Engaging the Hispanic Learner - Ten Strategies for Using Culture to Increase Achievement

In this book, Dr. Wages helps education take an enormous step forward in addressing this increasingly complex issue. The research she cites is almost shockingly compelling. After reading this book there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that the issue is real, the issue is important, and that successfully dealing with it-soon-is critical.

List of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Glossary of TermsP. 4

PrefaceP. 5

BackgroundP. 8

About The AuthorP. 19

Strategy 1: Culturally Responsive TeachingP. 20

Strategy 2: Generally Effective Teaching StrategiesP. 27

Strategy 3: Cooperative LearningP. 40

Strategy 4:Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)P. 46

Strategy 5:Creating Instructional ConversationsP. 51

Strategy 6: Technology Enriched InstructionP. 58

Strategy 7:Creating a Sense of Classroom CommunityP. 65

Strategy 8:The Need for Follow up and Professional DevelopmentP. 71

Strategy 9:Complex InstructionP. 77

Strategy 10: Emphasizing CitizenshipP. 84

ConclusionP.

ReferencesP. 90

About the author

By Michele Wages

Summary

In this book, Dr. Wages helps education take an enormous step forward in addressing this increasingly complex issue. The research she cites is almost shockingly compelling. After reading this book there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that the issue is real, the issue is important, and that successfully dealing with it—soon—is critical.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Michele Wages, Michele Wages, Wages Michele
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2014
• EAN: 9781475813869
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-1386-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; USA, Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Teaching skills and techniques, United States of America, USA, Teaching skills & techniques, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Multicultural education, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General