February 2006
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February 2006 | Volume 63 | Number 5
Helping Struggling Students
Feature Articles
Perspectives / The Silent Strugglers
Marge Scherer
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If They'd Only Do Their Work!
Linda Darling-Hammond and Olivia Ifill-Lynch
What can teachers do about students who fail to complete their assignments?
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The Dropout Problem: Losing Ground
Paul E. Barton
Why is the dropout rate steadily rising, and which programs convince students to stay in school?
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Students on the Move
Chester Hartman
Excessive mobility hurts both students who move and students who remain behind.
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Bearers of Hope
Julie Landsman
How teachers effectively support children who are homeless or poor.
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Help Us Care Enough to Learn
Kathleen Cushman
Articulate teens speak up about what engages—and irks—them at school.
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Connecting With Latino Learners
Eliane Rubinstein-Ávila
Educating language learners requires encouraging them to make connections among languages and cultures.
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Engaging African American Males in Reading
Alfred W. Tatum
Meaningful books offer challenge and intellectual excitement.
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Where They Are: Working With Marginalized Students
Montana Miller
Educators share strategies for connecting with students on the fringes.
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They Can Because They Think They Can
Richard T. Vacca
Relevant activities can prime secondary students' interest in reading.
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The Arts Make a Difference
Nick Rabkin and Robin Redmond
How arts instruction can make a difference for underachievers.
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Breaking Through to Reluctant Readers
Bill Clarke
A high school makes literacy a pillar of its culture.
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Helping Writers Find Power
Jeff Anderson
Writing well is not about avoiding errors; it's about learning from them.
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Promoting Respectful Learning
Jo Boaler
Learning to work collaboratively goes hand in hand with high achievement.
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Departments
Voices: The Teacher / The Year of Writing
Sheila Gaquin
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All About Accountability / Assessment for Learning: An Endangered Species?
W. James Popham
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Research Matters / Technology to Help Struggling Students
Heidi Silver-Pacuilla and Steve Fleischman
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The Principal Connection / Rekindling Our Energy for Neglected Children
Joanne Rooney
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Special Report / Accelerating the Learning of Low Achievers
Deborah Perkins-Gough
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Educational Leadership's Themes for 2006–2007
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ASCD Community in Action
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Online Only
Web Wonders / Helping Struggling Students
Klea Scharberg
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EL Study Guide / Helping Struggling Students
Naomi Thiers
For professional development and study groups.
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Copyright © 2006 by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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