Close the Achievement Gap : Simple Strategies That Work

Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Introductory Comments -- Achievement Gap Facts -- A Story: Through The Cracks -- The Mathew Effect -- The Field Trip -- Heads Together -- Six Simple Strategies To Close The Achievement Gap -- Chapter 1 - Set High Expectations -- Quote: They Don't Teach Us Enough. -- Strategies -- Twelve Brain Principles -- Student Choice -- Tesa-teacher Expectations, Student Achievement -- Facing The Day With Feelings -- The Right Way -- Reflection: What Teachers Make -- Film: Dead Poets Society -- Chapter 2 - Challenge Students To Think -- Quote: Make Kids Think. -- Strategies -- Three-story Intellect -- Fat And Skinny Questions -- Unpack The Language -- Threaded Model Of Skill Development -- Nine Best Practices -- Reflection: The Average Child -- Film: Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Jerry Seinfeld, World War Ii 101 -- Chapter 3 - Require Rigor: Require Standard English, Formal Register . -- Quote: Good Morning, Class. I'm Miss Hobbs! -- Strategies -- Down Memory Lane -- Diagramming Sentences -- Put Words In My Mouth -- The Sentence Squad -- Mr. Pete's Questions -- Reflection: Mr. Parnes' Questions -- Film: To Sir, With Love -- Chapter 4 - Leave Nothing To Chance: Revisit! Review! Re-teach! Revise! -- Quote: I Told Them What They're Supposed To Know. -- Strategies -- Revisit With A Two-minute Buzz -- Review By Dialing 4-1-1 And Connecting -- Re-teach The Mi Way -- Revise For Precision And Accuracy -- Reflection: Invitation To Learn -- Film: Teachers -- Chapter 5 - Make No Excuses -- Quote: What Is It About Me You Can't Teach? -- Strategies -- Fishbowl, Card Game, And Tag -- Co-operative Learning Strategies -- Whole Group Strategies -- Partner Strategies -- Reflection: You're A Hero To Someone -- Film: Mr. Holland's Opus -- Chapter 6 - Insist On Results. Quote: When Kids Can't, Won't Or Don't Read, Nothing Else Matters. -- Strategies -- Learning To Read -- Loving To Read -- Getting Kids To Love To Read -- Self-selected Reading -- Vocabulary Building -- Comprehension Strategies -- Delve Into Data -- Reflection: Let The Data Tell The Story -- Film: Pay It Forward -- References -- Bibliography.