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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778539603321

Autore

Chall Jeanne S (Jeanne Sternlicht), <1921-1999.>

Titolo

The reading crisis : why poor children fall behind / / Jeanne S. Chall, Vicki A. Jacobs, Luke E. Baldwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1991

ISBN

0-674-02935-6

Edizione

[1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 191 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

JacobsVicki A

BaldwinLuke E

Disciplina

372.6

Soggetti

Language arts (Elementary) - United States - Evaluation

Reading (Elementary) - United States - Evaluation

Underachievers - United States - Evaluation

Children with social disabilities - Education - United States - Evaluation

Literacy - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Literacy and Language among Low-Income Children 2. The Children, Their Schools, and Their Families 3. Reading Development 4. Writing Development 5. Language Development 6. Interrelations among Reading, Writing, and Language 7. Classroom Instruction and Literacy Environments 8. Home Influences on Literacy and Language 9. Influences on the Lower and Higher Grades 10. Where Do We Go from Here? Epilogue: Persistent Questions Appendix A: Samples of Narrative Writing Representing Average Holistic Ratings and Production: Students' Handwriting Appendix B: Samples of Expository Writing Representing Average Holistic Ratings and Production: Students' Handwriting References Index