Acceleration for All: A How-To Guide for Overcoming Learning Gaps

by Sharon V. Kramer, Sarah Schuhl

The need to overcome student learning gaps exists in every school. The answer is not a culture of remediation but one of acceleration. Every student deserves to learn at grade level or beyond―this is equity in action. Acceleration for All offers research-informed, real-world, and ready-to-implement strategies, with an emphasis on core instructional practices, to ensure accelerated learning schoolwide.
This book will help K–12 teachers and

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Case for Acceleration
Chapter 2: The Importance of Culture
Chapter 3: Curriculum Plans for Grade-Level Learning
Chapter 4: An Assessment System That Supports Acceleration
Chapter 5: Daily Grade-Level Instruction
Chapter 6: An Intervention System That Supports Acceleration
Chapter 7: The Importance of Leadership
Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

200 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published May 16, 2023

Reviews

[Ashley Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have been to a PLC institute or RTI conference these book is all of the things tied into one. It gives practical strategies for schools to help ALL students learn and achieve priority standards.

[Renee Crook · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this as an assignment for the Guiding Coalition at work, but I found many of the ideas in this book very good and strong aspects to have as part of a school. Most of this book is shifting mindsets from "have-to's" and check boxes to practices that will benefit the most students with that concept being its own culture. While many of these practices are being done by some of our staff, it doesn't seem like it will be as effective if only some people are carrying the responsibility and accountability for everyone. This book felt like it gave an ideal educational setting that would be wonderful, but also not very realistic to me right now. There were pieces of this that I hope to incoporate into my own teaching and hope that someday will be asked of all teachers. In general, I felt like this book reiterated good teaching practices that often get loeft out when the busyness of the school year happens.

[Blythe Moseman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice in theory. Doesn't appear to have good solutions of how to do this when classes are 200+ kids. Too many of them, not enough of me to go around!