Literacy Development Of Students In Urban Schools

by Flood, James

• ISBN13: 9780872075436
• ISBN10: 0872075435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Intl Literacy Assn

Summary

Use this collection of diverse, thought-provoking contributions from leaders in the field to help you make the best decisions possible for your urban school

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Preface	ix
James Flood and Patricia L. Anders
Contributors	xii
SECTION I The Human Contexts of Literacy Development in Urban Schools: Poverty, School Violence, and Health Concerns	1	(150)
CHAPTER 1 Poverty and Student Achievement: A Hopeful Review	3	(19)
Jane Hannaway
CHAPTER 2 Poverty and Achievement: A Response to Jane Hannaway	22	(13)
Rita M. Bean
CHAPTER 3 The Effects of Health and Social Welfare Factors on Literacy Development in Urban Schools	35	(23)
Joy G. Dryfoos
CHAPTER 4 The Effects of Health and Social Welfare Factors on Literacy Development: Implications for Teachers and Teacher Preparation: A Response to Joy Dryfoos	58	(10)
MaryEllen Vogt
CHAPTER 5 Violence as a Factor in the Lives of Urban Youth	68	(29)
Douglas Fisher, Jennifer E. Obidah, Mary Helen Pelton, and Jack Campana
CHAPTER 6 Violence in the Lives of Urban Youth: A Response to Douglas Fisher, Jennifer Obidah, Mary Helen Pelton, and Jack Campana	97	(10)
Victoria Chou and Esther Mosaic
CHAPTER 7 School Programs of Family and Community Involvement to Support Children's Reading and Literacy Development Across the Grades	107	(32)
Steven B. Sheldon and Joyce L. Epstein
CHAPTER 8 Family and Community Involvement in Children's Reading and Literacy Development: A Response to Steven Sheldon and Joyce Epstein	139	(12)
Jeanne R. Paratore
SECTION II School Contexts of Literacy Development in Urban Settings: Curriculum, Students, and Teachers	151	(210)
CHAPTER 9 Exemplary Reading Instruction in the Elementary School: How Reading Develops—How Students Learn and How Teachers Teach	153	(27)
Diane Lapp and James Flood
CHAPTER 10 Examining Exemplary Reading Instruction in Urban Settings: Implications for Teachers and the Students They Teach: A Response to Diane Lapp and James Flood	180	(7)
Doris Walker-Dalhouse
CHAPTER 11 Exemplary Literacy Instruction in Grades 7-12: What Counts and Who's Counting?	187	(15)
Donna E. Alvermann
CHAPTER 12 Let's Not Minimize the "Big E in Adolescent Literacy: A Response to Donna Alvermann	202	(3)
Richard T. Vacca
CHAPTER 13 Professional Preparation and Development of Teachers in Literacy Instruction for Urban Settings	205	(26)
Virginia Richardson and Patricia L. Anders
CHAPTER 14 The Importance of Professional Development to Unlock the Potential of Students in Urban Settings: A Response to Virginia Richardson and Patricia Anders	231	(10)
Eric J. Cooper and Yvette Jackson
CHAPTER 15 Culture and Language: Bidialectical Issues in Literacy	241	(34)
Carol D. Lee
CHAPTER 16 Culture and Language: Bidialectical Issues in Literacy: A Response to Carol Lee	275	(13)
Arnetha F. Ball
CHAPTER 17 The Persistence of Inequality: English-Language Learners and Educational Reform	288	(17)
Kris D. Gutiérrez
CHAPTER 18 Culture, Context, and Diversity: A Perspective on Urban School Reform: A Response to Kris Gutiérrez	305	(9)
Robert Rueda
CHAPTER 19 Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education in Urban Schools: A Research Synthesis	314	(31)
Cheryl A. Utley, Festus E. Obiakor, and Elizabeth B. Kozleski
CHAPTER 20 A Loss of Equity, Excellence, and Expectations Through Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: A Response to Cheryl Utley, Festus Obiakor, and Elizabeth Kozleski	345	(16)
Victoria J. Risko
SECTION III Political and Organizational Contexts of Literacy Development in Urban Schools: Local and State Concerns	361
CHAPTER 21 High Performance in High-Poverty Schools: 90/90/90 and Beyond	362	(27)
Douglas B. Reeves
CHAPTER 22 The Seduction of Simple Solutions: A Response to Douglas Reeves	389	(9)
Donna Ogle
CHAPTER 23 A Rhetoric for School Reform	398	(20)
Charles Taylor Kerchner
CHAPTER 24 Should We Close the Book on School Reform? A Response to Charles Taylor Kerchner	418	(8)
Timothy V. Rasinski
CHAPTER 25 State Policy and Its Impact on Urban Reading Programs	426