Sentences with phrase «as elementary school age»

But then Russo and two fellow graduate students, Brett Walker and Michael Bell, realized its potential in schools, from light - up textbooks to DIY circuitry projects for kids as young as elementary school age.

It seems like every time you turn on the news there is a report about a child — some as young as elementary school age — committing suicide as a result...

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Here I was, standing two feet taller than my elementary - aged girls as they schooled me in how to take a breath, set aside work conflicts, and stay in the moment.

These are moist and soft and my elementary school aged kids liked them, but definitely not as good as muffins made with flour.

As you send your elementary aged child to school with items from their list of school supplies, consider showing a little love to their new teacher with these helpful tools they are sure to enjoy now and be sure to help replenish classroom supplies throughout the school year.

As a parent of an elementary aged child, and having shared meals in the school cafeteria with my child's class, on more than one occasion, this may actually work.

So, when I was asked in a recent radio interview, whether I viewed parents who allow their children - particularly elementary school age - children - to participate in collision sports as committing child abuse, I had to stop for a moment to think.

With the insights of anthroposophy, gleaned through a daily look at child development focusing on your class's age group, you will get to know the first grader as he or she crosses the bridge into elementary school.

I worked at the local YMCA as an after school caregiver where I had the freedom to create interactive indoor and outdoor activities with elementary aged kids.

As your child (ren) approach elementary school age you can choose a longer chapter book and read a chapter or part of a chapter each night.

She is certified as a Montessori teacher for children ages 0 - 3 and 3 - 6 by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and also holds public school certifications in early childhood education, elementary education, bilingual education (Spanish and English), and English as a Second Language.

These sympathetic souls include Green Moms with college - age kids — La Marguerite, Karen Hanrahan, Anna from GreenTalk and Diane MacEachern — as well as many with elementary school age kids like my Big Boy — the Not Quite Crunchy Parent, Surely You Nest, Sommer from Green and Clean Mom and even a few like me, still dealing with diapers — Alana from Gray Matters holding the honor of having the youngest baby among us.

For more than 14 years she has worked as a recreation and skill development leader, an early childhood educator and a teaching assistant, working in elementary schools and with special needs children between 4 and 11 years of age.

In a study of 92 primary / elementary school aged children, Mr Coussens measured more than 30 different sleep parameters, such as muscle movements, breathing, eye activity and changes in the brain's processing.

Some school systems break their age groups slightly different, including sixth grade as part of elementary school and then referring to grades seven and eight as «junior» high school.

Those who attended large day - care centers after age 2 1/2 did not receive the same protection against illness during their elementary school years as their counterparts who started group day care at younger ages, the new study showed.

The class was recorded as part of the AIB Network's series, «Yippee Kay - Yay Namaste Yoga,» which offers yoga programs for elementary, middle and high school - age youth.

Children of immigrants account for about one - quarter of children in the nation under age 5, and their share of school enrollment will grow as they move into elementary school, according to a report on student demographics by the Washington - based Urban Institute.

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.

The Fordham Institute's new report, High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA, examines whether states» current or planned accountability systems for elementary and middle schools attend to the needs of high - achieving students, as well as how these systems might be redesigned under the Every Student Succeeds Act to better serve all students.

«Because HGSE values diversity, I have never felt out of place as a result of my age,» says Grasso, who has taken a position as a literacy specialist at an elementary school in Lexington, Massachusetts.

I was eager to work with girls in this age range, because studies have shown that elementary school girls are just as interested in, and as good at, math and science as boys are.

As usual, I started an after - school storytelling club for elementary students of all ages.

From downtown district offices to aging neighborhood elementary schools to graffiti - sprayed secondary schools, phrases such as «socializing intelligence» and «accountable talk» are rolling off the lips of teachers, principals, and district administrators alike.

We use Census and school location data to estimate the percentage of families with school - age children that have different kinds of elementary schools within one, two, five, or ten miles (as the crow flies) from the center of their Census block group (which we loosely refer to as their «home» in the remainder of this report).

But he ran out of «money and patience,» and at the age of 24 took a job as a teacher in a «tough East Harlem elementary school.»

Instead of using just one approach to stop bullying and better handle conflict, they are using several methods, including teaching elementary - aged students about tolerance and empathy through antibullying, curriculum - based programs sold to schools such as Side By Side and Second Step, and using the Step to Respect program in middle school.

Developed in 1991 by the National Child Labor Committee and Grand Metropolitan, Inc. (the owner of such businesses as Burger King, Hagen Daz, and Vision Corner), KAPOW creates partnerships in which schools and area businesses work together to educate elementary - aged students about the world of work.

Focusing on ages 3 to 10, the report calls on all of the institutions involved in a child's life, including families, preschool and after - school programs, and elementary schools, as well as the media, to provide exceptional care and educational programs.

It is not possible to use this methodology to examine elementary schools because testing begins in third grade, so for those schools we compare test - score growth in traditional public schools and charter schools while taking into account student characteristics such as race, age, and special education status.

She recently joined the leadership team of Zeno Math as their Programs & Operations Director to increase and scale their ability inspire kids to love math by serving early learners and elementary school aged children in the communities of greatest need.

A study that assessed the enduring effects of the Seattle Social Development Project — another elementary school program — on former participants at age 18 found lower rates of violent behavior, heavy drinking, and sexual activity, as well as higher academic motivation and achievement, for program participants relative to comparison group students (Hawkins, Catalano, Kosterman, Abbot, & Hill, 1999).

First, acknowledging that middle level students (age 10 - 14) learn differently than their elementary and high school friends and siblings, they began by reviewing the developmental research on young adolescents and taking those unique learning needs as a starting point for planning changes in classroom instruction, increasing electives, providing intervention, reviewing their discipline procedures, and attending to the social and emotional needs, a key to success with middle level student success.

In the past he has worked as a Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough Greater Boston where he taught literature to a class of seventh grade students, he has worked as an assistant special education teacher in an elementary school in Massachusetts, and he has tutored students of many different ages in the DC Reads program.

Elementary schools will not have this rating as advanced courses are rarely made available to elementary school - age students.

If you are interested in the opportunity to teach and mentor elementary - aged children, then a career as an elementary school teacher in an independent school could be a good match for you.

She has a B.S. in elementary education from the University of Maine at Farmington and has worked with students of all ages for almost thirty years: as a volunteer at Pine Hill Preschool in Jefferson, a teacher of third and fourth grades at Chelsea and Waldoboro elementary schools, a science teacher of fifth and sixth grade students at Kieve Science Camp for Girls, a seventh and eighth grade math and science teacher at CTL, and, for three years, a helping and kindergarten teacher at CTL.

Nicole taught special education for 10 years at the high school and elementary levels and worked for a brief time as a developmental interventionist serving children ages birth to three and their families before leaving full - time work to stay home with her 4 children, 3 of whom are adopted and have disabilities.

Back in my days as an elementary school librarian, I read David Wiesner's books to all of my classes, regardless of age.

For example, in response to the arrival of the Boomer generation, which is proportionately larger than the rest of the population, society invested heavily in: maternity wards as they arrived; elementary schools as they reached school age; colleges and universities as they approached adulthood; and new retirement models as Boomers approach 60 years of age.

Career Outlook for Elementary School Teachers Those who have an elementary teaching degree and are seeking a job as an elementary teacher will be pleased to know that as an aging teacher population seeks retirement and the need for smaller classrooms continue to grow, the need for elementary teachers is growing.

I have hands - on experience in dealing with various elementary school - aged kids during my four years of work as a childcare professional.

«As a licensed clinical psychologist, I have over a decade of experience treating elementary school aged children who struggled with mood, stress / trauma, acculturation, and academic difficulties in mental health and school settings.

Specific training or specialized education, such as an undergraduate or master's program concentration in elementary education, may better prepare school counselors for the age group they support.

As the children advance to elementary school age, those with conduct problems tend to have continued aggressive tendencies with other adults and peers; these children lack the social skills to interact with peers.

Here, we introduce the 2015 Middle Childhood Survey (MCS), designed as a self - report measure of children's psychosocial experiences in middle childhood (at approximately 11 years of age) administered online during the final year of primary (elementary) school for a population cohort of children being studied longitudinally within the New South Wales Child Development Study5 (NSW - CDS; http://nsw-cds.com.au/).

As well, research has primarily focused on elementary - school - aged children; there is a need for investigations examining this disorder among preschoolers and adolescents.

Provides a program designed for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school - aged children, as well as a distinct program for early teens

I'm formerly a software engineer who has become a SAHM sandwiched between elementary school aged kids and mid 80s year old in - laws, as well as managing our property and non-property related business.