Success & failure at PS 27 /

"Master teacher" Lesley-Diann Jones works with her at-risk students at P.S. 27 in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn, N.Y. Because of her success with previous classes, she was asked to teach a special group of children, all fourth graders who failed the previous years English Language Arts tes...

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Corporate Authors: ABC News, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2000]
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Summary:"Master teacher" Lesley-Diann Jones works with her at-risk students at P.S. 27 in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn, N.Y. Because of her success with previous classes, she was asked to teach a special group of children, all fourth graders who failed the previous years English Language Arts test (ELA). In addition, she was expected to teach the students in her classroom two grades in one year so they could make up lost ground. ABCNEWS producer Eddie Pinder follows her progress in the classroom. Includes many of her journal entries.
Item Description:Originally broacast on the ABC News program Nightline.
"FFH11218"-"FFH11219."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videocassettes (44 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.