Description
Create a schoolwide foundation to ensure academic success for ALL students
This book demonstrates a system-wide approach to support the learning needs of culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse students. The authors deliver a six-point model for developing improved programs, policies, and practices, including:
- Mapping and aligning an integrated curriculum—making the mainstream curricula accessible for all learners
- Collaborative planning and assessment—pooling teachers’ intelligence so the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- Teaching students explicit learning strategies—empowering students by taking the focus off the teacher and putting it back on learners
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. A Shared and Inclusive Vision and Mission
At a Glance
An Inclusive, Collaboratively Developed Vision and Mission
The Rationale
Evidence in Support of a Shared Vision and Mission
Promising Practices
The Looks Fors
The Complexities of Literacy
Something to Remember
Key Resources
2. Schoolwide Displinary Literacy
At a Glance
The Intricacies of Academic Language
The Rationale
The Evidence
The Look Fors
Promising Practices
Something to Remember
Key Resources
3. The mapping and Alignment of an Integrated Curriculum
At a Glance
Core Curriculum Development
The Rationale
The Evidence
Promising Practices
The Look Fors
Something to Remember
Key Resources
4. Collaborative Planning, Instruction, and Assessment
At a Glance
Why Collaboration is an Essential Practice
The Rationale
The Evidence
Promising Practices
The Look Fors
Something to Remember
Key Resources
5. Teaching Students Explicit Learning Strategies
At a Glance
Explicit Instruction
The Rationale
The Evidence
Promising Practices
The Look Fors
Something to Remember
Key Resources
6. Student Engagment
At a Glance
Student Engagement
The Rationale
The Evidence
Promising Practices
The Look Fors
Something to Remember
Key Resources
Final Thoughts
References
