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Bridging the literacy achievement gap, grades 4-12 / edited by Dorothy S. Strickland and Donna Alvermann ; foreword by Ronald F. Ferguson.
| Other author | Strickland, Dorothy S. |
| Other author | Alvermann, Donna E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Teachers College Press, ©2004. |
| Description | ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Language and literacy series Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.) ^A258785 |
| Contents | Reconceptualizing the literacy learning of Latino students / Robert T. Jiménez -- Coming of age in working-poor America: lessons from ethnography and teaching / Deborah Hicks -- Improving reading achievement in secondary schools: structures and reforms / Timothy Shanahan -- Motivation for reading during the early adolescent and adolescent years / Allan Wigfield -- African American students and literacy / Carol D. Lee -- Improving literacy skills of at-risk adolescents: a schoolwide response / Donald D. Deshler, Jean B. Schumaker, and Susan K. Woodruff -- Strategies to accelerate reading success (STARS) in the middle grades / Christy J. Falba and Ralph E. Reynolds -- Literacy as the key to academic success and educational reform / Fred Carrigg and Margaret Honey -- Five years later: the outcomes of a schoolwide approach to increasing achievement in an urban high school / Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Douglas Williams -- Improving literacy through professional development: success and sustainability in a middle school / Tamara L. Jetton and Janice A. Dole -- Project CRISS: reading, writing, and learning in the content subjects / Carol M. Santa -- Apprenticing urban youth to science literacy / Cynthia Greenleaf, Willard Brown, and Cindy Litman -- Explaining explanations: developing scientific literacy in middle school project-based science reforms / Elizabeth Birr Moje ...[et al.] -- The talent development literacy program for poorly prepared high school students / James McPartland, Robert Balfanz, and Alta Shaw -- Sample activities for teachers: in classrooms, schools, and communities / Nora E. Hyland. |
| Partial contents | Understanding the literacy achievement gap : learners and context -- Addressing the literacy achievement gap : promising practices. |
| Local note | Little-347712--305131053880. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004043965 |
| ISBN | 0807744875 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807744867 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB1631 .B7644 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |