| Description |
vi, 354 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-351). |
| Contents |
Prologue: Lost -- Fall. Three Students, a City, and the Quest to Read -- 1. Yamilka's Journey -- 2. Education, Inc -- 3. Renaissance Man -- 4. Breakthrough Moment -- 5. Like a Regular Kid -- 6. School in Need of Improvement -- 7. "Double Whammy" -- 8. Architect Meets the Public -- 9. Dropping Out -- Winter. Learning to Read and Reading to Learn -- 10. Behind the Scenes -- 11. Art and a Science -- 12. Alejandro's Progress (Genius or Dumb-ass?) -- 13. Rollout -- 14. Learning to Rhyme -- 15. Toolkit -- 16. In the Back of the Bookstore -- 17. Like Picking Out Mercury -- 18. Antonio's Space -- 19. Reality Bytes -- Spring. Inputs and Outcomes -- 20. Back to School -- 21. Unlocking Yamilka -- 22. Antonio at Work -- 23. Upstairs, Downstairs -- 24. Inputs and Outputs -- 25. Yamilka's Progress -- 26. Scores and Soup -- 27. Measuring Progress. |
| Summary |
Fertig tells the inspiring, heartbreaking stories of three young people as they struggle to learn to read before it is too late. At the same time, the author tells a story of great change in schools as teachers and parents question the meaning of education as never before. |
| Subject |
Reading -- Remedial teaching -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Reading disability -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Children with disabilities -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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New York (N.Y.). Board of Education.
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| Added Title |
Why can't you teach me to read? |
| ISBN |
9780374299057 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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0374299056 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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