{"product_id":"ieps-for-els-and-other-diverse-learners-9781506328188","title":"IEPs for ELs: And Other Diverse Learners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevelop and monitor high-quality IEPs for diverse learners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High-quality IEPs are fundamental for guiding the educational process of and developing goals for students who require special education services. English learners (ELs) and other students with learning, emotional, or behavioral disabilities present unique challenges to educators responsible for referring, assessing, and placing them. This book guides educators through the process for creating high-quality IEPs for these K-12 learners. Readers will find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical guidance for developing and monitoring culturally and linguistically responsive IEPs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChecklists, guides, and other reproducibles that support IEP development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase studies highlighting examples of appropriate IEPs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoover, John J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn J. Hoover\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and a former K-12 special educator, teaching diverse students representing multiple languages and cultures in western, southwestern, and mid-western states. He earned a BA in Elementary and Special Education (Intellectual Disabilities), an MA in Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disorders with an emphasis in Reading, and a PhD in Curriculum specializing in Special Education. His research agenda for the past two decades has focused on the topic of culturally and linguistically responsive special education referral and assessment of English language and other diverse learners. He is currently PI on a multi-year grant funded project addressing ELs and multi-tiered supports, special education referral and assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, and graduate level teacher preparation for teaching English language and other diverse learners with and without disabilities. Select recent coauthored\/coedited books include: \u003ci\u003eWhy do English learners struggle with reading: Distinguishing language acquisition from learning disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (Pearson); \u003ci\u003eLinking assessment to instruction in multi-tiered models: A teacher's guide to selecting reading, writing and mathematics interventions \u003c\/i\u003e(Pearson);\u003ci\u003e Differentiating learning differences from learning and behavioral disabilities: Teaching diverse learners through multi-tiered response to intervention\u003c\/i\u003e (Allyn \u0026amp; Bacon); and \u003ci\u003eMethods for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional learners \u003c\/i\u003e(Pearson Merrill). He also is co-author of a nationally normed reading test, \u003ci\u003eEarly Reading Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e (Pro-Ed), and of a research-based educator self-assessment and professional development tool, \u003ci\u003eCore ESL Instructional Practices (CEIP) Guide. \u003c\/i\u003eRecent referred journal publications include: Increasing usage of ESL instructional practices in a rural county elementary school, \u003ci\u003eRural Educator (2015); \u003c\/i\u003eCulturally responsive special education referrals of English learners in one rural county school district: Pilot project, \u003ci\u003eRural Special Education Quarterly (2015), \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReducing unnecessary referrals: Guidelines for teachers of diverse learners, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Exceptional Children (2012).\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669675479314,"sku":"9781506328188","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43b40d66-0c1d-45df-84dd-ddb74092a1f1.jpg?v=1733763413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ieps-for-els-and-other-diverse-learners-9781506328188","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}