Sentences with phrase «such class reading»

Such class reading supplements represent 2 percent of textbook sales, a «total just less than a quarter of a billion dollars.

Not exact matches

Indeed, persuasiveness in the workplace — and in life — is such a coveted skill that people read books, take courses, and attend speaking classes to get it.

Everybody is familiar with traditional asset classes, such as stocks and bonds, but not everyone is as familiar with alternative and... Read More

I read about a professor who gave his class an exercise in which he wanted them to prove that there was no such thing as an invisible leprechaun (or some such) in the classroom.

Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

However read between the lines, and you'll also understand he was on the one hand praising our players» class and quality yet on another hand questioning why players of such qualities have not won anything in the last 9 years!

This might include reading a chapter from a book to prepare for the class discussion the next day, or interviewing a community member for a school project, or collecting real data, such as water samples from a local source for a science lab.

Academics such as reading and writing are left until grade school, while a foundation for literacy is built in the early childhood classes.

We often spend dedicated and carved out time during pregnancy to prepare ourselves, such as attending a birthing or parenting class, reading books, reading blogs, researching and shopping for baby items, etc..

Preparation is key — I did so much reading and had gotten such a wealth of information from my childbirth class that I felt well prepared for the task ahead.

It would only be distributionally fair as part of a broader package with more progressive elements (such a great deal for the Daily Mail reading classes might even buy political cover for other pro-poor elements of fiscal stimulus).

If you only read the papers, you'd find that 31 % of the comments made about Farage were negative, while between 20 - 21 % of those made about Miliband, Clegg and Cameron could be classed as such.

Austad welcomed him into the seminar, which entailed reading and discussing scientific papers on major topics in biogerontology, such as calorie restriction and diseases that mimic aging, and Muller became the class star.

- Living in the middle - class area was associated with a 69 percent increased risk for nearsightedness, even after adjusting for other risk factors, such as time spent reading, outdoor activity and whether the student's parents wore glasses.

Buddhaful Bride experiences include one - on - one sessions leading up to the wedding, Bachelorette parties (with optional add - ons such as henna, a bridal custom in India and fun activity, psychic readings with a skilled intuitive, and mini beauty treatments), and wedding weekend classes for the bridal party, family, and friends.

from Greatist: This is such a great article and everyone who practices yoga or has even thought about taking a yoga class should read it.

With more than 100 video classes and practice tests in every area of the exam such as reading and writing, its a great way to start preparing for your test.

Events such as Election Day mock voting, Veteran's Day Memorial program, and our 9/11 Remembrance take place throughout the year and are integrated into our rich curriculum, which includes classes in physical education, music, Spanish, art, and technology in addition to the core subjects of reading, math, science, and social studies.

In fact, paying elementary age children to read books did as much to boost their ability as more popular approaches such as smaller class size, Head Start, and bonuses to teachers for working in at - risk schools, the study determined — and was much cheaper, too.

Such an aspiration is a challenge at the school, where up to 90 percent of students in the inaugural class entered with reading and math skills below grade level.

Although practice tests and classroom drills have raised the pass rate for the reading section of the TAAS in high schools, few students are able to use those same skills to complete actual reading assignments outside of class, to make meaning of literature, or to connect reading assignments to other parts of the course such as discussion and writing.

It is difficult for such teachers to recognize their mistakes by reading an observer's written notes after class.

Show gratitude for things you «expect» to happen, such as children putting their things where they are supposed to, paying attention, sitting relatively quietly, asking good questions, helping classmates, turning in their homework on time, reading or speaking clearly in class.

Think about an event held in your class or school — such as a reading challenge, subject - specific showcase or community celebration:

Structure volunteer programs within the school, such as opportunities for students to help out in life skills classes, read or tutor young children, assist in the computer lab, aid students in the library, provide support to students who are recovering from an injury or dealing with a medical condition, or gather work for students who miss school.

The classes gather at a morning meeting and share a greeting and a partnered activity, such as reading books or creating an art project.

Inside, in Emily Richey's 9th - grade English class, students are selecting and reading a nontraditional text, such as a political cartoon, video, or song about a social problem, and writing a paragraph that explains the text's point.

The WINGS leaders invent Choice Time classes — such as basketball, drama, reading club, or science explorers — according to their own personal interests, and they perform live commercials to recruit kids to choose them.

Prior to letting students go off on their own to write word problems, spend a couple of class sessions allowing students to practice reading and solving such problems as a class, in small - groups, and independently.

The state has such programs for special education, transportation, bilingual education, gifted - and - talented students, reading initiatives, capital outlays and debt service, vocational education, class - size reduction, and technology.

The activities and associated pilot test were administered in various classroom settings, such as English, drama, and technology education and reading remediation classes.

We then saw how teachers carried new literacy practices into their teaching, such as Carly allowing her students to find images on the Internet to support their phonemic awareness and Tara's use of blogging in her class for students to respond to their readings.

For second graders who were not in classrooms with the literacy rotation (such as the traditional grade 2, the multiage grade 2 - 3, and the split - grade 2 - 3 class), reading instruction was left to individual teachers and their paraprofessionals with support from one of the school's Title I teachers and the special education teacher.

Few of the postings referenced specific authors or theories, as such, but most of them built on readings and class discussions to pose questions about effective or appropriate teaching practices in light of teachers» theoretical or normative commitments.

Many school leaders have found ways to preserve the liberal arts, such as incorporating reading and mathematics into other classes.

Give students time to read in class (fiction and nonfiction) and then do something active with what they read, such as contributing to a class blog, building a museum box, debating a topic in their book, or creating readers» theaters from sections in the book.

Although details about how best to organize daily math lessons would benefit from additional research, using a combination of whole - class, small - group, and individual methods such as recommended for reading appears to be a good starting point.

Many classes have increased the use of review games such as «Jeopardy» and others have spent hours going over key vocabulary words — words such as «analyze or compare» to help students understand tasks and also key vocabulary words that will help students understand reading passages.

Students will present the main ideas in their readings to the rest of the class, including answers to questions such as:

Research has shown that middle - class children often enter school having had rich, varied experiences with the kinds of literacy activities valued in schools (such as storybook reading, letter knowledge, and rhymes).

Advocates point to successes, such as the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district, which claims measurable, albeit modest, academic improvements, at least in the short term, in reading and math for low - income elementary - school students sent to predominantly middle - class schools through a program of dispersed low - income housing.

Clay's role in developing and guiding the implementation of Reading Recovery is such a demanding and illustrious one that there is a danger that it will mask her accomplishments in other areas, including oral language (Clay, 1971; her first book, and Clay, Gill, Glynn, McNuaghton, & Salmor, 1983), writing (Clay 1975, 1987), and teaching - learning interactions that accommodate individuals with diverse starting points and rates of learning in typical primary classes (Clay, 1998).

Credentialed teachers work with no more than 25 students to develop higher - order thinking skills in core classes, such as history, science, math, and reading.

During a class - wide assessment such as a spelling test, the lead teacher reads the spelling words and the accompanying context sentences.

The effect size of 0.62 that Higgins and his colleagues found for achievement in school subjects is equivalent to moving an «average» class of students from the 50th percentile to the 73rd percentile on a standardized measure, such as a reading or math test.

Nevertheless, Committee members found the evidence on the impact of high - quality pre-K and third - grade reading so compelling that members recommended making difficult choices to prioritize these areas even at the potential expense of other K - 12 funding priorities, such as lowering class sizes, investing in teacher professional development, and improving classroom technology, that have not been shown to correlate as strongly with improved student outcomes, particularly for high - need students.

In the ELA class, this might look like reading a text such as Romeo and Juliet, and then creating a video where the students make a modern interpretation of it.

Rigorous research means being able to attribute achievement gains to the CSR model and not to extraneous factors such as unusually enthusiastic teachers, a new district reading curriculum, smaller class sizes, etc..

Also, pairing upper grade students with lower grade students, such as having a fourth grade class buddy up with a first grade class, provides reading practice for all students and can be fun and motivating for both groups.

Ellen introduced fishbowl discussion as a daily event when the class began reading their second book, Shiloh, and such discussions continued through the class's next book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963.