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10%OFF. Ed(S): Ritchie, Sharon; Gutmann, Laura - Firstschool - 9780807754818 - V9780807754818
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Firstschool

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Description for Firstschool Paperback. Provides a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to improving school experiences, the text features lessons learned from eight elementary schools whose leadership and staff implemented sustainable changes. Editor(s): Ritchie, Sharon; Gutmann, Laura. Series: Early Childhood Education. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.

FirstSchool is a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. This work discusses the research and practice to date that defines FirstSchool as a critical approach to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to improving school experiences, it features lessons learned from eight elementary schools whose leadership and staff implemented sustainable changes in their classrooms and schools. The authors detail how to use education research and data to provide a rationale for change; how to promote professional learning that is genuinely collaborative and respectful; and how to employ developmentally appropriate teaching strategies ... Read more

Book Features:

  • Case studies illustrating developmentally appropriate practices that can be applied across varied PreK–3 contexts.
  • Key principles used by FirstSchool and its partners to reinvigorate the professionalism of teachers.
  • Concrete guidance for choosing and using relevant data, enriching the curriculum, improving instruction, and developing home-school partnerships.

Contributors: Cindy Bagwell, Richard M. Clifford, Carolyn T. Cobb, Gisele M. Crawford, Diane M. Early, Sandra C. García, Cristina Gillanders, Adam L. Holland, Iheoma U. Iruka, Jenille Morgan, Sam Oertwig

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Early Childhood Education
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807754818
SKU
V9780807754818
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Ref
99-50

About . Ed(S): Ritchie, Sharon; Gutmann, Laura
Sharon Ritchie is the director of FirstSchool at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Laura Gutmann is a research assistant for the FirstSchool project with experience in nonprofit management and early childhood education.

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