Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12 (Language and Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy (Paperback))

Type

Book

Authors

Dorothy S. Strickland

ISBN 10

0807744867

ISBN 13

9780807744864

Tags

Language Arts, Education

Description

This book addresses critical issues related to pre-adolescent and adolescent literacy learners with a focus on closing the achievement gap. Despite efforts by educators and policymakers during the past several decades, certain groups of students - primarily African American students, English language learners, and students from low-income homes--continue to underperform on commonly used measures of academic achievement. Too often, teachers and administrators lack both proper preparation and good ideas to confront these issues. - from Amzon

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