Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity

Edited by Katherine S. McKnight

Publication date:

08 June 2016

Length of book:

250 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475818567

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.
Dr. McKnight has assembled an impressive group of experienced experts to address challenges and possible solutions to closing the achievement gap for ALL students in this era of new standards. The busy-teacher friendly format allows you to dip in and answer discipline specific questions with practical ideas for your classroom. If you read a chapter during your prep, you'll start thinking about how it will affect your next hour class.