Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards: Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility Innovation and Creativity

Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity The new standards were written to address the harsh realities for poor performance of American students across all grades levels, k-12. According to NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) data, more than 60% of our students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are not proficient readers and the United States is one of the lowest performing in mathematics. The statistics are even more staggering for our children who live in poverty, students with disabilities and English Language Learners. The new standards have sent a clear message: all students must be engaged deeper learning. This deeper level of understanding and comprehension is communicated through a more sophisticated and independent level of applied literacy skills. In this book, some of our leading educators envision the standards as a vehicle to provide more rigorous instruction and illustrate how teachers are uniquely qualified to determine the most effective methods for developing students? skills and close the achievement gap.Additional ISBNs9781475818574Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards: Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity is written by Katherine S. Mc Knight and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBNs for Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards are 9781475818581, 1475818580 and the print ISBNs are 9781475818567, 1475818564. Additional ISBNs include 9781475818574.