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The Knowledge Deficit : Closing the Shocking Education Gap for American Children by E. D. Hirsch Jr. (2006, Hardcover)

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E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of the best-selling Cultural Literacy and our most insightful thinker on what schools teach, offers an urgent solution to the shocking national decline in children's reading ability. How can it be, Hirsch asks, that American students score so low among developed nations in international comparisons -- and that they perform worse the longer they stay in school? Drawing on arresting classroom scenes, the history of ideas, and current understanding of the patterns of intellectual growth, Hirsch builds the powerful case that, while our schools excel at teaching the mechanics of reading, they fail virtually all American children -- poor and middle class, in public and private schools -- because of their inability to convey the more complex and essential skills of reading comprehension. Hirsch brilliantly reasons that literacy depends less on the formalistic reading "skills" taught in virtually every school across America and more on exposure to content-rich, appealing books. His argument is compelling, for it - gives parents specific tools for enhancing their child's ability to read with comprehension; - shows how No Child Left Behind and SATs measure reading comprehension -- a knowledge-based skill not successfully taught in our schools; - tackles the weaknesses of specific state-by-state curricula - explains in detail how American schools can serve as the strongest possible antidote to poverty and to our frustrating race-based achievement gap A road map for all thinking parents, teachers, and citizens, The Knowledge Deficit shows exactly how we can convert all American schools into places where the skill of reading comprehension is effectively imparted -- and why this goal is ever more essential to the democratic ideal.

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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618657312
ISBN-13
9780618657315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48416617

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Author
E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Publication Name
Knowledge Deficit : Closing the Shocking Education Gap for American Children
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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8.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Lb1050.H567 2006
Reviews
"An important message, eloquently expressed." --Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works "If we did what E.D. Hirsch said, and made sure that all students, regardless of race, income, or neighborhood, were exposed to a rich, challenging, sequenced curriculum in important subjects, schools could make a much bigger difference than they already do." --Ed McElroy, president, American Federation of Teachers "[Hirsch] wants to reverse the current emphasis on reading as a mechanical process and replace it with content-rich curriculum that will turn all children into knowledgeable readers. It's a worthy goal for our schools in an increasingly competitive globalized world." New York Post "On many fronts, Hirsch's book challenges the conventional educational wisdown. Parents ought to check it out." --Rocky Mountain News "[A] powerful argument . . . [Hirsch's] well-reasoned, common-sense proposals address a vital issue, and his book provides a valuable addition to the debate on public policy in education." --Richmond Times-Dispatch
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Reading Skills, General, Elementary, Literacy, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Lccn
2005-023075
Dewey Decimal
428.4071
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Education, Language Arts & Disciplines

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If you have ever wondered why other countries children seem to exceed where our children fail read this book. If you are an educator looking for ways to increase your students reading scores this book should top your list. E.D. Hirsch writes in a way that will keep you interested and educate you at the same time.

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