Literacy, Technology, and Diversity

Teaching for Success in Changing Times

Part 1: Changing Times, Changing Schools

• Chapter 1: Literacy

• Chapter 2: Pedagogy

• Chapter 3: Assessment

• Chapter 4: Technology

Anticipation Guide

Whole-language instruction should be meaning centered rather than skills driven.

True

Phonics instruction helps students in grades 2 through 6 comprehend text.

False

NAEP achievement scores have shown steady improvement over the last 30 years because of school reform efforts.

False

Anticipation Guide Continued

65% of U.S. fourth-graders receive more than six hours of reading instruction per week compared to the international average of 28%.

True

The gap in reading performance between students in the top and bottom quarters of wealth in the U.S. is 85 points comparedto an average difference of 34 points in other countries

There has been a political push for equality of access to funding as a means of raising achievement in inner-city and rural schools that serve low-income students.

False

True

Anticipation Guide Continued

The NRP (National Reading Panel) has exerted a huge impact on the way reading is taught throughout the U.S.

True

Under NCLB schools that are in need of improvements are eligible to provide supplemental services to their students.

False

U.S. Student Performance on NAEP Reading Grade 4 1992-2011

U.S. Student Performance on NAEP Reading Grade 8 1992-2011

U.S. Student Performance on NAEP Reading Grade 8 By Race/Ethnicity 2011