Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Pinpoint Student Strengths to Differentiate Instruction and Help Your Striving Readers Succeed

by Shawn Bird and Noah Borrero

To meet the instructional needs of the increasingly diverse students in today's middle and high schools, teachers must be more than content area specialists--they must also know how to teach reading. In this practical resource, two teachers share the research-based, classroom-tested techniques they've developed that allow you to teach reading strategies as you teach content. Easy-to-use strategies help you pinpoint students' strengths so you can differentiate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545048761
• ISBN13: 9780545048767
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory and Pra
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12