ACCESSing school
Subtitle: teaching struggling readers to achieve academic and personal success
By: Jim Burke.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: School improvement programs; Academic achievement; Reading (Secondary)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the traits of effective academic success programs; title: ACCESS : a program overview; title: What is ACCESS?; title: Who is in ACCESS; title: and how did they get there?; title: What we do in ACCESS, when we do it, and why : a brief overview; title: Curriculum; title: What we do : a day in the class; title: Why we do what we do : revisiting the research; title: The academic essentials : an overview; title: What we do : samples of curriculum; title: Opportunities; title: College visits; title: Guest speakers; title: Toastmasters international youth leadership program; title: Job shadowing; title: Reading buddies; title: Other opportunities; title: Making the most of high school; title: Students; title: Accelerated students; title: Steady progression; title: Variable progression; title: No progression; title: Teachers; title: Roles and responsibilities; title: The home connection : parents; title: Conclusion.