Determining Difference from Disability - by Gerry McCain & Megan Farnsworth (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the CLD/ELL students in your general education classroom are experiencing typical language differences, learning disabilities, or both. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This essential book offers clear guidelines for determining if the Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students / English Language Learners (ELL) in your general education classroom are experiencing typical language differences, learning disabilities, or both. By combining helpful case-studies with insightful research, the authors provide a framework for differentiating instruction that uses culturally appropriate interventions to build upon student strengths while creating a foundation for further learning and achievement. You will discover how to: </p> <p></p> <ul> <p> <li>Connect your own and your students' cultural assets to classroom content; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>Review language acquisition stages and design corresponding instruction; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>Collaborate with peers and discuss the realities of reaching out for support and problem solving; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>Choose effective and appropriate instructional strategies based on documentation of data through progress monitoring;</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Move from a traditional behavioristic perspective to a more culturally responsive perspective; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>Identify patterns in formal assessments and informal instruction in order to distinguish between language differences and learning disabilities. </li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>In addition, the book includes a number of activities and graphs that can be implemented immediately in any classroom. Many of these materials can be downloaded for free from the book's product page: www.routledge.com/9781138577756.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Gerry McCain, PhD, is a professor of education at Southern Oregon University. He taught Bilingual Special Education in Las Cruces, New Mexico, prior to earning his doctorate in Bilingual Special Education. </p><p>Megan Farnsworth, PhD, is an associate professor of special education at Southern Oregon University. </p>
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