Publications

ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED

ARTICLES

Esteves, K., & Rao, S. (November/December 2008). The evolution of special education. Principal, http://www.naesp.org/principal

Rao, S., & Gagie, B. (2006). Learning through seeing and doing: Visual supports for children with autism. Teaching Exceptional Children, 38(6), 26-33.

Rao, S (Winter, 2005). Effective multicultural teacher education programs: Methodological and conceptual issues, Education, 126(2), 279-292.

Rao, S., & Fancher, D. (2005). Transition and inclusion in higher education. Conference proceedings of Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress International Special Education Conference. Inclusion: Celebrating Diversity. 1st – 4th August 2005, Glasgow, Scotland. Available:
http://www.isec2005.org.uk/isec/abstracts/papers_r/rao_s.shtml

Balkin, R, Swartz, J., Buckner, D. & Rao, S. (2005). Issues in Classroom Management in an Interactive Distance Education Course. International Journal of Instructional Media, 32(4), 363-372.

Rao, S. (2004). Faculty attitudes and students with disabilities in higher education:A literature review. College Student Journal, 38(2), 191-198.

Murdick, N, L., Gartin, B. C., & Rao, S. (2004). Teaching children with Hyperlexia. Teaching Exceptional Children, 36(4), 56-59

Rao, S. , & Gartin, B. C. (WINTER, 2003). Attitudes of university faculty towards accommodations to students with disabilities. Journal of Vocational Special Needs Education, 47-55.

Gartin B.C., Rao, S. , McGee, C., & Jordan, E. (2001). Preservice teachers and inclusion: A study of their perceptions. Catalyst for Change, 30(3), 20-25.

Rao, S.., & Lim, L. (1999). Beliefs and attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching children with disabilities. ED 433 655.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Rao, S. (2008). Lifelong learners with special needs: Paving the path by preparing self-determined individuals. In Lobanov & Skvortsov Eds. Vol. 6. Lifelong learning: Continuous education for sustainable development (pp. 269-272). Saint Petersburg, Russia: Alter Ego, 2008.

Rao S. (2006). Role of UNESCO in promotion and implementation of pedagogical techniques for continuous professional education to promote inclusion. In Lobanov & Skvortsov Eds. Lifelong education: Continuous education for sustainable development (pp 211-216). Saint Petersburg, Russia: Publishing House, Petropolis.

Rao, S. (2005). Equity pedagogy: Educating exceptional learners with diverse abilities in inclusive setting. In Kashmanova, T. Eds. Pedagogy for Democratic Citizenship (pp. 73-103).Ukraine: University of Liv Press

Rao, S., Lim, L., & Nam, S. S. (2001). Beliefs and attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching children with disabilities. In J. Tan, S. Gopinathan, & W.K. Ho Eds. Challenges facing the Singapore education system today (189-206). Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Asia Pte. Ltd.: Singapore.

MANUSCRIPTS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Rao, S., & Mallow, L. (In Press for publication in March 2009 issue). Simultaneous Prompting: A teaching method to promote the recall of multiplication facts by students with cognitive impairment. (Submitted to Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities.)

Rao, S. & Kane, M. (In Press for publication in September 2009 issue). Teaching chained math task of decimal subtraction to students with cognitive impairment using simultaneous prompting. (Submitted to Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities)

Rao, S. (In Press). From isolation to combination: A multi-step, multi-component approach to developing literacy skills of students with cognitive impairments. Reading Improvement, 46(2).

Rao, S. (Accepted awaiting assignment). Cross categorical approach to service delivery: Promoting successful inclusion through teacher preparation. International Journal of Whole Schooling.

Rao, S., & Barksley, E..(In Press). Reading to reach the whole child: Using adapted, created, enhanced (ACE) stories for content representation. Reading Improvement, 46(1).

BOOK CHAPTERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Rao, S. (accepted for publication in 2009) Power, authority, and expertise: Building autonomy among teachers through school-university partnerships. In L. Nations-Johnson (Ed), Boundaries or bridges?: Choosing to invent and sustain lasting school/university partnerships that nurture professional growth. Deer Park, NY: Linus Publications

Presentations

Ehrhardt, K., Newlin-Haus, E. & Rao, S. (2008, October). I Can Read! Assessing to Plan Literacy Interventions for Diverse Young Learners. Division of Early Childhood (DEC) 24 th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 27-29, 2008 (Refereed) .

Rao, S., Soffer R., Cardona, C., & DeLapena, A. (2008, July). Towards attaining a color of perfection: A cross-cultural, international comparative analysis of teacher preparation. Submitted to Paris International Conference on Education, Economy, and Society, Paris, 17-19 July, 2008 (Refereed).

Rao, S., & Soffer, R. (2008, February). Preparing general educators for diversity in classrooms: Are preservice teachers ready for the challenge? Submitted to Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, Feb. 24-27, 2008 (Refereed).

Rao, S., Soffer, R, Cardona, C, & DeLapena, A. (2007. July) Preparing general education teachers for inclusion: A cross-cultural study. International Special Education Forum, Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES) and Centro Ann Sullivan de Peru (CASP), Lima , Peru, July 8-12, 2007 (Refereed).

Rao, S., Mallow, L., & Kane, M. (2007, February). Effectiveness of simultaneous prompting procedure in teaching mathematics skills to students with developmental disabilities/cognitive impairments. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators in San Diego, February 17-21, 2007 (Refereed).

Mantle, J, Owen, V, Whitten, E, & Rao, S. (2007, February). Inclusive Education:Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators in San Diego, February 17-21, 2007 (Refereed).

Rao, S. (2006, June), Cross Categorical Approach to Service Delivery: Promoting Successful Inclusion Through Teacher Preparation. International Special education Conference (ISEC, 2006). Hong Kong, June 1-3, 2006 (Refereed)

Rao, S. (2006, February). University-school collaborative in preparing reflective practitioners of students with cognitive impairment: Reflecting on impact of student teaching. Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 18 to 22, 2006. (refereed)

Rao, S., Oven, V, Mantle, J.,Whitten, E., & Summy, S., (2006, February). Supporting ALL learners in school communities through commitment: Preparing teachers for a differentiated classroom .Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators , Atlanta, Georgia, February, 18 to 22, 2006. (refereed)

Rao, S., & Fancher, D. (2005, August). Transition and Inclusion in Higher Education: Practices to Prevent Disabilities from Becoming a Handicap. Inclusive & Supportive Education Congress, An International Special Education Conference, ISEC, Glasgow, Scotland, Aug 1-4. (refereed).

Lim, L, Ramasamy, R, Rao, S, & Koh, R. (2005, May/June). Transition from School \to Adult Life for youth with Disabilities: Implications for Curriculum and Pedagogy. International Conference on Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice, Singapore, May 30-June 1, 2005. (refereed)

Jordan, E., & Rao, S. (2005, April). Teaching creative oral and written communication skills to students with mild mental retardation. Annual Conference of The Council for Exceptional Children, Baltimore, Maryland, April 6-9 (Refereed).

Rao S., & Gagie, B.. (2005, February). Autism: Visual Supports to Skills Acquisition. Association of Teacher Educator’s Annual Meeting, ATE 2005, Chicago, Illinois, February, 13 to 16, 2005. (refereed)

Rao, S., Gartin, B.C, & Jordan, E.. (2005, February). Walk the talk: Modeling metacomprehension strategies in university classrooms. ATE 2005, Chicago, Illinois, February, 13t to 16 2005. (refereed).

Oven, V., Ji-Ryun, K., Rao, S., DeHaas, S., Whitten, E., & Summy, S. (2005, February). Our collective passion, courage and wisdom: Meeting today's challenges of preparing 'highly qualified' special educators. . ATE 2005, Chicago, Illinois, February, 13 to 16 2005. (refereed).

Rao, S., Gartin, C., & Jordan, E. (2004, October) Please help me to learn to read. Bringing an international perspective to best practices in reading. Submitted to The Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Developmental Disabilities. 9th Biennial Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada - October 11-12, 2004 (Refereed)

Rao, S. (2004, February).Lack of generalizable findings in effectiveness of Multicultural teacher education programs: Methodological issues. Association of Teacher Educator’s Annual Meeting, ATE 2004, Dallas, Texas (refereed: regular lecture Session]

Rao, S. (2004, February). Effective multicultural teacher education programs: Methodological and conceptual issues. 2004 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education , AACTE Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (refereed: poster session)

Rao, S., & Gartin, B. C. (2003, November). Students with disabilities in higher education: Faculty willingness to provide accommodations. 52nd National Adult and Continuing Education Conference, Detroit, Michigan (refereed).

Rao, S. , & Gartin, B. C. (2003, October). Students with disabilities in higher education: Accommodation issues. CEC-DCDT International Conference, Roanoke, Virginia (Refereed).

Swartz, J. d., Buckner, D.L, & Rao. S. . (2003, April). Case study of the classroom management practices observed in a distance education, Masters level, Research/Statistics class. 2003 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (Refereed).

Gartin, B. C., Murdick, N. L., Rao, S., & Jordan, E. (2002, May/June). Disability Humor II: A follow-up focus group evaluation. The 126th American Association of Mental Retardation Annual Conference, Orlando, FA. (Refereed)

Gartin, B. C., Murdick, N. L., Rao, S.., & Jordan, E. (2002, April). When the joke targets persons with disabilities. Council for Exceptional Children 2002 Annual Convention and Expo, New York, NY. (Refereed).

Gartin, B.C., & Rao, S.. (2001, May). Preservice teachers and inclusion: A study of perceptions. The 125th American Association of Mental Retardation Annual Conference, Denver, CO. (Refereed)

Jordan, E., Gartin, B.C., & Rao, S., (2001, April). Collaboration and co-teaching: Meeting the needs of diverse learners. Annual Conference of The Council for Exceptional Children, Kansas, KS. (Refereed).

Rao, S.. (2000, November). I can read: A look into a ‘reading system’ for students with intellectual disabilities. Fall Conference of Arkansas Federation of The Council For Exceptional Children, Hot Springs, AR.

Rao, S. (2000, May). I can read: A look into a ‘reading system’ for students with intellectual disabilities. 21st Annual International Conference of The National Institute for People with Disabilities, New York, NY (Refereed).

Rao, S., & Lim, L. (1999, May). Beliefs and attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching children with disabilities. The 123 rd Annual Conference of the American Association on Mental Retardation, New Orleans, LA
(Refereed).

PRESENTATION PROPOSALS ACCEPTED FOR 2008 & 2009

Rao, S., & Kane, M. (2009, February). Educating and assessing ALL children: Seamless instruction in mathematics and reading for students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, Feb. 15-18, 2009 (Refereed).

Newlin-Haus & Rao, S. (2009 February). Effectiveness of repeated interactive read alouds for Head Start children at risk of reading failure in an inclusive setting. Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators,Dallas, Feb. 15-18, 2009 (Refereed).

Rao. S., Cardona, C. (July, 2009. A Cross Cultural, Comparative Analysis of Teamwork to Embrace Diversity in Schools.11th Biennial Conference of International Association of Special Education, Alicante, Spain, July 12-16, 2009.

Cardona, C., Rao, S., & Soffer, R. (July, 2009). Cross-Cultural Study on Teacher Perceptions and Attitudes about Student Diversity in Two Countries. 11th Biennial Conference of International Association of Special Education, Alicante, Spain, July 12-16, 2009.

Dr. Shaila Rao

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