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Author Chall, Jeanne S. (Jeanne Sternlicht), 1921-1999.

Title The reading crisis : why poor children fall behind / Jeanne S. Chall, Vicki A. Jacobs, Luke E. Baldwin
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1990

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 191 pages)
Contents Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Literacy and Language among Low-Income Children -- 2 The Children, Their Schools, and Their Families -- 3 Reading Development -- 4 Writting Development -- 5 Language Development -- 6 Interrelations among Reading, Writing, and Language -- 7 Classroom Instruction and Literacy Environments -- 8 Home Influences on Literacy and Language -- 9 Influenec on the Lower and Higher Grades -- 10 Where Do We Go from Here? -- Epilogue: Persistent Questions
Appendix A Samples of Narrative Writing Representing Average Holistic Ratings and Production: Students' HandwritingAppendix B Samples of Expository Writing Representing Average Holistic Ratings and Production: Students' Handwriting -- References -- Index
Summary Children from low-income backgrounds often experience "fourth-year slump", despite the fact that their cognitive abilities may be consistent with the norm. This book examines the causes of this disparity and outlines an active role for the schools in remedying weaknesses in literacy development
How severe is the literacy gap in our schools? Why does the nine-year-old child from a culturally disadvantaged background so often fall victim to the fourth-grade slump? Although the cognitive abilities of these "children at risk" may be consistent with the norm, their literacy development lags far behind that of other children. In The Reading Crisis , the renowned reading specialist Jeanne Chall and her colleagues examine the causes of this disparity and suggest some remedies. Using Chall's widely applied model of reading development, the authors examine the strengths and weaknesses in the reading, writing, and language development of children from low-income families in an attempt to identify the onset of their difficulties. They show how, in the transition from learning the medium to understanding the message, the demands on children's reading skills become significantly more complex. The crucial point is fourth grade, when students confront texts containing unfamiliar words and ideas that are beyond the range of their own experience. According to Chall's findings, the lack of specific literacy skills--not cognitive factors--explains the deceleration in the reading and writing development of low-income children. The authors outline an active role for the schools in remedying weaknesses in literacy development, and give suggestions for the home and the community. Their recommendations address both practical issues in instruction and the teacher-student dynamic that fosters literacy development
Analysis Children Literacy education
Adolescents Literacy education
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-183) and index
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Subject Language arts (Elementary) -- United States -- Evaluation
Reading (Elementary) -- United States -- Evaluation
Underachievers -- United States -- Evaluation
Children with social disabilities -- Education -- United States -- Evaluation
Literacy -- United States -- Evaluation
Literacy.
Educational Status
literacy.
EDUCATION -- Elementary.
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Literacy
Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Evaluation
Language arts (Elementary) -- Evaluation
Literacy -- Evaluation
Reading (Elementary) -- Evaluation
Underachievers -- Evaluation
Kind
Leseunterricht
Unterprivilegierung
Lecture (enseignement primaire) -- Évaluation.
Enfants socialement défavorisés -- Éducation -- Évaluation.
United States
USA
Form Electronic book
Author Jacobs, Vicki A.
Baldwin, Luke E.
ISBN 9780674029354
0674029356
0674016041
9780674016040