Preface

Section I: Teaching

Introduction

1. How Appropriate Are Most Teachers' Assignments?

2. Ability Grouping: Does It Cause More Problems Than It Solves?

3. Are There Any New Teaching Methods? Yes, and This One Produces Startling Results!

4. Are You Teaching Kids the Right Skills for Remembering?

5. How to Make a Good Impression Every Day

6. Why What You Write on Homework Papers Counts

7. How to Increase Scientific Literacy: Teach It!

8. What Do We Know About Well-Managed Classrooms?

9. Managing Instructional Time

10. What Kind of Resource Is Your Resource Room?

11. Teacher Efficacy: How Can Teachers Make a Difference?

Section II: Instructional Strategies

Introduction

13. Being the Teacher Helps Students Learn

14. When Are Two Heads Better Than One?

15. Peer Tutoring: A New Look at a Popular Practice

16. The Case for Peer Tutoring

17. How to Make Cross-Age Tutoring Work

18. The Benefits of Reading Stories Aloud

19. Retelling Stories Can Help Kids Become Better Readers

20. Should We Raise the Reading Speed Limit for First-Graders?

21. The Field Trip: Frill or Essential

22. Play Is the Work of Childhood

23. Bilingual Instruction: Which Strategies Work Best?

Section III: Learning

Introduction

24. How Memory Works: Implications for Teachers

25. Rethinking Intellectual Aptitude

26. Use What Students Already Know to Teach New Things

27. Challenging Misconceptions in Science

28. How Children Think About Mathematics

29. Are Your Students Getting the Most From Their Writing Revisions?

30. Schooling and the Reduction of Linguistic Competence

31. What Are Students Doing When They Do All That Seatwork?

32. Helping Kids Learn How to Learn

Section IV: Motivation

Introduction

33. Is Your Classroom Learning-Oriented?

34. Are Grades Undermining Motivation?

35. Motivating Students Through Project-Based Learning

36. Fictional Inducements to Attention

37. Do Failing Students Benefit From Being Retained?

38. Are We Expecting Enough Effort From Students

39. Can We Help Children Stay Enthusiastic About School?

40. Changing Minds to Change Behavior

Section V: School and Society

Introduction

41. Is Parent Involvement Worth the Effort?

42. Parents Can Be Great Summer Tutors

43. Does Culture Affect Reading Comprehension?

44. Big Gains in Reading Overnight: Creating the Right Context for Learning

45. Are You Helping Boys Outperform Girls in Math?

46. Creating Better School Citizens

47. Effective Schools: Teachers Make the Difference

Section VI: Testing

Introduction

48. Getting the Best Estimate of Learning Potential

49. Student Anxiety and Student Achievement onTests

50. Should Students Be Made Test-Wise?

51. How Standardized Tests Affect Teachers

52. Performance Testing in Education: An Increase in Authenticity

Epilogue

Index