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Author Horowitz, Rosalind

Title The Achievement Gap in Reading : Complex Causes, Persistent Issues, Possible Solutions
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (255 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Intended Audience; About the Editors; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: The Achievement Gap in Reading: Unique Historical and Future Perspectives; This Book, Persistent Problems, and Their Historical Background; The Solutions are Identifiable but Complex; Overview; Part I. Cases of Specific Demographics and Economics; Part II. Conceptualizing and Measuring the Achievement Gaps in Reading; Part III. Explaining and Reducing the Achievement Gaps in Reading
Part IV. Contradictory Efforts and Commonalities in Attempts to Close the Gaps in Reading AchievementReferences; Part I: Cases of Specific Demographics and Economics; Chapter 2: Poverty's Powerful Effects on Reading Achievement and the Achievement Gap; Poverty's Effects on Aggregate Measures of School Achievement; Poverty's Correlates and Sequelae; Spotlight Recommendation; References; Chapter 3: Creating Responsive Teachers of Hispanic and Bilingual Students Learning English; Highly Skilled Instruction in Which the Teacher and the Students Share Two Languages
Highly Skilled Instruction in Which the Teacher and the Students Share Only One LanguageReview of Research on Professional Development for Teachers of English Learners; Dispositions; Pedagogical Knowledge; An Instructional Approach that Supports Positive Dispositions, Knowledge of Literacy Instruction, and Pedagogical Applications; Engagement: Choosing Academic Excellence; Disciplinary Modes of Reasoning: Reading Like a Scholar; Empowerment: Transforming Student Attitudes; Conclusion; Spotlight Recommendation; References
Chapter 4: Motivating and Instructing African American Students in ClassroomsAn Educational Perspective on Reading Engagement; Culturally Receptive Educational Science; Engagement in Reading among African American Students; Motivation Effects on Achievement among African American Students; Impacts of Dedication on Achievement of African American and European American Students; Effects of Motivational Variables on Reading Dedication; Connections among Dedication and Motivations Influencing Achievement; Educational Practices for Literacy Engagement
Effects of CORI on Behavioral Engagement in Information Text ReadingMotivational Sources of CORI Effects on Behavioral Engagement; Designing Engaging Contexts for African American Students' Literacy Development; Behavioral Profiles in Literacy Engagement; Conclusion and Implications; Spotlight Recommendation; References; Chapter 5: Closing the Reading Achievement Gap for Indigenous Children; School Readiness and Reading Achievement; School Readiness and Indigenous Children and Families; Successful Efforts; Pump Up the Volume in Preschool Program; Judging the Impact of PVIP
Notes Rocky Boy Coalition Preschool Program
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Author Samuels, S. Jay
ISBN 9781317699729
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