Addressing Needs All Learners: Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1475818564 ISBN 13: 9781475818567

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2016

Synopsis

The new standards were written to address the harsh realities for poor performance of American students across all grades levels, k-12. According to NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) data, more than 60% of our students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are not proficient readers and the United States is one of the lowest performing in mathematics. The statistics are even more staggering for our children who live in poverty, students with disabilities and English Language Learners. The new standards have sent a clear message: all students must be engaged deeper learning. This deeper level of understanding and comprehension is communicated through a more sophisticated and independent level of applied literacy skills. In this book, some of our leading educators envision the standards as a vehicle to provide more rigorous instruction and illustrate how teachers are uniquely qualified to determine the most effective methods for developing students’ skills and close the achievement gap.

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About the Author

Katherine McKnight, Ph.D. currently serves as a Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. She travels worldwide as a professional development consultant and is a speaker in the fields of elementary & adolescent literacy, inclusive classrooms, state standards, interdisciplinary literacy, and integrating technology in the 21st century classroom. She is completely committed to the development, sharing, and promotion of strategies that develop student literacy. That’s why she spends many days each year in classrooms, working with teachers to help students grow into productive, creative adults. Because Katie’s work takes her into all kinds of schools (public, private, parochial; rural, urban, and suburban), she’s able to complement her vast expertise with relevant classroom experience. Dr. McKnight regularly publishes in professional journals and is the author of many award-winning, professional books. To learn more about her check out: www.katherinemcknight.com or follow her on twitter: @LiteracyWorld.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475818564
• ISBN 13: 9781475818567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Katherine S. McKnight