Tackling Disadvantage and Underachievement in Schools : A Practical Guide for Teachers.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Author biography -- Introduction -- 1 The identification of underachievement -- 2 Disadvantage and underachievement -- 3 How schools can raise achievement -- 4 Case studies in diagnosis and intervention of UAch -- 5 Changing early years teaching and closing the literacy gap -- 6 Changing higher-order skills teaching, strategic approaches -- 7 Pedagogy: practical teaching strategies across the curriculum and age ranges -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index.

Written by an experienced teacher, teacher educator and chartered psychologist, the book highlights effective teaching and learning methods that can be used to overcome barriers to learning, satisfy different learning needs and help students achieve their full potential.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.