EDU 549 Differentiated Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms: Reading list

• Gaad, E. (2010). Inclusive education in the Middle East.  Routledge.

• Gaad, E (2019) Educating Learners with Special Needs and Disabilities in the UAE: Reform and Innovation in Gallagher, K. (Ed) (2019) Education in the UAE: Innovation and Transformation, Springer (pp. 147-159).

• Slee, R. (2011). Irregular schooling: special education, regular education and inclusive education. Routledge.

• Abdat, R.  & Gaad, E. (2022) THE “NOW WHAT DILEMMA”: AN EMIRATI PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSITION OF LEARNERS WITH SEND FROM EARLY CARE TO PRIMARY EDUCATION in Transition Programs for Children and Youth with Diverse Needs International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Volume 18, 9–23 Emerald Publishing Limited. 

• Alborno, N. & Gaad, E. (2012). Evaluation of the implementation of a policy for adults with intellectual disabilities in Dubai: a case study. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 9(2), pp. 103-111.

• Alborno, N. &  Gaad, E (2014)  Index for Inclusion’ ... a frame work for school review in the UAE,  British Journal of Special Education, Volume41 (3) pp.232-248.

• Al Ghazo, E. & Gaad, E. (2004). General education teachers in the United Arab Emirates and their acceptance of the inclusion of students with disabilities. British Journal of Special Education, vol. 31(2), pp. 94-99.

• AlKhatib, G (2016) Arab American Children with Disabilities: Considerations for Teachers and Service Providers: Routledge

• Almotairi, M. and   Gaad, E. (2014)  Attitudes of Kuwaiti Teachers and Head Teachers Towards Persons with Disabilities and their Inclusion in Mainstream Government Schools, Ain Shams University Educational Journal, Volume 15

• Allan, J. (1999). Actively seeking inclusion:  pupils with special needs in mainstream schools.  London: Falmer Press.

• Armstrong, F., Armstrong, D. & Barton, L. (2000). Inclusive education: policy, contexts and comparative perspectives. London: David Fulton.

• Beveridge, S. (1999). Special educational needs in schools. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.

• Booth, T., Ainscow, M., Black-Hawkins, K., Vaughan, M. & Shaw, L. (2000). Index for inclusion:  developing learning and participation in schools [online].  Bristol: Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education. 

• Farrell, P. & Ainscow, M. (eds). (2002). Making special education inclusive: from research to practice. Oxon: David Fulton.

• Flavell, L. (2001).  Preparing to include special children in mainstream schools: a practical guide.   London: David Fulton.

• Frederickson, N. & Cline, T. (2002).  Special educational needs, inclusion and diversity: a textbook. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

• Fox, G. (2001). Supporting children with behaviour difficulties: a guide for assistants in schools.  London: David Fulton.

• Gaad, E. (2001). Educating children with down syndrome in the United Arab Emirates.  British Journal of Special Education, vol. 28 (4), pp. 195-203.

• Gaad, E. (2004). Cross cultural perspective on the effect of cultural attitudes towards inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities. The International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol. 8(3), pp. 313-328.

• Gaad, E. (2005a). Crossing the barriers: culturally diverse teachers teaching in culturally diverse mixed abilities classrooms in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Diversity in Nations, Organisations, and Communities, vol. 5 (5), pp. 1-10.

• Gaad, E. (2005b). Including students with exceptional learning needs in regular schools in the United Arab Emirates: enabling regular primary schools to meet the needs of all learners. International Journal of Diversity in Nations, Organizations, and Communities, vol. 4.

• Gaad, E., Arif, M. &Scott, F. (2006). Systems analysis of UAE education system. International Journal of Educational Management, vol. 20 (4), pp. 291-303.

• Gaad, E. (2014) Assessing the Needs of People with Disabilities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

• Journal of Education and Vocational Research, Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. 331-338, Nov 2013.

• Gaad, E. (2015) Look who’s coming to school: … The Emirati student voice in an intervention based study on inclusion of learners with intellectual disabilities in Emirati mainstream government schools, accepted and in press,  Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Volume 15 (2) pp. 130-138.

• Gaad, E. (2015) “The Teacher Assistant Programme Across The UAE: Empower To Include”  Journal of International Education Research (Volume 11, Number 1L pp57-62).

• Gaad, E (2015) Emirati Nationals with Disability and Challenges Related to their Education and Impact on Employment Opportunities, international peer-reviewed conference proceeding, Canada International Conference in Education, pp 87-98.

• Gaad, E & Thabet, R. (2016) Behaviour Support for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Education and Learning, Volume 5 (1), pp. 133-135.

• Gaad, E. (2017) Three birds with one stone: Empower, Include and sustain the Emirati community Kayani Programme, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies Volume 12, Issue 1, pp.1-13

• Gaad E. & Thabet R. (2018). Behavior Support Training for Parents of Children with Down

• Syndrome, Perceptions, feedback, and attitudes:  the International Journal of Diverse Identities, Volume 17 (3) 1-16

• Gaad, E. &  Thabet, R. (2018) Raising an Expatriate Child with Disability in the United Arab Emirates: Support, Challenges & Resilience, , Accepted and in Press by  International Journal of Inclusive Education.

• Gaad, E (2019) Educating Learners with Special Needs and Disabilities in the UAE: Reform and Innovation in Gallagher, K. (Ed) (2019) Education in the UAE: Innovation and Transformation, Singapore: Springer (pp. 147-159).

• Gargiulo, R. (2014). An introduction to young children with special needs: birth through age eight. 4th ed. Australia: Cengage Delmar Learning.

• Hammeken, P. (2007). The teacher's guide to inclusive education: 750 strategies for success.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

• Hudson, D. J. (2017). On “diversity” as anti-racism in library and information studies: a critique.  Journal of Critical Librarianship and Information Studies, 1-36.

• Mitchell, D. (2008). What really works in special and inclusive education: using evidence-based teaching strategies? Oxon: Routledge.

• Mittler, P. (2000). Working towards inclusive education: social contexts. London: David Fulton.

• Richards, G. & Armstrong, F. (eds). (2011). Teaching and learning in diverse and inclusive classrooms: key issues for new teachers. London: Routledge.

• Goddard, C. & Tester, G. (1996). Managing the code of practice: a whole school approach. London: David Fulton Publishers.

• Hegarty, S. (2002). Education & children with special needs: from segregation to inclusion. New Delhi: Sage.

• Jelly, M., Fuller, A. & Byers, R. (2000). Involving pupils in practice: promoting partnerships with pupils with special educational needs. London: David Fulton.

• Lacey, P. & Lomas, J. (1993). Support services and the curriculum: a practical guide to collaboration. London: David Fulton.

• Lewis, A. (1995). Primary special needs and the national curriculum. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.

• Lindsay, G. & Thompson, D. (eds). (1997). Values into practice in special education. London: David Fulton.

• McNamara, S. & Moreton, G. (1997). Understanding differentiation: a teacher’s guide. London: David Fulton.

• Paasche, C. (2004).  Children with special needs in early childhood settings: identification, intervention, inclusion. Australia: Thomson Delmar Learning.

• Sousa, D. (2006). How the special needs brain learns. 2nd ed.  Corwin Press.

• Tilstone, C., Florian, L. & Rose, R. (1998). Promoting inclusive practice. London: Routledge.

• Tilstone, C., Lacey, P., Porter, J. 7 Robertson, C. (2000). Pupils with learning difficulties in mainstream schools. London: David Fulton.

Other helpful diversity related reference:

• American Library Association (2012). Diversity Counts 2012 Tables. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/diversity/diversitycounts/diversitycountstabl es2012.pdf

• American Library Association. (2008). Equity, diversity, and inclusion. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity

• Lehman, J. S. (2004). The evolving language of diversity and integration in discussions of affirmative action from Bakke to Grutter.  In Patricia Gurin, Jeffrey S. Lehman, and Earl Lewis, Defending Diversity: Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan (pp. 61–96).  Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.

• Tienda, M. (2013). Diversity ≠ inclusion: Promoting integration in higher education. Educational Researcher, 42(9), 467–475.

• United States Census Bureau. (2018, March 13). Older people projected to outnumber children for first time in U.S. history. Retrieved from ttps://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html.

• United States Department of Education. (2016). The state of racial diversity in the educator workforce. 

• Urban Institute (2019). Five Things You May Not Know about the US Social Safety Net. 

Key International Journal

• British Journal of Special Education (selected articles)

• American Journal for Mental Retardation (selected Articles)

• International Journal of Inclusive Education

Key Internet Sites    

• UN.ORG/diversity

•  The Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.ideapractices.org

•   ERIC EC ( strongly recommended) http://ericec.org

•   EBSCO database