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Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap: Strategies to Reach Every Student
"I can get future teachers to appreciate the role of culture and poverty, but it is very hard for them to translate that understanding into specific activities or strategies. This book provides so much more than any other text that I have ever used in an Introduction to Education course regarding working with diverse populations."—Rosemary Traoré, Assistant Professor of Urban Education University of North Carolina at Charlotte
"Provides a rich collection of research for instructional strategies. The combination of a call to action and supporting strategies provides a tool kit for instructional leaders."—Mary Reeve, Director, Services for Exceptional StudentsGallup McKinley County Schools, NM
Use instructional practices that lead students of poverty and diverse cultures to success!
Many caring teachers have expressed a need for more help in improving student achievement, especially in low-performing/high-poverty schools. This research-based book offers a comprehensive set of instructional strategies that have been proven to make a significant difference in student learning when diverse cultures and poverty come into play.
Donna Walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling provide a six-part framework to help teachers build on students′ assets and strengths rather than attempt to overcome perceived disadvantages. Based on their extensive experience and gathered data, the authors
Why some cultures are "turned off" by typical motivational approaches and what educators can do to reach studentsWhat research says about the brain′s desire to learnHow teachers can build on students′ prior knowledge and help forge new connectionsThe importance of resiliency, especially for students of poverty and diverse culturesTeaching procedural and declarative knowledge and preparing students for high-stakes testsThis practical resource provides the key structures for working effectively with students of differing cultures and poverty, ensuring higher student achievement in the diverse classroom.
"Provides a rich collection of research for instructional strategies. The combination of a call to action and supporting strategies provides a tool kit for instructional leaders."—Mary Reeve, Director, Services for Exceptional StudentsGallup McKinley County Schools, NM
Use instructional practices that lead students of poverty and diverse cultures to success!
Many caring teachers have expressed a need for more help in improving student achievement, especially in low-performing/high-poverty schools. This research-based book offers a comprehensive set of instructional strategies that have been proven to make a significant difference in student learning when diverse cultures and poverty come into play.
Donna Walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling provide a six-part framework to help teachers build on students′ assets and strengths rather than attempt to overcome perceived disadvantages. Based on their extensive experience and gathered data, the authors
Why some cultures are "turned off" by typical motivational approaches and what educators can do to reach studentsWhat research says about the brain′s desire to learnHow teachers can build on students′ prior knowledge and help forge new connectionsThe importance of resiliency, especially for students of poverty and diverse culturesTeaching procedural and declarative knowledge and preparing students for high-stakes testsThis practical resource provides the key structures for working effectively with students of differing cultures and poverty, ensuring higher student achievement in the diverse classroom.
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2009
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October 5, 2015"Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap"
By: Donna Walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling
2009. 98p. Corwin, $13.49
ISBN (9781412955300)
There have been several books written over the years that explore the obvious link between poverty and low academic achievement. Some of these books even acknowledge the obvious challenges that are presented when educators are required to teach students from unique and multi-cultural backgrounds. "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" seeks to explore a 6-part system that strives to give teachers working in low-income/diverse cultural areas practical advice, instructional strategies, and accessible pedagogy to teach students that have been “written off” by the system.
Donna Walker Tileston’s background with teaching/administration and curriculum development and Sandra K. Darling’s personal experience of overcoming childhood poverty and becoming the successful founder and president of Learning Bridges make this book a homerun. Its contents are practical and easily implemented in the “challenging” classroom. Backed by solid research and a hope to draw out student’s prior knowledge, improve learning mindset, and engage declarative knowledge, this book is a must-have for teachers teaching in a high-need, low-income schools! "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" is an essential resource for current, as well as soon to be teachers. It’s an investment that you certainly won’t regret. -Rebekah May, Marshall University; Huntington, WV
If you liked "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" you may enjoy: "Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind" by Eric Jensen or "Educating Everybody’s Child: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners" by Robert W. Cole.
By: Donna Walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling
2009. 98p. Corwin, $13.49
ISBN (9781412955300)
There have been several books written over the years that explore the obvious link between poverty and low academic achievement. Some of these books even acknowledge the obvious challenges that are presented when educators are required to teach students from unique and multi-cultural backgrounds. "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" seeks to explore a 6-part system that strives to give teachers working in low-income/diverse cultural areas practical advice, instructional strategies, and accessible pedagogy to teach students that have been “written off” by the system.
Donna Walker Tileston’s background with teaching/administration and curriculum development and Sandra K. Darling’s personal experience of overcoming childhood poverty and becoming the successful founder and president of Learning Bridges make this book a homerun. Its contents are practical and easily implemented in the “challenging” classroom. Backed by solid research and a hope to draw out student’s prior knowledge, improve learning mindset, and engage declarative knowledge, this book is a must-have for teachers teaching in a high-need, low-income schools! "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" is an essential resource for current, as well as soon to be teachers. It’s an investment that you certainly won’t regret. -Rebekah May, Marshall University; Huntington, WV
If you liked "Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap" you may enjoy: "Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind" by Eric Jensen or "Educating Everybody’s Child: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners" by Robert W. Cole.
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