Sentences with phrase «academic language toward»

For instance, when crafting a driving question, they move away from convoluted, academic language toward challenging, student - friendly language.

Not exact matches

For instance, states might assign separate ratings to each of the five indicator types the law requires: academic achievement, student growth, graduation rates, progress toward English language proficiency, and other indicators of school quality and student success.

The DCPS funding formula does differentiate public funding based on the number of students at each grade level and in different special needs categories, including special education, English language learners, and those «at risk» for academic failure.38 DCPS would not disclose how or if it factors in parental donations when determining school budgets or allocations.39 However, it did report not having a policy to equitably redistribute parent donations or to prohibit these additional dollars from being put toward staffing.40

Guide English language learners toward academic success with instructional practices and strategies based on current research.

Work toward the creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both academic and content - area terms taken directly from the mathematics and English language arts standards.

While exploring the answers to these questions will take a great deal of teacher intuition, we do know that a good place to begin is with a conscious and strategic effort toward building the academic language of all students, so that they can make sense of what they read.

Our goal is to help students be able not only to read and comprehend academic vocabulary and language found in literature and informational texts, but also to analyze and re-create academic language in effective ways toward meeting their academic goals.

Does the school support language minority students» academic learning in all subject areas as they move toward fluency?