young Children With Special Needs - Regina Enwefa and Stephen Enwefa

12. African American Families: Equal Partners in General and Special Education - Loretta P. Prater

13. African American Community Resources: Essential Educational Enhancers for African American Children and Youth - Bridgie Alexis Ford

14. Transitioning African American High School Students With Disabilities - Bertina H. Combes and Beth A. Durodoye

15. Teacher-Preparation for African American Exceptional Learners: A Cultural-Historical Approach - Stanley C. Trent

16. Culturally Responsive Leadership for African Americans With Exceptionalities - Darrell L. Williams, Christlyn Frederick-Stanley, and Adell Fair

17. Summary of Comments: Race, Class, Gender, and Exceptionality of African American Learners - Edgar G. Epps

Index