Blog Theory 

In this document, I’m using research that I conducted at the Augusta University Literacy Center. This research tested the achievement gap theory and proved effective at a very small scale. This document goes over the CDT and AG then application of the theories and their solutions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG6var7MTg4

This video shows multiple speakers discussing the AG and how to close this gap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFQtVGx56g

This video shows Dr. Tyrone Tanner talking about the cultural deficit theory and some ways to address that issue.

I found that achievement gap can be addressed in a number of ways: decreasing class sizes (Carroll, 106), incorporating multiple languages in schools (Gibson, 137), bicultural teachers (Morales, 109. References and links are cited below:

Carroll, K. L., Costner, R. H., Hunt, G. H., Jones, C. R., Ratcliff, N. J., Sheehan, H. C. (2016). Causes of and Solutions to the Achievement Gap: Teachers’ Perceptions. Teacher Educators’ Journal, Volume 9, 97-111. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ1095644

Gibson, C. (2016). Bridging English Language Learner Achievement Gaps through Effective Vocabulary Development Strategies. English Language Teaching, Volume 9 (9), 134-138. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ1110015

Morales, E. E. (2016). Prospective Teachers from Urban Environments Examine Causes of the Achievement Gap in the United States. International Journal of Higher Education, Volume 5 (2), 101-112. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ1099872

Ruby Payne’s CDT according to Oscar Lewis, by Mark Fox: Mark Fox CDT

Lisa Delpit’s perspective of the CDT can be found in her book, cited below:
Delpit, L. (2012). “Multiplication is for White People” Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children. New York, NY: The New Press.

The research I conducted in this study led me to the finding of the Achievement Gap (AG). The AG describes the difference in results between two groups. The difference can achieved a number of ways. One way, as Lisa Delpit explains in her book, “Multiplication is for White People,” can be done by pointing out certain characteristics of an assessment, hinting that one group will do better than the other. When this is done, Delpit’s research found that there is no achievement gap at birth, so this product is the result of a system in place that creates a separation in performance between groups of people. Her work is cited below:

Delpit, L. (2012). “Multiplication is for White People” Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children. New York, NY: The New Press.