As pointed out in the Scott article, effective literacy teaching in urban classroom settings can be difficult. A poll was taken of several urban school teachers and their answers varied but most agreed that the way they, themselves viewed teaching had to change. An urban school has different demands than one of suburban nature. Professional development is an area the teacher’s found that they could put their focus on in order to achieve this goal. Other needs of urban students that were mentioned throughout the article included time on the job and emotional support. The teacher’s agreed that exposure to the setting for a long enough period of time, would give the teacher practice for teaching in this setting. The longer the teacher has been on the job, the more he/she learns how to react and handle his or her students.
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