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Publication Date: 1987
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Closing the Divide: What Teachers and Administrators Can Do to Help Black Students Reach Their Reading Potential.
Dreeben, Robert
American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, v11 n4 p28-35 Win 1987
Examination of about 300 Black and White first graders demonstrates that providing a great deal of instructional time and using high-quality, challenging materials are critical to student success in reading and that grouping students by ability within a class and then matching the pace of instruction to students' ability bolsters achievement. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Pacing, Primary Education, Racial Differences, Reading Improvement, School Policy, Teacher Role, Track System (Education), White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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