Isbn: 9781571107404 - greater expectations: teaching academic literacy to underrepresented students (5 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While the population of Hispanic/Latino and African American students in the United States continues to grow, the rate at which they attend college remains alarmingly small. These students, who are often defined as ''educationally underrepresented,'' are a bellwether of a shortcoming in our nation's educational system that has serious implications for the future. In Greater Expectations, Robin Turner, a high school English teacher from Anaheim, California, offers pragmatic, proven methods for better preparing underrepresented students for higher education.The book is grounded in Robin's experience as a leader in the Puente Project, a college preparation program started in California high schools over twenty years ago. Since 1981, Puente has proven highly effective in producing positive change by improving academic performance, standardized test scores, and college admission rates for underrepresented students.…

Zustand: New. Robin Turner has taught English for sixteen years at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California, and has been a Puente teacher leader for the past ten years. Robin has also taught both Freshman Composition and Critical Thinking in Writing at Fullerton Coll.