N Is for Nonsensical

Autor/in	Neuman, Susan B.
Titel	N Is for Nonsensical
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 64 (2006) 2, S.28-31 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Recognition (Achievement); Economically Disadvantaged; Disadvantaged Youth; Thinking Skills; Reading Readiness; Preschool Children; Emergent Literacy; Reading Difficulties; Libraries; Low Income; Urban Areas; School Districts; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Anerkennung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Denkfähigkeit; Reading rate; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Frühleseunterricht; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Library; Bibliothek; Niedriglohn; Urban area; Stadtregion; School district; Schulbezirk; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Recognizing that achievement gaps start early, policymakers at the state and federal level have focused attention on reading readiness for low-income and minority preschool children. Neuman argues that the focus of many preschool programs--building such basic literacy skills as letter recognition and decoding--misses the mark. What economically disadvantaged children need to close the achievement gap is "a great infusion of knowledge--knowledge of words and their meanings, understanding of the concepts that connect them, and ability to think critically about what one reads." This kind of knowledge provides the basic foundation for literacy learning. Neuman describes preschool classrooms that provide knowledge-building experiences and encourage students to question, discover, evaluate and use higher-order thinking skills. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10