Close the Achievement Gap: Simple Strategies That Work

by Brian M. Pete, Robin J. Fogarty

Discover basic strategies that promote student achievement in low-performing classrooms! This invaluable research-based guidebook illustrates how quality teaching can overcome the impact of low socioeconomic conditions and improve student performance dramatically. The authors present instructional techniques that require students to speak with skill, write with clarity and purpose, read with a critical eye, and listen with active engagement. Using six practical strategies, educators can overcome the odds and guide learners to success

Genres: Education

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Cindy Jacobsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread-some of the ideas are becoming dated. Still worth the quick read just for the big ideas.