Richard W. Strong (February 26, 1946 – January 27, 2008) was an American
education
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expert, former
teacher
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and author. He co-founded the Institute for Community and Difference. Strong consulted the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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and dozens of
school district
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across the United States, as well as teacher and professional organizations and
state education agencies. A recognized leader in the movement for
authentic assessment, Strong was a former district-level coordinator for
gifted and talented education
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and a prolific writer on many topics in education.
Strong was awarded the "
New York State Educator of the Year" award in 2007 by the New York Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
[''Developments'' Volume 49, Issue 1; October 2007. NYSASCD. p. 1.]
Bibliography
Books
* (2007) ''Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson'' with Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini.
* (2007) ''Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6: Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers'' with Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini.
* (2003) ''Styles and Strategies for Teaching Middle School Mathematics'' with Dr. Ed Thomas and Harvey F. Silver.
* (2002) ''Reading for Academic Success: Powerful Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers, Grades 7-12'' with Harvey F. Silver, Matthew J. Perini and Gregory M. Tuculescu.
* (2001) ''Teaching What Matters Most: Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement'' with Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini.
* (2000) ''So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences'' with Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini.
* (2000) ''Reading for Meaning: Research-Based Strategies for Teachers (The Teaching & Learning Strategies Library)'' with Harvey F. Silver and Matthew Perini.
* (1996) ''Teaching Styles and Strategies Interventions to Enrich Instructional Decision-Making'' with J. Robert Hanson, Patricia B. Schwartz and Harvey F. Silver.
* (1996) ''Teaching Styles and Strategies'' with Harvey F. Silver, Robert J. Hanson, et al.
References
External links
Silver Strong and Associateswebsite.
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1946 births
2008 deaths
20th-century American educators
American education writers