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Informationen zum Autor Megan Adams is currently the Co-Director of the Center for Literacy and Learning in the Bagwell College of Education and an Assistant Professor of Reading Education in the Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education at Kennesaw State University. Megan studies marginalized youth and is interested in studying teaching and learning in the field of education.Sanjuana Rodriguez is an assistant professor of Reading and Literacy Education at Kennesaw State University and Co-Director of the Center for Literacy and Learning. Her research interests include the early literacy development of culturally and linguistically diverse students, early writing development, and literacy development of English Learners. Kate Zimmer's teaching, research, and community engagement efforts focus on teacher preparation, early intervention, literacy, and autism. Dr. Zimmer is also the program coordinator for the M.Ed program in Special Education and the KSU Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders at Kennesaw State University. Klappentext The purpose of this edited volume is to provide educators and graduate students/scholars in the field of education with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to facilitate student success. Zusammenfassung The purpose of this edited volume is to provide educators and graduate students/scholars in the field of education with the knowledge! skills! and dispositions to facilitate student success. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceMegan Adams, Kate Zimmer, and Sanjuana RodriguezPart I: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Students with Exceptionalities 1. Enhancing Social Development for Preschool Students with Autism: A Teacher's GuideKate Zimmer2. Mathematics Problem-Solving in Context: Improving Comprehension for Students with Mathematics DifficultyMelissa Driver3. Literacy & The GiftedJoanna SimpsonPart II: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Marginalized Students4. Culturally Responsible Teaching: An Example and Lessons LearnedMegan Adams5. Strategies for Supporting Emergent Bilingual StudentsSanjuana Rodriguez6. Culturally Relevant Teaching: The Impact of Beliefs on PracticesNatasha ThorntonPart III: Bridging Literacy and the Community7. Summer Bridge Programs to Encourage Literacy Success for All ChildrenMegan Adams, Kate Zimmer, & Sanjuana RodriguezAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex...