Teaching All the Children Strategies for Developing Literacy in an Urban Setting |
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| Author:
| Roser, Nancy L.
Flood, James
Cooper, Eric J.
Lapp, Diane
Long, Richard
Walker-Dalhouse, Doris |
| Editor:
| Roser, Nancy L.
Flood, James
Cooper, Eric J.
Lapp, Diane
Block, Cathy Collins
Tinajero, Josefina Villamil |
| Series title: | Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-96305-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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This practical, empowering book addresses the challenges facing educators, school administrators, and families in low socioeconomic status urban settings and presents field-tested strategies for promoting reading, writing, and oral language success. Featuring thorough research reviews, instructional models, resources, and portraits of exemplary urban classrooms, the book provides a wealth of ideas that can readily be put into practice. Coverage includes: * What highly...
More DescriptionThis practical, empowering book addresses the challenges facing educators, school administrators, and families in low socioeconomic status urban settings and presents field-tested strategies for promoting reading, writing, and oral language success. Featuring thorough research reviews, instructional models, resources, and portraits of exemplary urban classrooms, the book provides a wealth of ideas that can readily be put into practice.
Coverage includes:
* What highly effective literacy instruction looks like in today's urban classroom
* Understanding-and counteracting-the factors that put poor children at risk
* When diversity is the norm: making instruction welcoming to all
* Lesson plans and lists of children's literature that meet urban students' specific needs
* Keys to building strong family and community partnerships