Creating Successful Learning Environments for African American Learners with Exceptionalities

In This Groundbreaking Book, More Than 25 Leading Scholars And Practitioners Provide Concrete Solutions For Maximizing African American Students′ Achievement. Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- About The Editors -- About The Contributors -- Part I - Foundations Of Educational Change -- Chapter 1 - School Accountability And Reform: Implications For African Americans With Exceptionalities -- Chapter 2 - Legal Foundations Of Special Education For African American Learners -- Chapter 3 - Functionalizing Assessment For African American Learners In General And Special Education Programs -- Chapter 4 - Categorization: Impact On African American Learners With Exceptionalities -- Part Ii - Managing Learning Environments -- Chapter 5 - Instructional Strategies For African American Learners With Cognitive Disabilities -- Chapter 6 - Working With African American Students With Specific Learning Disabilities -- Chapter 7 - Interventions For African American Learners With Behavioral Problems -- Chapter 8 - Maximizing The Learning Potential Of African American Learners With Gifts And Talents -- Chapter 9 - Communication Skills Of African American Learners With Disabilities -- Chapter 10 - Developing Self-empowerment In African American Learners With Special Problems -- Part Iii - Complementing The School Environment -- Chapter 11 - Service Delivery For African American Young Children With Special Needs -- Chapter 12 - African American Families: Equal Partners In General And Special Education -- Chapter 13 - African American Community Resources: Essential Educational Enhancers For African American Children And Youth -- Chapter 14 - Transitioning African American High School Students With Disabilities -- Chapter 15 - Teacher Preparation For African American Exceptional Learners: A Cultural-historical Approach -- Chapter 16 - Culturally Responsive Leadership For African Americans With Exceptionalities -- Chapter 17 - Summary Comments: Race, Class, Gender, And Exceptionality Of African American Learners -- Index.