Brookes Publishing Company Educating the Other America: Top Experts Tackle Poverty, Literacy, and Achievement in Our Schools

Breaking the cycle of poverty by improving education and literacy: that's the ultimate goal of ""Educating the Other America"". This trailblazing book from top experts brings together 30 of the biggest names in education to tackle the toughest challenges faced by the nearly 1 in 5 children who live below the poverty line - and offer fresh, cutting-edge ideas for closing the achievement gap.Readers will start with an in-depth, research-based understanding of children who fail to read not because of cognitive impairment, but because of the complex effects of poverty. They'll explore the dramatic impact of poverty on children's literacy, school achievement, social success, physical health, and future economic well-being. Then readers will discover the practical benefits of the latest research and innovations in teaching and classroom design. Review "A scholarly and provocative analysis of how American schools and American society must change to better protect its children."--Timothy Shanahan"Professor of Urban Education, University of Illinois at Chicago" (07/03/2008) "Superb and engrossing . . . [brings] together science and compassion to forge a direction to follow in developing genuine solutions to poverty-driven underachievement."--G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D."Southern Methodist University" (07/03/2008) "Offers a unique mixture of perspectives, bringing together scholars who examine our society's literacy challenges from multiple disciplines . . . and present novel ways that technology may be recruited to support learning of children of all ages."--David Dickinson"Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University" (07/03/2008) "Learning to read is one of the most complex challenges that any human confronts over the entire life course. Neuman and her colleagues capture that complexity and then point the way to reduce our national's tragic achievement disparities." --Sharon Rosenkoetter, Ph.D. Recommended About the Author Susan B. Neuman is Professor in Educational Studies and Project Director, Project Great Start Professional Development Initiative, University of Michigan. She is the former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education under President George W. Bush.