Sentences with phrase «achievement of children in»

Positive impact on the social - emotional competence, wellbeing, behaviour and reading achievement of children in prep.

Instructional Practices that Support Literacy Achievement of Students Living in Poverty reviews research on the impact of poverty and identifies a dearth of literacy resources on the reading achievement of children in low - income households.

As documented under Section 1114 (b)(1)(A) of Title I, Part A the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds must conduct «[a] comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309 (2)-RRB- that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 1111 (b)(1)».

The General Round is open to any education program designed to improve the academic achievement of children in Australia.

«I'm certainly looking forward to some meetings where the board can get away from distractions that have taken us off the tasks that we really need to do that will push forward the education achievement of the children in this district,» Board President Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold said.

He argued: «Research suggests that if you take out the different school factors and you compare the achievements of children in the same school it would be as small as 0.02 per cent of the difference, so it's clearly not a geographical thing, it's a wide - spread issue across the board.»

They test more than one grade level, so if the starting level isn't the correct level for the child, the tester will adjust, up or down, until he finds the approximate grade level of achievement of the child in each subject.

Achievements: I created a system for recording the progress and achievements of every child in the classroom which was very easy to read and to follow and which was quickly picked up by all the parents as well as by the rest of the teachers for their own classrooms.

Not exact matches

Because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.»

In The Asian American Achievement Paradox, sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou offer a compelling account of the academic achievement of the children of Asian Achievement Paradox, sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou offer a compelling account of the academic achievement of the children of Asian achievement of the children of Asian immigrants.

He is also actively involved in Crohn's and Colitis charities, the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, and SOS Children's Village.

In addition, the Starbucks College Achievement Plan education benefit expanded to provide partners who are current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces with an additional tuition - covered education to extend to a spouse or child.

A thought, a harmony, the achievement of a perfection in material things, some special nuance in human love, the exquisite complexity of a smile or a glance, every new embodiment of beauty appearing in me or around me on the human face of the earth: I cherish them all like children whose flesh I can not believe destined to complete extinction.

For example, white supremacists have argued that Negroes are intellectually inferior to whites, and have submitted as evidence the lower average achievement of American Negro children in intelligence tests.

Similarly, parents who take upon themselves responsibility for children may reasonably hope for the joys of affection returned and pride in healthy growth and worthy achievement, but the obligation to love and care for their young holds whether or not these legitimate desires are fulfilled.

For instance, a twenty - eight - year - old mother in the same study, like many other respondents, pointed to «my family and my children primarily, and my careers» Another person answered, «my child, my friends, my hobbies, and mostly my work; they give me a sense of achievement.»

Here are some of the factors which threaten selfesteem in the classroom: (a) Persistent criticism and shaming — Severe criticism makes the child feel rejected as a person; the need for recognition is so intense that a child will seek it in unconstructive ways if he can not get it by achievement.

if humans had just fell in line with religious teachings and never asked questions other than «god did it»... then people would still be dying in child birth, the common cold, small poxs etc etc etc. i find that we survived a s a species to become the alpha predator of this planet and the achievements we have made since then to be amazing; attributing everything humans have achieved to a god just cheapens the value of our achievements as a species.

-LSB-...] He reminds the couple in his sermon that their greatest achievement will be the nurturing of children like themselves; their greatest reward will be that which their own parents have here and now, when they stand in the benches behind their own children at their weddings; children who will thank God above all other things for the gift of a good and truly Christian mother and father.

The great achievements of the Hebrew prophets, from one point of view, were their insistence that God is not to be approached in this external fashion and their success in securing a general consent by the Jewish people to the proposition that «the sacrifices of God are a troubled spirit» — that God wishes the offering to Him of the whole life of His people, both as individuals and as a group, not for His own glorification but rather so that He might effectively use them for the accomplishment of great ends: the redemption of the world and the opening of rich life for His children.

Pope Francis himself recently declared the need to celebrate the facts of his predecessor's war - time achievements; such as the lesser known detail that many pregnant Jewish mothers actually gave birth to their children in safety on the bed of the pope at the summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.

As a revolutionary achievement, contrary to the traditional interpretation that the child has in principle at its disposal the same means of cognition as the adult, Piaget discovered that the development of the individual from child to adult must also be seen as a sequential building - up process of more and more complex structures of cognition.

The figure 603 is hardly the achievement of numerology (it is a remarkable coincidence that the Hebrew letters in «children of Israel» total, in the sum of their numerical equivalents, the number 603).

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Dr. Robert Melillo, co-founder of Brain Balance Achievement Centers, says diet plays a major role in controlling behavioral and learning disabilities in children.

They huddled with Jay and his dentist father around the circular kitchen table, listened to Margaret's proud stories of her children's cultural achievements and, as Margaret now recalls, every once in a while found their attentions wandering to the outside where the McMillens» youngest boy Tom (see cover) was playing.

«A Teachable Moment,» August 17, 2008 «While it is true that for decades the children of New Orleans toiled in a substandard school system, they have also continually faced countless other obstacles to success — inadequate health care, poorly educated parents, exposure to high rates of violent crime and a popular culture that often denigrates mainstream achievement.»

«Launched in 2007, ASCD's Whole Child Initiative is an effort to change the conversation about education from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long term development and success of children.»

Researchers have found, in fact, that most of the achievement gap between well - off and poor children opens up before age five; for most children, the gap then stays pretty steady from kindergarten through the end of high school.

Richard Weissbourd, a child and family psychologist and author of the acclaimed parenting book, The Parents We Mean to Be (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009), calls this «the real danger in the achievement craze.»

Make high achievement one theme in the large composition of a child's life.

Everyday our children participate in a culture of motivation, achievement, and excellence.

As the sense of self increases, so will your child's achievements in self - care.

There are so many tools you can use to outline responsibilities, mark those achievements and work toward a goal or reward without having to take the route above of bribing and giving your child something every single time she does something that you've defined as her role in your household.

«High father involvement in a child's life is an important predictor of social mobility, of whether a child will outstrip the employment achievements of their parents.

Ivan Lewis, Minister for Young People and Adult Skills, said: «The involvement of fathers in children's lives can make a real difference to educational achievement.

In his first book, about the antipoverty work of the Harlem Children's Zone, Tough stressed the importance of early cognitive development in bridging the achievement gap between poor and more affluent studentIn his first book, about the antipoverty work of the Harlem Children's Zone, Tough stressed the importance of early cognitive development in bridging the achievement gap between poor and more affluent studentin bridging the achievement gap between poor and more affluent students.

She is the recipient of many awards and honors for her work in maternal and child health, including the American Medical Association's 2002 Dr. Nathan Davis Award and the 2003 Heroes in Health Care Lifetime Achievement Award through the Washington Health Foundation.

In addition to improving child development in terms of academic and social achievement, good parenting also results in reducing child mental illness and teen pregnancIn addition to improving child development in terms of academic and social achievement, good parenting also results in reducing child mental illness and teen pregnancin terms of academic and social achievement, good parenting also results in reducing child mental illness and teen pregnancin reducing child mental illness and teen pregnancy.

My feelings were of achievement, marvelling at my body being able to help my child get a great start in life, and how I got to contribute in a very humbling way to other families in the process by donating milk.

But I would be doing myself and my children a disservice to not also look back and feel, beyond the surface of my frazzled nerves, the stored memories soaked into every part of my body that make being a parent more powerful than achievements stored in a baby book.

In order for your child to feel sense of achievement, you need to use some tools that will help him / her grow.

Bundles of Joy Achievement Center, LLC in Newnan, Georgia is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 132 children from infants to school - age.

Research from a U.S. Department of Education study indicates that the role of fathers in school and child care helps with the achievement of children.

A solid work ethic will serve our children well as they grow up in an era of multitasking, demand for achievement, rigorous school workload, and a college admissions process that places a high priority on extracurricular activities.

Autism is rare (despite the publicity), but because autistic children may be delayed in their achievement of developmental milestones, from infant development to adolescence, parent education about the signs of autism, and coping with the condition, is extremely important.

The Mountain Home staff cultivates an atmosphere in all of its programs in which each child feels a true sense of belonging and achievement, no matter what their level of ability.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

All the arguments levelled in the US are the same ones we dealt with — and now that our work has been independently evaluated we are proving that a whole school approach to educating children about food, where it comes from, how its produced, and cooked is a more effective way of reducing obesity, but also increasing pupil attainment and achievement.

The term «Gifted» is defined by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.