What Really Works With Exceptional Learners

Wendy W. Murawski, Ph.D., MBA, MEd, EdS, is the Executive Director and Eisner Endowed Chair for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where she is also a Full Professor in the Department of Special Education and the Director of SIMPACT Immersive Learning. Dr. Murawski is the national Past President of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of CEC and an internationally known speaker and author, presenting in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Her research focuses on co-teaching and inclusive practices nationally and internationally. She has published extensively around inclusive education, co-teaching, collaboration, and Universal Design for Learning, to include 18 books and numerous chapters, blogs, and peer-reviewed articles. She is the CEO of 2TeachÒ Global (www.2TeachLLC.com), an educational consulting company dedicated to promoting inclusive education around the world. In her personal life, Wendy enjoys traveling with her husband, learning languages, reading, drinking merlot, seeing movies, going to Book Club, visiting her college-bound son Kiernan, and pretending she is going to work out. Kathy Lynn Scott, PhD, is the Center Administrative Analyst for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge. Kathy was trained as an old school darkroom photographer, but she fell in love with all things to do with education. After conducting research on art education and adult education in England and coordinating research on learning disabilities in New Jersey, Kathy jumped from coast to coast, finding a new home with the CTL where she gets to do a little bit of everything related to education. When not acting as the “glue” for the CTL (as Wendy calls her), she’s happiest just relaxing at home, learning to cook new dishes, watching Jeopardy!, and shouting out the (not always correct) answers.

Foreword - Ann Turnbull
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
Section I. What Really Works With Content
Chapter 1. Getting Past “I Hate Math!” - Sarah A. Nagro, Margaret P. Weiss, and Jaime True Daley
Chapter 2. Creating a Cadre of Capable Readers - Leila Ansari Ricci
Chapter 3. When Writing Isn’t Easy or Fun: Techniques for Struggling Writers - Katie M. Miller and Sally A. Spencer
Chapter 4. Instructional Strategies and UDL: Making Content Accessible - Ruby L. Owiny, Anne Brawand, and Janet Josephson
Chapter 5. Leveling the Playing Field With Technology - Barbara Serianni, Ela Kaye Eley, and LaToya Cannon
Section II. What Really Works With Instruction
Chapter 6. Culturally Responsive Teaching to Support All Learners - Jacqueline Rodriguez and Stacey E. Hardin
Chapter 7. Thanks for the Memories: Brain-Based Learning at Its Best - Horacio Sanchez
Chapter 8. Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports in the Inclusive Classroom - Jennifer D. Walker and Brittany L. Hott
Chapter 9. Beyond Just “Playing Nicely”: Collaboration and Co-Teaching - Amy Kramer and Wendy W. Murawski
Chapter 10. Progress Monitoring: Your Classroom Itinerary - Kyena E. Cornelius and Kimberly M. Johnson-Harris
Section III. What Really Works With Special Populations
Chapter 11. Addressing the “Invisible Disability”: Supporting Students With Learning Disabilities - Janet Josephson, Anne Brawand, and Ruby L. Owiny
Chapter 12. Search for the Miracle Cure: Working With Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Brittany L. Hott, Jennifer D. Walker, Audrey Robinson, and Lesli Raymond
Chapter 13. Addressing the Autism Spectrum Disorder "Epidemic" in Education - Claire E. Hughes and Lynnette M. Henderson
Chapter 14. Teaching Students With Moderate-to-Severe Disabilities: You’ve Got This! - Dawn W. Fraser
Chapter 15. English Language Learners With Disabilities: Best Practices - Brenda L. Barrio, Pamela K. Peak, and Wendy W. Murawski
Chapter 16. Inclusion as the Context for Early Childhood Special Education - Zhen Chai and Rebecca Lieberman-Betz
Chapter 17. Focusing on Strengths: Twice-Exceptional Students - Claire E. Hughes
Section IV. What Really Works Beyond the Classroom
Chapter 18. It’s the Law! Legal Issues in Special Education - Christine A. Hayashi
Chapter 19. The Importance of Partnerships: School-to-Home Collaboration - Bethany M. McConnell and Wendy W. Murawski
Index