closing the poverty and culture gap strategies to reach every student

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Use instructional practices that lead students of poverty and diverse cultures to success! Donna Walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling provide instructional strategies to help teachers improve learning in students of diverse cultures and poverty. This research-based book presents a six-part framework that builds on students’ assets and strengths. The authors discuss: Why some cultures are “turned off” by typical motivational approaches and what educators can do to reach students What research says about the brain’s desire to learn How teachers can build on students’ prior knowledge The importance of resiliency Teaching procedural and declarative knowledge and preparing students for tests

This updated edition presents critical information about teaching diverse learners, including brain-compatible teaching strategies, six signs of bias to avoid, how culture affects learning styles, and more.

Contents Preface I. “Water, Water Everywhere”: Perspectives on Poverty in the United States Editor's Introduction 1. The Other America. Jonathan Alter. Newsweek.2. The Changing Face of Poverty in America. William E. Spriggs. The American Prospect.3. Poverty Row. Jeffrey M. Jones. Hoover Digest.4. Poverty Is Back! Ezra Klein. The American Prospect.5. We Don't Need Another War on Poverty. Stephen Malanga. City Journal.II. Welfare Since Reform: Is It Still Relevant? Editor's Introduction 1. How Welfare Reform Worked. Kay S. Hymowitz. City Journal.2. Using Carrots and Sticks. Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill. The American Prospect.3. Is Welfare Working? Jonathan Walters. Governing Magazine.4. Unfinished Business. Thomas Massaro. Commonweal.5. Welfare Aid Isn't Growing as Economy Drops Off. Jason DeParle. The New York Times.III. The Medicaid and SCHIP Debates Editor's Introduction 1. Reforming Medicaid. John C. Goodman and Devon M. Herrick. USA Today.2. Something of Value. Gary Enos. Governing.3. SCHIP and Beyond. Jonathan Walters. Governing.4. An Immoral Philosophy. Paul Krugman. The New York Times.5. Sleepwalking Toward DD-Day. George F. Will. Newsweek.6. Boost for SCHIP. Jennifer Lubell. Modern Healthcare.IV. Feeding America's Hungry: Food Stamps/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Editor's Introduction 1. Hungry in America. Trudy Lieberman. The Nation.2. Reflections on the Food Stamp Program. Bonny O'Neil. Policy and Practice of Public Human Services.3. Food Stamps and Obesity. Michele Ver Ploeg and Katherine Ralston. Amber Waves.4. Food Stamps. America.5. Hunger Hysteria. Robert Rector. National Review.6. 2008 Farm Act Makes It Easier for Food Assistance Households to Save. Margaret Andrews. Amber Waves.7. Improving Food Choices—Can Food Stamps Do More? Joanne F. Guth-rie, et al. Amber Waves.8. Balancing Nutrition, Participation, and Cost in the National School Lunch Program. Constance Newman, Katherine Ralston, and Annette Clauson. Amber Waves.V. Other Issues: Housing, Disability, and Early Childhood Education Editor's Introduction 1. Are Shelters the Answer to Family Homelessness? Ralph da Costa Nunez and Laura M. Caruso. USA Today.2. As Program Moves Poor to Suburbs, Tensions Follow. Solomon Moore. The New York Times.3. Disability Cases Last Longer as Backlog Rises. Erik Eckholm. The New York Times.4. Embracing the Exiles. The Forward.5. Starting Right. Joan Lombardi. The American Prospect.6. For Head Start, a Marathon Run. Linda Jacobson and Daniel Sheehan. Education Week.Bibliography Books Web sites Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts Index ? ISBN 978-0-8242-1090-8 ? June 2009 ? $50 ? $55 outside U.S. & Canada

Informed by new research on the brain’s plasticity and new insights on how culture relates to student motivation, this resource focuses on engaging even the most reluctant students!

This third edition of Tileston's classic methods text includes current examples and updated chapters on formative assessment, integrating technology, differentiated instruction, and fostering collaborative learning.

Offers strategies for educators who want to increase performance standards of African American students in high poverty environments, including increasing parental involvement, setting high expectations, and teaching listening skills.

Gain a solid foundation for understanding the implications of standards-based instruction in the classroom and sharpen your skill in enhancing student understanding.

All children should have equal access to highly qualified teachers, a strong curriculum, and research-based instructional methods. Understand why RTI is so important and how to achieve successful implementation in your school. Get a clear understanding of poverty and culture, and learn how RTI can close achievement gaps related to these issues. Examine the critical planning phase of RTI, and preview common pitfalls of implementation.

The innovative strategies presented in this volume will give you a bag of tools to help your students achieve higher-level learning.

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