Creating successful learning environments for African American learners with exceptionalities / edited by Festus E. Obiakor and Bridgie Alexis Ford.

Other author Obiakor, Festus E.
Other author Ford, Bridgie Alexis.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxix, 232 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents School accountability and reform : implications for African Americans with exceptionalities / Festus E. Obiakor and Bridgie Alexis Ford -- Legal foundations of special education for African American learners / Elizabeth A. Dooley and Katherine L. Dooley -- Functionalizing assessment for African American learners in general and special education programs / Cheryl A. Utley -- Categorization : impact on African American learners with exceptionalities / Angela Stephens McIntosh -- Instructional strategies for African American learners with cognitive disabilities / Helen Bessant Byrd -- Working with African American students with specific learning disabilities / Patrick A. Grant and Pauline B. Grant -- Interventions for African American learners with behavioral problems / Cathy Kea, Gwendolyn Cartledge, and Lisa J. Bowman -- Maximizing the learning potential of African American learners with gifts and talents / Vera I. Daniels -- Communication skills of African American learners with disabilities / Martha Scott Lue, Cheryl Evans Green, and Shelia Yvette Smalley -- Developing self-empowerment in African American learners with special problems / Festus E. Obiakor -- Service delivery for African American young children with special needs / Regina Enwefa and Stephen Enwefa -- African American families : equal partners in general and special education / Loretta C. Prater -- African American community resources : essential educational enhancers for African American children and youth / Bridgie Alexis Ford -- Transitioning African American high school students with disabilities / Bertina H. Combes and Beth A. Durodge -- Teacher preparation for African American exceptional learners : a cultural-historical approach / Stanley C. Trent -- Culturally responsive leadership for African Americans with exceptionalities / Darrell L. Williams, Christlyn Frederick-Stanley, and Adell Fair -- Summary comments : race, class, gender, and exceptionality of African American learners/ Edgar G. Epps.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002005178
ISBN0761945563 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0761945571 (pbk.)