Collaboration for diverse learners : viewpoints and practices / editors, Victoria J. Risko, Karen Bromley.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: Foreword. Introduction: Collaboration for Diverse Learners: A Beginning. Part I: Ways to Think About Collaboration. V.J. Risko, K. Bromley, New Visions of Collaboration. M. Montague, C. Warger, Getting Started With Collaboration. B.J. Walker, R.J. Scherry, C. Gransbery, Collaboration in the Schools: A Theoretical and Practical View. J.S. Schumm, M.T. Hughes, M.E. Arguelles, Co-Teaching: It Takes More Than ESP. M.C. Pugach, M.A. Fitzgerald, Collaboration as Deliberate Curriculum Decision Making. N.D. Padak, C. Sapin, C.S. Ackerman, "Title I Bought That Coffee Pot!" Family Literacy Professionals Learn to Collaborate. Part II: Multiple Pathways to Collaboration. J.K. Peck, Collaboration in a First-Grade Classroom: Shared Inquiry Supports Diverse Learners' Literacy Development. P. Douville, K.D. Wood, Collaborative Learning Strategies in Diverse Classrooms. D. Ogle, E. Fogelberg, Expanding Collaborative Roles of Reading Specialists: Developing an Intermediate Reading Support Program. C.A. Lyons, Developing Successful Collaborative Literacy Teams: A Case Study. B. Rainforth, J.L. England, Educational Teams for Students With Diverse Needs: Structures to Promote Collaboration and Impact. P.R. Schmidt, Emphasizing Differences to Build Cultural Understandings. B. Perez, Communicating and Collaborating With Linguistically Diverse Communities. P.A. Edwards, J.C. Danridge, Developing Collaboration With Culturally Diverse Parents. F.V. Rodriguez-Brown, Home-School Connections in a Community Where English Is the Second Language: Project FLAME. G. Ernst-Slavit, J.W. Han, K.J. Wenger, Reading at Home, Reading at School: Conflict, Communication, and Collaboration When School and Home Cultures Are Different. T.J. Kennedy, G.F. Canney, Collaboration Across Language, Age, and Geographic Borders. S.S. Osborne, A.C. Schulte, A School-University Project on Collaboration and Consultation. R.M. Bean, Classroom Teachers and Reading Specialists Working Together to Improve Student Achievement. S.P. Brophy, Establishing Effective Collaboration for Knowledge Building With Technology Supports. Part III: Conclusions. K. Bromley, V.J. Risko, Collaboration for Diverse Learners: Reflections and Recommendations.

This text brings together perspectives on achieving effective collaborations between teachers, specialists and families in order to accelerate the literacy development of diverse learners. It presents information on collaboration in its various forms throughout the USA.