Differentiating Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers in Urban Schools.pptVIP

Differentiating Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers in Urban Schools Diane Haager, Ph.D. California State University, Los Angeles “Expert teachers will have the knowledge, strategies, and materials to judge what to do with particular children, not on the basis of ideology, but on the basis of observation, logic, knowledge of child development, knowledge of content, and evidence for what works.” -Louisa Moats Some facts… Graduation rates for students in urban schools lag 15-18% Students in urban schools more likely to be of minority status, live at or near poverty Students of hist