Teaching All Children : Strategies For Developing Literacy In An Urban Setting - 04 edition

"I stayed up until midnight finishing this book--and nodded my head in agreement all the way through! After reading this book, I am more convinced than ever that teacher education programs must better prepare teachers to work with children and families in urban settings. The book offers clear practices and strategies for how this can be done; how we can truly teach all of the children. The key points have relevance at all levels of the educational community, from preservice teachers to veteran teachers and administrators. This book will serve us well as we strive to improve literacy learning in urban settings."

--Patricia A. Edwards, PhD, Michigan State University

"Teaching All the Children is one of those rare books where the authors' knowledge and their passion for sharing it combine in one electrifying mix. The result is an instructional resource so rich in content that no school, classroom, library, or board office should be without it. The distinguished list of contributors reads like a 'who's who' in urban literacy education. Fortunate are the children whose lives will be touched by readers of this remarkable book."

--Donna E. Alvermann, PhD, Editor, Reading Research Quarterly; Department of Reading Education, University of Georgia

"This valuable resource brings together the work of some of our most knowledgeable and credible educators. Together, they successfully lay out key issues related to teaching and learning in urban schools in a way that is clear, honest, and accessible. The strategies offered are well worth our time and attention, regardless of where we teach. I recommend it highly."

--Dorothy S. Strickland, PhD, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey

"Teaching All the Children focuses on one of the most urgent educational issues of our time: the literacy needs of students in urban schools. At a time when views of learning are narrowing, the volume emphasizes the ways biological, psychological, social, and structural forces interweave to construct literacy learning trajectories. The volume is ambitious in scope, tackling curricular, assessment, and instructional issues at all grade levels. The multivocal nature of the book promises to resonate with multiple audiences, making it a valuable tool for preservice teachers, practicing professionals, teacher educators, and administrators."

--Alfredo J. Artiles, PhD, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

Submitted By Publisher, October, 2004

I. Out-of-School Factors Affecting Students in Urban Schools

1. The Changing Demography of Urban America: Facts and Implications for Education, Hannaway, Fix, and Passel
2. The Pursuit of Equity and Excellence in Educational Opportunity, Cooper
3. Context Specificity of Family Activities That Foster Early Literacy: Evidence from the National Household Education Survey 1999, Montes and Giamartino
4. Exploring (Missed) Perceptions of African Americans: Implications for Literacy Instruction and Learning, Boyd, Ndura, Brock, and Moore
5. Black English: Two Speakers Separated by 40 Years Have the Same Language Experience, Moore and Jackson
6. No Parent Left Behind, Lapp and Flood
7. The Role of Native Language and Parental Involvement: Developing Literacy Skills for All Children

II. In-School Factors Affecting Students in Urban Schools

8. "Proven Programs" and Other Unscientific Ideas, Allington and Nowak
9. Putting Literacy Learning in Context: What Practicing Teachers Say About the Realities of Teaching in Urban Schools, Fleming, Chou, Ransom, Nishimura, and Burke
10. What are the Implications of Recent Policy Initiatives for the Classroom? Innovations for Instruction in Urban Settings

III. Best Schoolwide Practices That Increase Literacy Learning for Students in Urban Classrooms

11. Improving Literacy Achievement and Professional Development through a K-12 Urban Partnership, Fisher, Frey, Lapp, and Flood
12. Literacy Leaning for Every Child in an Urban Classroom: Can We Raise Scores and Scholars?, O'Neal, Nelson, Gaines, and Valentino
13. Providing Educational Opportunities for Underrepresented Students: The Role of Academic Scaffolds and Lesson Study at The Preuss School UCSD
14. Flood Ensurance: When Children Have Books They Can and Want to Read
15. Literacy Motivation: Implications for Urban Classrooms
16. Preventing Urban Learners from Becoming Struggling Readers: Can Brain Research Be a Foundation for Good Literacy Teaching?
17. What Types of Assessment Really Inform Instruction in an Urban School
18. The Role of the Literacy Professional in Addressing the Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education

IV. Next Steps: Classroom Practices That Increase Literacy Achievement for Every Student in an Urban School

19. Honoring Children's Reading Rights: Accounting for Success in One Urban First-Grade Classroom
20. Grouping for Child-Centered Reading Instruction in First Grade
21. Scaffolding Vocabulary Learning: Ideas for Equity in Urban Settings
22. Metacognition Through Writing and Sharing Connections
23. Building Background Knowledge for Literacy Learning through Informational Books
24. Content Counts with Struggling Urban Readers
25. Meeting the Challenges for All Students in Urban Schools