PART I: WHAT DO WE KNOW AND NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOOD FOURTH-GRADE TEACHING? : Teaching fourth grade in the 21st Century
What do we know about effective fourth-grade teachers?
PART II: WHAT DO GOOD CLASSROOMS LOOK AND FEEL LIKE? : Inquiry and a good conversation: "I learn a lot from them" / Peter H. Johnston and Joan Backer
"Responsibility and respect for themselves and for whatever it is they're doing": learning to be literate in an inclusive classroom / Gay Ivey
"Focus on the real and make sure it connects to kids' lives" / Ruth Wharton-McDonald and June Williamson
"We learn from each other": collaboration and community in a bilingual classroom / Jeni Pollack Day
A caring, responsible learning community / Peter H. Johnston and Mary Ellen Quinlan
"I want students who are thinkers" / Peter H. Johnston, Tracey Bennett, and John Cronin
PART III: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT GOOD FOURTH-GRADE TEACHING? : Integrated instruction in exemplary fourth-grade classrooms
Literate achievements in fourth grade
The nature of good fourth-grade teaching
Shifting the focus of the reading debate: a cautionary afterword / Gerald G. Duffy
Appendix: Achievement growth on standardized reading tests.
