Sentences with phrase «early struggling readers»

Early struggling readers and summertime intervention Kristen Beach and colleagues at the University of No...

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«Jimmy's book on the early implementation of NCLB (with Gail Sunderman and Gary Orfield) led him to conclude that we must seek practical, low - cost interventions to address the problems of struggling readers and to close the achievement gap.

At the same time that thousands of school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards in English / language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and, in some instances, mandate the retention of 3rd graders who lack adequate reading skills.

This is a DfES review of early intervention schemes that have been devised to help struggling readers and writers.

Hands - On Reform Leads to Big Student Gains When principal Stephen King decided that struggling readers needed earlier and better intervention, he plunged in with his staff to revamp instruction, assessment, and the curriculum.

More states are also enshrining efforts to identify struggling readers and provide them early interventions in the law, as Education Week has reported.

a relentless focus on reading, including clear and rigorous grade - level expectations for reading proficiency, frequent measurement, and early identification of struggling readers with immediate and intensive additional instruction, up to 30 extra minutes per day;

Intensive reading interventions for struggling readers in early elementary school: A principal guide.

On the other hand, Stevenson had no externally developed early reading intervention but did have locally developed safety nets for struggling readers in the primary grades.

• MiniLit is an evidence - based effective early literacy program for struggling young readers (bottom 25 % of students).

For example, positive effects on reading achievement have been associated with collaboration and community building (Briggs & Thomas, 1997); targeted professional development (Frazee, 1996); curriculum and assessment alignment (Stringfield, Millsap, & Herman, 1997); clear and agreed - upon goals and objectives at the state and school levels (Rossi & Stringfield, 1997); high expectations for students (Foertsch, 1998); early interventions and strategies for struggling readers (Lein, Johnson, & Ragland, 1997; Legters & McDill, 1994); common planning time for teachers (Miles & Darling - Hammond, 1997); and strong school leadership (George, Grissom, & Just, 1996; Shields, Knapp, & Wechsler, 1995).

The event featured special remarks from Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, who struggled with dyslexia as a child, and has become a champion for policies that start early to identify struggling readers and ensure more students learn to read proficiently by the time they finish third grade.

We know that the gap between good readers and struggling readers develops as early as by the end of first grade.

Given the risks that struggling readers face later in life, it is important to identify and support them as early as possible.

It's High Noon Books division was established in 1984 as one of the early publishers of high interest / low level (Hi / Lo) books for struggling readers.

Dr. Louisa Moats - «Teaching Those Who Teach Reading: How We Develop Expertise» Dr. Joe Torgesen - «Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers» Dr. Barbara Foorman - «Early Interventions for Struggling Readers» Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams - «Soliloquy Learning Reading Assistant» Dr. Jan Hasbrouck - «Collaborative Coaching» www.theinstituteforliteracyandlearning.org/library.php Back to Top

Because over 80 percent of their third and fourth graders were struggling readers, Principal Erskine Glover and other leaders at Quitman knew they needed to focus on early literacy skills, reading comprehension, and citing textual evidence.

SRA Early Interventions in Reading identifies at - risk children in Grades 1 - 3 and provides the critical content and clear instruction needed to transform a struggling reader into a skilled reader.

With our guidance, Quitman chose Lexia and Achieve3000, two strong options from our partner ecosystem, to account for the lack of early literacy skills among their struggling readers and to better adapt similar texts to each student's» instructional level to drive fluency and comprehension.

Imagine Learning is an innovative language and literacy software program for ELLs (English Language Learners), struggling readers, early childhood education, and Special Education students.

These terms reference educational research demonstrating that appropriate early intervention, provided in kindergarten through third grade three, is very effective in closing the gap for struggling readers.

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Regarding struggling readers, early childhood education standards require that a teacher «uses the results of literacy assessments to adjust and / or target instruction, to flexibly group children, when needed, and to appropriately match children with reading material.»

Early intervention or additional direct instruction should begin as early as kindergarten or first grade for struggling readers when the gap is small and students benefit from brain plasticity advantages for learning language - based informaEarly intervention or additional direct instruction should begin as early as kindergarten or first grade for struggling readers when the gap is small and students benefit from brain plasticity advantages for learning language - based informaearly as kindergarten or first grade for struggling readers when the gap is small and students benefit from brain plasticity advantages for learning language - based information.

These negative consequences of poor early reading happen to many struggling readers, despite the fact that these children started school ready and eager to learn.

curriculum, students learn and apply traditional comprehension strategies, as well as analytic and interpretive skills less typical of literacy instruction, especially for early and struggling readers.

Boys often struggle early as readers and writers.

Behave by Andromeda Romano - Lax This page - turning historical novel about a complicated relationship between two scientists in the early 20th century touches on themes that will resonate with modern readers — the enduring debate of nature vs. nurture, as well as the eternal struggle women face to balance family life and career opportunities.

«There are excellent interventions we can give to struggling readers during crucial pre-school years, but the earlier the better,» Kraus said.