Educating the other America : top experts tackle poverty, literacy, and achievement in our schools

Summary: "Breaking the cycle of poverty by improving education and literacy: that's the ultimate goal of this trailblazing book from top experts. Educating the Other America brings together more than 30 of the biggest names in education to tackle the challenges faced by children who live below the poverty line - and offer fresh, cutting-edge ideas for closing the achievement gap." "Representing the most creative thinking from the best minds in education, this groundbreaking resource illuminates the challenges of poverty and gives professionals the knowledge they need to help students succeed - both in school and for the rest of their lives."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9781557669063 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1557669066 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxv, 356 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Jacquelyn C. Jackson -- Introduction. The Mediating Mechanisms of the Effects of Poverty on Reading Achievement / Susan B. Neuman -- I. Poverty and Its Consequences / Susan B. Neuman -- 1. Childhood Poverty in Economic and Public Policy Contexts / Sandra K. Danziger and Sheldon H. Danziger -- 2. Childhood Poverty, Race, and Equal Opportunity / Mary Corcoran -- 3. How Childhood Poverty and Income Affect Children's Cognitive Functioning and School Achievement / Vonnie C. McLoyd and Kelly M. Purtell -- 4. Poverty, Early Literacy Achievement, and Education Reform / Julia Parkinson and Brian Rowan -- 5. Literacy Achievement in the Primary Grades in High-Poverty Schools / Louisa C. Moats and Barbara R. Foorman -- 6. Social and Academic Achievement of Children and Youth in Urban, High-Poverty Neighborhoods / Charles R. Greenwood -- II. How Instruction Can Make a Difference / Susan B. Newman -- 7. Improving Achievement for English Language Learners / Claude Goldenberg -- 8. Effective Language Instruction for African American Children / Holly K. Craig -- 9. Shared Book Reading Interventions / Deborah C. Simmons, Sharolyn D. Pollard-Durodola, Jorge E. Gonzalez, Matthew J. Davis and Leslie E. Simmons -- 10. Applying Universal Design for Learning with Children Living in Poverty / David H. Rose and Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann -- 11. The Dual Coding Theory / Allan Paivio -- 12. Success for All, Embedded Multimedia, and the Teaching-Learning Orchestra / Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden and Bette Chambers -- III. How Technology Can Make a Difference / Susan B. Neuman -- 13. Design Features in Living Books and Their Effects on Young Children's Vocabulary / Adriana G. Bus, Maria T. de Jong, Marian J. A. J. Verhallen and Verna A. C. van der Kooy-Hofland -- 14. The Limits of the Self-Teaching Hypothesis / Marilyn Jager Adams -- 15. Television and Learning / Heather L. Kirkorian and Daniel R. Anderson -- 16. Maximizing Informal Learning from Digital Technologies / Sandra L. Calvert -- 17. The Benefits of Going Green / Kathleen A. Roskos.