Teaching Urban Learners: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Developing Academic And Behavioral Competence
"Each chapter in this well-written text follows a user-friendly format that includes applications of the strategy, a rationale for its implementation, definitions where helpful, descriptions of effective pedagogy, and the benefits to students. Additionally, each chapter offers realistic timetables (e.g., daily, weekly, grading period) for each strategy's implementation sequence, and a generous list of hard copy and/or electronic resources for further reading and suggestions." --Mary Ransdell, Ed. D., Education Book Review<br /><br />Building from their work in urban schools, Cartledge (special education, Ohio State Univ.) and Lo (special education, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte) write for educators striving to reduce referrals for discipline and special education (which they define as emotional disturbances). They cover culturally responsive instruction, describing urban learners and beginning reading instruction, effective academic instruction leading to proficiency through such devises as response cards, repeating reading and peer tutoring, improving social competencies through behavior management, social skills instruction, individualized behavior intervention plans and school-wide behavior systems, and improving parent involvement, They provide case examples, step-by-step instructions and support materials and forms. --Reference & Research Book NewsBuilding from their work in urban schools, Cartledge (special education, Ohio State Univ.) and Lo (special education, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte) write for educators striving to reduce referrals for discipline and special education (which they define as emotional disturbances). They cover culturally responsive instruction, describing urban learners and beginning reading instruction, effective academic instruction leading to proficiency through such devises as response cards, repeating reading and peer tutoring, improving social competencies through behavior management, social skills instruction, individualized behavior intervention plans and school-wide behavior systems, and improving parent involvement, They provide case examples, step-by-step instructions and support materials and forms. --Reference & Research Book News