Course Description:" This course is designed to integrate the theories and principles of the
teaching of English to speakers of other languages and applying them to classroom …

This research synthesis, using a qualitative multivocal method (Ogawa & Malen, 1991),
investigates the knowledge base of effective instruction for English-language learners in …

This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools
and techniques for assessing English-language learners and culturally diverse students in K …

Evidence suggests that the current mental health system is failing in the provision of quality
mental health care for diverse children and families. This paper discusses one critical …

Because of immigration pressures, the classrooms of many teachers include students from
language-minority groups; these teachers often turn to special education for assistance. This …

Teachers represent the largest school impact on student learning, yet the national
professional teacher workforce has been described as inadequately prepared to meet the …

This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of the views of 12 low-income Puerto
Rican parents whose children were classified as learning disabled or mildly mentally …

We used a multiple baseline across students design to evaluate the effects of an intervention
program consisting of vocabulary instruction, error correction, and fluency building on oral …

Considerable research in the past 30 years has accumulated regarding the academic and
social functioning of youngsters with disabilities. Only in the past decade has there been …

In 1991, the longest article ever written in the Harvard Educational Review focused on
special education reform and restructure (Skrtic, 1991). Through a comprehensive review …