Solutions & Strategies to Reduce the Achievement Gap: Instructional
Articles and Research Papers |
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Addressing the Achievement Gap: Challenge for Washington State Educators (2002). |
Research paper. A 105 page PDF file which includes causes, size, strategies and much more. p. 8: "The “new science of learning” emphasizes the importance of learning with understanding [thinking, understanding, and application skills]. Such instruction has been shown to dramatically improve the performance of traditionally under-achieving students." p. 8: ..."importance of honoring students and their heritages." p. 41: "...students of color and poverty must have access to cognitively rich, relevant curriculum content that is appropriate for their grade level." pp. 42-45: Effective Instruction section. pp. 49-50: Next Steps section. Some suggestions are: A collective, political will, closer collaboration among stakeholders, reallocate staff and financial resources, and enhance teacher knowledge and skills. |
| Pacing Charts and Curriculum Mapping to support, especially, the novice teacher. | Examples: * Cleveland, OH, kindergarten; * Yakima, WA (many grades and content to select) * Pittsylvania county, VA (many grades and content to select) |
| Access, Participation, and Progress in the General K-12 Curriculum (2002) from the The National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum and the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. | Policy paper. |
