Marilyn Friend
About our author Marilyn Friend has over 40 years of experience in the field of education. She has been both a special education teacher and a general education teacher as well as a teacher educator, consultant and staff developer. She currently is professor emerita in the Department of Specialized Education Services at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and works extensively with local schools, school districts and other education agencies to ensure that students with disabilities...See more
About our author Marilyn Friend has over 40 years of experience in the field of education. She has been both a special education teacher and a general education teacher as well as a teacher educator, consultant and staff developer. She currently is professor emerita in the Department of Specialized Education Services at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and works extensively with local schools, school districts and other education agencies to ensure that students with disabilities or other special needs reach their potential. Her particular areas of expertise (the focus of her research, teaching, writing and consultation) include inclusive schooling, coteaching and other collaborative school practices, systems change, urban education and family-school partnerships. See less
Marilyn Friend's Featured Books
Marilyn Friend book reviews
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Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers
Fabulous
This is a great resource for any teacher to have! It provides excellent insight about how the minds of special needs children works, and how to include them in the classroom. Read More
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Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals
Easy read-easy to understand
This was a mandatory book for my collaboration and consultation masters class at MSU. It is one of the most helpful and realistic books I have used which have been required from my classes. Content ... Read More
