Terese C. Aceves
Professor and Program Co-Director
Biography
Dr. Aceves currently provides ongoing pro-bono consultation and support as needed for the Learning Rights Law Center’s TIGER parent program (Training Individuals for Grassroots Education Reform) and Fiesta Educativa. This support includes parent trainings, program evaluation, parent in-takes, and collaborative training of educational professionals and attorneys in parent special education advocacy with low-income diverse families and communities.
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D.
Special Education, Disability and Risk Studies
2004
University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A
School Psychology
2003
Loyola Marymount University
M.A & Teaching Credentials
Special Education, General Education
1999
University of California, Berkeley
B.A
Psychology
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Accomplishments
Justice in Education Award
Learning Rights Law Center 2010
Council for Exceptional Children
Board Member 2017
Pro-Bono Special Education Parent Advocate
Parent advocate
Affiliations
- Council for Exceptional Children
- American Education Research Association
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Courses
Sample Course Topics
● Teaching Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptional Needs
● Introduction to the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student with Exceptional Needs
● Seminar in Instruction & Learning
● Prevention, Intervention and Consultation
Articles
Increasing the Involvement of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education 2015
Division For Research2015-03-22
The call for dissemination and use of research and evidence-based practices (EBPs) is stronger than ever, yet challenges remain including ensuring that available practices have been empirically tested with students of all disability types and backgrounds. Of particular concern to the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research (CEC-DR) is the absence of research and evidence-based practices that have been validated with children and youth from diverse backgrounds. Unless we can be sure that instructional practices with demonstrated effectiveness for students from diverse backgrounds and abilities are appropriately and rigorously investigated, we cannot be certain that the field is providing the best possible education to a critical and growing segment of our school population...
Peer supported instruction for English learners
The power of peers in the classroom: Enhancing learning and social skillsRichards-Tutor, C., Aceves, T. C., & Reutebuch, C. K.
(251-287). Guilford Press.
The role of the community in inclusive education
In J. P. Bakken, & F. E. Obiakor (Eds.), General and Special Education Inclusion in an Age of ChangeAceves, T. C.
Emerald Group Publishing
Supporting language and literacy development for additional language learners with disabilities
In M. T. Hughes, & E. Talbot (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Diversity in Special EducationHaager, D., & Aceves, T. C.
John Wiley & Sons Inc.