Foreword

Judith E. Heumann

Preface

PART I FAMILIES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD

The Social Integration of Individuals with Disabilities

Gare Fabila de Zaldo

Family-Centered Early Intervention

Berta Watkins

Early Language Assessment for Spanish-Speaking Children: Border Realities

Donna Jackson-Maldonado

Parents, Families, and Communities Ensuring Children's Rights: It's a Good ``Idea''

Elba I. Reyes

Aiding Preschool Children with Communication Disorders from Mexican Backgrounds: Challenges and Solutions

Henriette W. Langdon

Indigenous and Informal Systems of Support: Navajo Families Who Have Children with Disabilities

R. Cruz Begay

Richard N. Roberts

Thomas S. Weisner

Catherine Matheson

Overcoming Obstacles and Improving Outcomes: American Indian Children with Special Needs

Martha G. Gorospe

PART II EDUCATION

Bridge over Troubled Waters: Collaboration between the United States and Mexico on Behalf of Individuals with Disabilities

Sofialeticia Morales

Special Education and Education Reform in Mexico: Providing Quality Education to a Diverse Student Population

Eliseo Guajardo Ramos

Todd V. Fletcher

Educational Opportunities for Children with Disabilities in Mexico: Identification and Intervention

Georgina Reich-Erdmann

Special Education for Latino Students in the United States: A Metaphor for What Is Wrong

Richard A. Figueroa

Effective Literacy Instruction for Latino Students Receiving Special Education Services: A Review of Classroom Research

Nadeen T. Ruiz

Many Ways Is the Way: Supporting the Languages and Literacies of Culturally, Linguistically, and Developmentally Diverse Children

Pamela J. Rossi

Native American Culture and Language: Considerations in Service Delivery

Sherry R. Allison

Christine Begay Vining

Collaborative Endeavors: On Behalf of Children with Disabilities and Their Families in the United States and Mexico

Todd V. Fletcher

Candace S. Bos

Lorri Johnson

Acronyms