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 Learn More About This Book: Table of Contents Related Titles: Meeting the Needs of Students and Families from Poverty: A Handbook for School and Mental Health Professionals Child/Home Early Language and Literacy Observation (CHELLO) |
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New! Educating the Other America Top Experts Tackle Poverty, Literacy, and Achievement in Our Schools Edited by Susan B. Neuman, Ed.D.  Breaking the cycle of poverty by improving education and literacy: that's the ultimate goal of Educating the Other America. This trailblazing book from top experts brings together 30 of the biggest names in education to tackle the toughest challenges faced by the nearly 1 in 5 children who live below the poverty line—and offer fresh, cutting-edge ideas for closing the achievement gap. Readers will start with an in-depth, research-based understanding of children who fail to read not because of cognitive impairment, but because of the complex effects of poverty. They'll explore the dramatic impact of poverty on children's literacy, school achievement, social success, physical health, and future economic well-being. Then readers will discover the practical benefits of the latest research and innovations in teaching and classroom design: • creating rich multisensory classrooms that support students' health and learning • applying Universal Design to engage all students and accommodate a wide range of learner needs • using key research findings to shape instruction that helps promote higher achievement for English language learners • exposing students to multimedia stories that incorporate motion, sound, and music to improve text understanding and vocabulary • using results of the most recent studies to teach African American students effectively • making the most of educational software to help improve children's reading outcomes • turning shared book reading into a great accelerator of vocabulary development, comprehension, and other literacy skills Education professionals will also learn from the latest statistics and research projects on poverty, literacy, and achievement; explore the successes and limitations of current education reform efforts; and discover what work still needs to be done to create significant and lasting improvements. Representing the most creative new thinking from the best minds in education, this groundbreaking resource illuminates the challenges of poverty and gives professionals the knowledge they need to help students succeed—both in school and for the rest of their lives.
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Tentative Table of Contents Introduction: The Mediating Mechanisms of the Effects of Poverty on Reading Achievement I: Poverty and Its Consequences 1. Childhood Poverty in Economic and Public Policy Contexts 2. Childhood Poverty, Race, and Equal Opportunity 3. How Childhood Poverty and Income Affect Children's Cognitive Functioning and School Achievement 4. Poverty, Early Literacy Achievement, and Education Reform 5. Literacy Achievement in the Primary Grades in High Poverty Schools 6. Social and Academic Achievement of Children and Youth in Urban High-Poverty Neighborhoods II. How Instruction Can Make a Difference 7. Improving Achievement for English Language Learners 8. Effective Language Instruction for African American Children 9. Shared Book Reading Interventions 10. Applying Universal Design for Learning with Children Living in Poverty 11. The Dual Coding Theory 12. Success for All, Embedded Multimedia, and the Teaching-Learning Orchestration III. How Technology Can Make a Difference 13. Effects of Living Books on Young Children's Vocabulary 14. The Limits of the Self-Teaching Hypothesis 15. Television and Learning 16. Maximizing Informal Learning from Digital Technologies 17. The Benefits of Going Green
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