Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap (Multicultural Education) (Multicultural Education Series) - Softcover

Gorski, Paul C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807754579 ISBN 13: 9780807754573

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2013

Synopsis

The author draws from decades of research to deconstruct popular myths, misconceptions, and educational practices that undercut the achievement of low-income students. He carefully describes the challenges that students in poverty face and the resiliencies they and their families draw upon. Most importantly, this book provides specific, evidence-based strategies for teaching youth by creating equitable, bias-free learning environments.

Written in an appealing conversational tone, this resource will help teachers and school leaders to better reach and teach students in poverty.

This book features: a conceptual framework for creating equitable educational opportunities for low- and middle-income youth, instruction strategies based on analysis of more than 20 years of research on what works (and what doesn't work), a depiction of teachers, not as the problem when it comes to the achievement gap, but as champions of students, activities such as a Poverty and Class Awareness Quiz.

About this title

About the Author

Paul C. Gorski is associate professor of Integrative Studies at George Mason University and the founder of EdChange (www.EdChange.org).

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807754579
• ISBN 13: 9780807754573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216