Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12

• Author(s): Dorothy S. Strickland, Donna E. Alvermann,
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Pages: 294
• ISBN_10: 0807744867
  ISBN_13: 9780807744864
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy , Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts ,

Description:... This book addresses critical issues related to pre-adolescent and adolescent literacy learners with a focus on closing the achievement gap. Part I contains essential background information about specific populations of learners who are not achieving as well as expected. Part II provides descriptions of promising programs. A final chapter gives suggestions for action and discussion.