Creating successful learning environments for African American learners with exceptionalities
By: edited by Festus E. Obiakor and Bridgie Alexis Ford.
Contributors: Obiakor, Festus E.; Ford, Bridgie Alexis.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: African Americans -- Education; Special education -- United States; Discrimination in education -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: School accountability and reform : implications for African Americans with exceptionalities / Festus E. Obiakor and Bridgie Alexis Ford; title: Legal foundations of special education for African American learners / Elizabeth A. Dooley and Katherine L. Dooley; title: Functionalizing assessment for African American learners in general and special education programs / Cheryl A. Utley; title: Categorization : impact on African American learners with exceptionalities / Angela Stephens McIntosh; title: Instructional strategies for African American learners with cognitive disabilities / Helen Bessant Byrd; title: Working with African American students with specific learning disabilities / Patrick A. Grant and Pauline B. Grant; title: Interventions for African American learners with behavioral problems / Cathy Kea, Gwendolyn Cartledge, and Lisa J. Bowman; title: Maximizing the learning potential of African American learners with gifts and talents / Vera I. Daniels; title: Communication skills of African American learners with disabilities / Martha Scott Lue, Cheryl Evans Green, and Shelia Yvette Smalley; title: Developing self-empowerment in African American learners with special problems / Festus E. Obiakor; title: Service delivery for African American young children with special needs / Regina Enwefa and Stephen Enwefa; title: African American families : equal partners in general and special education / Loretta C. Prater; title: African American community resources : essential educational enhancers for African American children and youth / Bridgie Alexis Ford; title: Transitioning African American high school students with disabilities / Bertina H. Combes and Beth A. Durodoye; title: Teacher preparation for African American exceptional learners : a cultural-historical approach / Stanley C. Trent; title: Culturally responsive leadership for African Americans with exceptionalities / Darrell L. Williams, Christlyn Frederick-Stanley, and Adell Fair; title: Summary comments : race, class, gender, and exceptionality of African American learners/ Edgar G. Epps.