Contacts

Mike Crowley
Department of Education
State Education Building
Room 105c-4
State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-4225
mcrowley@arkedu.k12.ar.us

Susan Fowler & Beverly Lewman
University of Illinois
College of Education
1310 S. 6th St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-4123
www.ed.uiuc.edu/coe/sped/spark

Beth Harry & Janette Klingner
University of Miami
6331 SW 67 Terrace
South Miami, FL 33143
305-284-5363

Robert Jimenez
University of Illinois
810 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-1564
rjimen@uiuc.edu

Joy Markowitz
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
1800 Diagonal Road
Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22134
703-519-3800

Greg Prater
Northern Arizona University
Center for Excellence in Education
Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
520-523-8979
gregory.prater@nau.edu

LeVan Townsel
Highland Park Community Junior High School
15900 Woodward
Highland Park, MI 48203
313-252-1760

Resources

Burnette, J. (November 1999). Critical behaviors and strategies for teaching culturally diverse students. Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children. (ERIC/OSEP Digest E584.) http://eric.hoagiesgifted.org.

Burnette, J. (March 1998). Reducing the disproportionate representation of minority students in special education. Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children. (ERIC/OSEP Digest E566.) http://eric.hoagiesgifted.org.

Heller, K., Holtzman, W., & Messick, S. (1982). Placing children in special education: A strategy for equity. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. (ED217618).

Jimenez, R. (1997). The strategic reading abilities and potential of five low-literacy Latina/o readers in middle school. Reading Research Quarterly, 32, 224-243.

Markowitz, J., Garcí, S., & Eichelberger, J. (1997). Addressing the disproportionate representation of students from racial and ethnic minority groups in special education: A resource document. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education. (ED406810).

Santos, R., Fowler, S., Corso, R., & Bruns, D. (2000). Acceptance, acknowledgment, and adaptability: Selecting culturally and linguistically appropriate early childhood materials. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 32(3), 14-22.

U.S. Department of Education. (1997). 19th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Author. (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.htmlosep97anlrpt/). (ED412721).

Research Connections is a biannual review of research on topics in special education, focusing on research sponsored by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. This issue of Research Connections was developed by Warger, Eavy Associates for the ERIC/OSEP Special Project.

The ERIC/OSEP Special Project is operated by The Council for Exceptional Children through the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education.