Preventing Failure in the Primary Grades
by Siegfried Engelmann
3/5
Association for Direct Instruction 359 pages January 1, 1997
A practical guide for educators on how to prevent academic failure in the early grades using Direct Instruction principles. Engelmann lays out specific strategies for teaching reading, math, and language to young children in ways that ensure mastery before moving on, closing achievement gaps before they become permanent.
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This one is aimed squarely at teachers and school administrators, but parents who homeschool or want to understand what good early education looks like will get a lot out of it too. Engelmann's core argument is simple: most early-grade failures are preventable if you teach the right things in the right order. The book provides concrete strategies for ensuring kids master foundational skills in reading, math, and language before gaps compound into permanent deficits. It's the kind of practical, evidence-based approach that Jim wishes every elementary school would adopt. Three worms — solid and important for educators, but pretty specialized for general readers.
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