Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction, 2009

Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction, 2009

The authors focus on identifying research-supported best practices for students with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.  Interventions are recommended for five critical areas of reading instruction—phonemic awareness, phonics/decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The suggested practices help students connect language and literacy tasks to their own cultural knowledge and experiences.

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Leaving to Learn:  How Out-of-school Learning Increases Student Engagement and Reduces Dropout Rates, 2013
Leaving to Learn: How Out-of-school Learning Increases Student Engagement and Reduces Dropout Rates, 2013

Authors: Elliott Washor and Charles Mojkowski

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Two Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War
Two Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War

Author: Steven Sheinkin and illustrated by Tim Robinson

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