For courses in General Education Teaching Methods, Instructional and Curricular Design, and Special Education Teaching Methods. This popular book investigates the teaching, instruction and curricula required to meet the needs of diverse learners who by virtue of their experiential, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, challenge traditional curriculum and instructional programs. It provides a summary of the characteristics of students with diverse learning and curricular needs as well as an essential examination of current issues in education. It also introduces six key principles to direct teachers through the design of instruction and curriculum to ensure that diverse learners succeed in the classroom. Bumping to corners; pink highlighter on page 30-32, and 57.some bumping on corners