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1 online resource (xv, 191 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Children Literacy education |
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Adolescents Literacy education |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-183) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Language arts (Elementary) -- United States -- Evaluation
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Reading (Elementary) -- United States -- Evaluation
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Underachievers -- United States -- Evaluation
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Children with social disabilities -- Education -- United States -- Evaluation
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Literacy -- United States -- Evaluation
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Literacy.
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Educational Status
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literacy.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Literacy
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Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Evaluation
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Language arts (Elementary) -- Evaluation
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Literacy -- Evaluation
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Reading (Elementary) -- Evaluation
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Underachievers -- Evaluation
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Kind
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Leseunterricht
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Unterprivilegierung
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Lecture (enseignement primaire) -- Évaluation.
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Enfants socialement défavorisés -- Éducation -- Évaluation.
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United States
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USA
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Electronic book
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Author |
Jacobs, Vicki A.
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Baldwin, Luke E.
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ISBN |
9780674029354 |
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0674029356 |
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0674016041 |
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9780674016040 |
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