Teaching All the Children: Strategies for Developing Literacy in an Urban Setting (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) Diane Lapp; Cathy Collins Block; Eric J. Cooper; James Flood; Nancy Roser and Josefina Villamil Tinajero

This practical, empowering book addresses the challenges facing educators, school administrators, and families in low socioeconomic status urban settings and presents field-tested strategies for promoting reading, writing, and oral language success. Featuring thorough research reviews, instructional models, resources, and portraits of exemplary urban classrooms, the book provides a wealth of ideas that can readily be put into practice.
Coverage includes:

* What highly effective literacy instruction looks like in today's urban classroom
* Understanding-and counteracting-the factors that put poor children at risk
* When diversity is the norm: making instruction welcoming to all
* Lesson plans and lists of children's literature that meet urban students' specific needs
* Keys to building strong family and community partnerships

Diane Lapp, EdD, is Professor of Reading and Language in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University.

Cathy Collins Block, PhD, has served on the graduate faculty at Texas Christian University since 1977.

Eric J. Cooper, EdD, is President of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education at the Council of Great City Schools, Washington, DC, and the University of Georgia, Athens.

James Flood, PhD, is Professor of Reading and Language Development at San Diego State University.

Nancy Roser, EdD, is Professor of Language and Literacy Studies, Flawn Professor of Early Childhood Education, and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Josefina Villamil Tinajero, PhD, is Interim Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Bilingual Education at the University of Texas at El Paso, where she also directs the nationally acclaimed Mother-Daughter/Father-Son Programs.