SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOLWIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES

CAISE Review ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lefki Kourea ◽  
Alicia Brophy ◽  
Kimberly Bunch-Crump ◽  
Ya-yu Lo ◽  
Vivian Correa
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Peterson ◽  
Stephen Showalter

This paper describes why special education teachers are needed to meet the needs of the increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities in the United States.  The paper presents innovative approaches to recruiting and training culturally responsive special education teachers.


Author(s):  
Maureen N. Short

This chapter offers a comprehensive review of the integration of digital content and learning technologies into the curriculum to enhance the educational experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with disabilities. It addresses the challenge of how teachers can best use digital technologies to create interactive and engaging learning experiences and provides helpful considerations for working collaboratively with other stakeholders to meet the needs of all students.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurimi Grigsby ◽  
Carolyn Theard-Griggs ◽  
Christopher Lilly

AbstractWith almost five million English language learners in the United States, digital storytelling is increasingly being used in second language learning classrooms. As a teaching and learning strategy, digital storytelling can promote critical thinking, connect new content with prior knowledge, enhance memory, and foster confidence and motivation for learning. Digital stories possess unique narrative qualities that often center on identity negotiation and the ways culturally and linguistically diverse students make meaning out of their lives. Fostering hands-on, active learning, digital storytelling is an interactive way to include culturally and linguistically diverse students’ voices in a curriculum that may not easily represent them. Practical implementation of digital storytelling is included.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Maydosz ◽  
Diane Maydosz

AbstractDespite the fact that disability has been recognized as “a natural part of the human experience” (


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