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Closing the Achievement Gap Requires Multiple Solutions - An article that lists ways to address the achievement gap
Effects of Poverty on Teaching and Learning - Behaviors of students who experience poverty and strategies for working with them.
Four Steps to Closing the Achievement Gap - An article that outlines effectively closing the gap
Help Students Put on their Thinking Hats
“It Takes More than Testing….Closing the Achievement Gap…” - An article on effectively closing the achievement gap
Numerous Factors Contribute to the Knowledge Gap - The author explains the different factors that contribute to the poor performance of students.
Reading Recovery: Closing the Achievement Gap in Ohio - An article describing the reading recovery program and its positive effects on schools in Ohio
“Scaffolding Learning” - Adapted from Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy by Jeffrey Wilhelm, Tanya Baker, and Julie Dube.
“A Stark Race Gap – in Kid’s Books” - An article on how the increase of African American authors sparks African American students to read because they can better relate to the stories
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