Close the Achievement Gap : Simple Strategies That Work /: Simple Strategies That Work. ([2007?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian M. Pete, Robin J. Fogarty.
• Authors: Pete, Brian; Fogarty, Robin
• Contents: Introduction; Introductory Comments; Achievement Gap Facts; A Story: Through the Cracks; The Matthew Effect; The Field Trip; Heads Together; Six Simple Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap; 1. Set High Expectations: Get Kids Emotionally Involved; Quote: "They don't teach us enough."; Strategies; Brain Principles; Student Choice; TESA -- Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement; Facing the Day with Feelings; The Right Way; Reflection: What Teachers Make; Film: Dead Poets Society; 2. Challenge Students to Think: Teach Higher Order Thinking; Quote: "Make kids think."; Strategies; Three-Story Intellect; Fat and Skinny Questions; Unpack the Language; The Threaded Model; Nine Best Practices; Reflection: The Average Child; Film: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jerry Seinfeld "World War II 101"; 3. Require Rigor: Require Complete Sentences, Standard English, Formal Register; Quote: "Good Morning, Class. I'm Miss Hobbs!"; Strategies; Down Memory Lane; Diagramming Sentences; Put Words in My Mouth; The Sentence Squad; Mr. Pete's Questions; Reflection: Mr. Parnes' Questions; Film: To Sir, with Love; 4. Leave Nothing to Chance: Revisit! Review! Re-teach! Revise!; Quote: "I told them what they're supposed to know."; Strategies; Revisit with a Two-Minute Buzz; Review by Dialing 4-1-1 and Connecting; Re-teach the MI Way; Revise for Precision and Accuracy; Reflection: Invitation to Learn; Film: Teachers; 5. Make No Excuses: Encourage At-Risk Participation; Quote: "What is it about me you can't teach?"; Strategies; Fishbowl, Card Game, and TAG; Co-operative Learning Strategies; Whole Group Strategies; Partner Strategies; Reflection: You're a Hero to Someone; Film: Mr. Holland's Opus; 6. Insist on Results: Emphasize Reading; Quote: " When kids can't, won't or don't read, nothing else matters."; Strategies; Learning to Read; Loving to Read; Getting Kids to Love to Read; Self-Selected Reading; Vocabulary Building; Comprehension Strategies; Delve Into Data; Reflection: Let the Data Tell the Story; Film: Pay It Forward; References; Bibliography; Poem;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.15240973; Underachievers -- Education -- United States; Learning strategies -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483361062; 1483361063
• Related ISBNs: 9780974741659
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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