academic achievement

A practical guide for the school library media specialist to helps them assist at-risk students in improving their academic achievement.

Argues for greater African-American leadership in order to close the black-white academic achievement gap which is the primary obstacle to African-American advancement.

Provides information and guidance on academic anxiety, covering such topics as its causes, signs, and symptoms and how to manage it.

Examines how low productivity, whether in school or on the job, can be caused by a neuro-developmental dysfunction and discusses how it can be identified and overcome.

Contains twelve articles that debate questions of whether work and/or extracurricular activities help or hinder the academic success of teenagers.

Contains a comprehensive overview on how students can improve their preparedness for college by taking steps in secondary school, providing research based insights and practices with advice for designing the correct course of study.

Discusses the lessons education research has taught about what practices and factors make a difference in student achievement, covering school goals, curricula, student-teacher relationships, home environment, community involvement, instructional strategies, motivation theories, and other related topics.

A guide to teaching the Common Core State Standards' level of work in literacy, examining both the standards themselves and pathways to achieving those expectations.

Contains a handbook designed to improve student achievement by implementing a school reform program that analyzes current curriculum, team planning, and the policies and practices that affect learning.

Reveals the obstacles and failures boys face in the classroom and offers parents and teachers a variety of practical strategies to help boys fulfill themselves, use their intelligence, work with their unique gifts, and succeed in life.