Putting Research to Work in Your School [Paperback]

Formerly a SkyLight publication

This one-of-a-kind handbook presents the results of professional research in an accessible, readable format, featuring teaching strategies and real-life practices that work in today's schools.

Formerly a SkyLight publication

This one-of-a-kind handbook presents the results of professional research in an accessible, readable format, featuring teaching strategies and real-life practices that work in today's schools.

Preface
Section I: Teaching
Introduction
1. How Appropriate Are Most Teachers' Assignments?
2. Ability Grouping: Does It Cause More Problems Than It Solves?
3. Are There Any New Teaching Methods? Yes, and This One Produces Startling Results!
4. Are You Teaching Kids the Right Skills for Remembering?
5. How to Make a Good Impression Every Day
6. Why What You Write on Homework Papers Counts
7. How to Increase Scientific Literacy: Teach It!
8. What Do We Know About Well-Managed Classrooms?
9. Managing Instructional Time
10. What Kind of Resource Is Your Resource Room?
11. Teacher Efficacy: How Can Teachers Make a Difference?
Section II: Instructional Strategies
Introduction
13. Being the Teacher Helps Students Learn
14. When Are Two Heads Better Than One?
15. Peer Tutoring: A New Look at a Popular Practice
16. The Case for Peer Tutoring
17. How to Make Cross-Age Tutoring Work
18. The Benefits of Reading Stories Aloud
19. Retelling Stories Can Help Kids Become Better Readers
20. Should We Raise the Reading Speed Limit for First-Graders?
21. The Field Trip: Frill or Essential
22. Play Is the Work of Childhood
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