KEY BENEFIT:This popular book examines the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to meet the needs of diverse learners, who by virtue of their experiential, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, challenge traditional curriculum and instructional programs.

KEY TOPICS: The majority of the book is devoted to offering, effective strategies for teaching in the content areas including: beginning reading, reading comprehension, writing; mathematics, science, and social studies. This new edition has been greatly enhanced by the inclusion of: current research inroads and the implications these have for diverse learners; new results from assessment of student achievement and progress; the most current trends and changing demographics; and updated policy and practice and how these affect implementation of curriculum and instruction for diverse learners in today’s schools. Popular and widely adopted, this book’s author team continues to provide the best summary on the market today of the characteristics of students with diverse learning and curricular needs, and a critical examination of pressing, current issues in education.