Including Students with Special Needs Loose leaf - 2014

Marilyn Friend has worked in the field of education for over 30 years in a variety of roles. In addition to teaching as both a special educator and general educator, she has worked as a teacher educator, consultant, and staff developer and currently is Professor Emerita, Department of Specialized Education Services, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her particular areas of expertise-the focus of her research, grants, teaching, writing, and work in the field-include inclusive schooling, co-teaching and other collaborative school practices, systems change, urban education, and family--school partnerships. She is the author of Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals (Pearson, 2013), Co-Teach!: A Handbook for Building and Sustain Classroom Partnerships in Inclusive Schools (2^nd edition/Marilyn Friend, Inc., 2014), and (with Lynne Cook, Ph.D.) Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (7^th edition/Pearson). She also is the co-producer (with Leonard Burrello, Ph.D.) of a video series, including Power of Two (2^nd edition), More Power, and Instructional Power (all produced by Elephant Rock Productions).

William Bursuck began his career as a general education teacher, and as a special education teacher and university teacher educator he has maintained an active interest in inclusive practices, publishing numerous research articles, successfully obtaining grants to conduct research, and publishing two books. Dr. Bursuck takes particular pleasure in providing classroom and future teachers with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve educational outcomes for students with special needs in this age of teacher accountability. He is Professor Emeritus, Department of Specialized Education Services, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the co-author (with Mary Damer) of Teaching Reading to Students Who Are At-Risk or Have Disabilities: A Multi-Tier Approach (3^rd edition/Pearson, 2014).