For any educator who hungers after real proof of which teaching strategies raise student achievement and by how much, this K–12 guide provides a banquet of research evidence, statistical data, and case studies. Distilling decades of information into a clear plan of action, the authors identify nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning and explain the vital details you need to know about each, including

• Studies in effect size and percentile gain units
• Guiding principles for using the strategies
• Classroom examples of model instructional practice
• Charts, frames, rubrics, organizers, and other tools to help teachers use the strategies right away