Reading Upside Down: Identifying and Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Literacy Instruction

Reading Upside Down: Identifying and Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Literacy Instruction
ISBN-10
0807756652
ISBN-13
9780807756652
Series
Reading Upside Down
Category
Education
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Author
Deborah L. Wolter

Description

Reading Upside Down offers a paradigm shift from achievement gaps to opportunity gaps in literacy instruction. Drawing on the author's rich experiences working one-on-one with challenged readers, this book presents case studies illustrating the complexities of student learning experiences and the unique circumstances that shaped their acquisition of literacy. Wolter explores eight key factors that contribute to reading challenges in developing readers, including school readiness, the use of prescribed phonics-based programs, physical hurdles, unfamiliarity with English, and special education labeling. With a focus on the differences that educators can make for individual students, the text suggests ways to identify and address early opportunity gaps that can impact students throughout their entire educational career.

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