Overview

This collection of tools is for dealing with student-level factors that affect achievement, such as home environment, background knowledge, and motivation.

Choose from more than 15 tools to take action on the factors from outside the school environment that affect student achievement, such as

• How well parents communicate with their children and reinforce their learning
• Whether students have had life experiences and exposure to concepts that prepare them for school
• How motivated are students to engage in learning activities

Use the tools and activities with teacher teams and school improvement groups to guide your school in developing research-based strategies that address key factors related to student achievement, such as

• Providing training and support to parents
• Increasing the number of quality-of-life experiences available to students
• Creating programs to improve students' learned intelligence and knowledge of content related to success in school
• Developing learning activities and opportunities that improve student motivation

(ASCD Action Tool, 2004) Three-ring binder, 188 pages.

Also part of the Making School Improvement Happen with What Works in Schools: An ASCD Action Tool Set!

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