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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Print version record |
Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Samuels, S. Jay
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ISBN |
9781317699729 |
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1317699726 |
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