Irvin, J. L & Angelis, J. I. (2003). Conversation in the middle school classroom: Developing reading, writing, and other language abilities. Middle School Journal, 34(3), 57-61.
Merga, M. K. (2015). Access to books in the home and adolescent engagement in recreational book reading: Considerations for secondary school educators. English in Education, 49(3), 197-214.
A strengths-based approach is one where educators intentionally identify, communicate, and harness students' assets, across many aspects of the whole learner, in order to empower them to flourish.
García Franco, A., Ferrara Reyes, L., & Gómez Galindo, A. A. (2022). Culturally relevant science education and critical thinking in indigenous people: bridging the gap between community and school science. Critical Thinking in Biology and Environmental Education: Facing Challenges in a Post-Truth World, 55-72.
Watch how this elementary teacher incorporates movement-based activities that can be used as a break in a math classroom.
Watch this Reading Rockets video, with classroom examples, of how teachers and students can set up a classroom library.
Fine, C. G. M., & Furtak, E. M. (2020). A framework for science classroom assessment task design for emergent bilingual learners. Science Education, 104(3), 393–420.
López, F. A. (2017). Altering the trajectory of the self-fulfilling prophecy: Asset-based pedagogy and classroom dynamics. Journal of Teacher Education, 68(2), 193–212.
This is especially important for students with learning disabilities and ADHD, as their previous educational experiences can make them more hesitant to take risks.
This is especially important for students with learning disabilities and ADHD, as their previous educational experiences can make them more hesitant to take risks.
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