Sentences with phrase «average reading literacy»

The difference between the average reading literacy score for the highest - performing state or territory (ACT) and the lowest - performing (NT) was the equivalent of around one - and - a-half years of schooling.

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Attendees previously had a literacy divide, on average reading two grades behind their peers.

The average adult patient has an 8th grade literacy level but over 20 per cent of patients read at or below a 5th grade level.

«These findings suggested that patient information materials aimed at patients with chronic kidney disease are pitched well above the average patient's literacy level, so that most patients wouldn't be able to read and understand the health messages,» Webster said.

Results from the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), released on 5 December, show Australia's average score was lower than those of 13 other countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland and England, which all tested in English, as well as other top - performing countries the Russian Federation, Finland and Poland.

For me, one thing that really jumped out of your report was that while Australia's average scores are declining in all three domains — that's scientific literacy, reading literacy and mathematical literacy — the proportion of low performing students is increasing.

U.S. students scored an average 542 on a 1,000 - point scale, ranking them ninth among 35 countries in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, or PIRLS.

Arsenal's Double Club initiative and the IOE's Reading Recovery literacy intervention will give support to pupils who are currently below the national average in reading and writing by using sport to make reading fun and enReading Recovery literacy intervention will give support to pupils who are currently below the national average in reading and writing by using sport to make reading fun and enreading and writing by using sport to make reading fun and enreading fun and engaging.

«On average, for Australia, around 29 per cent of the financial literacy score reflected factors that were uniquely captured by the financial literacy assessment, while the remaining 71 per cent reflected skills in mathematical or reading literacy,» he says.

In Australia, in scientific literacy the gap between the average score of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students is equivalent to around two - and - a-half years of schooling; in reading literacy the gap equates to around three years of schooling; and in mathematical literacy the difference in average scores is equivalent to more than two - and - a-third years of schooling.

Australia's Indigenous students achieved an average score 97 points lower than non-Indigenous students — a larger gap than in scientific literacy (76 points), mathematical literacy (70 points) or reading literacy (71 points).

Fifteen - year olds in the U.S. today are average in science and reading literacy, and below average in mathematics, compared to their counterparts in OECD countries.

Mindful of problems with permission, attrition, and absences, we asked each teacher, in the fall, to select four average - achieving and four low - achieving children, based on teachers» perceptions of reading performance (or emergent literacy performance), to complete pretests.

Overall, students with high reading engagement scored significantly above the international average on the combined reading literacy scale, regardless of their family background.

Teachers not in a tested subject will be marked on the school's average reading scores, with the idea that literacy should be a part of every class, from music to gym.

Apparently, this improvement owed much to his policy, as England's average results in these Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS) tests climbed a huge seven points out of just over 550, which Gibb suggested was down to his government's «increased emphasis on phonics».

Across all demographics, students using Achieve3000 ®'s patented literacy solutions regularly exceeded their expected Lexile ® reading growth by an average of 72 points, or more than 2X times the expected reading gains.

The level of students» attainment has declined considerably.The difference can be compared to a decline of Finnish students» attainment in PISA reading literacy from the 539 points of PISA 2009 to 490 points, to below the OECD average.

Britain's National Literacy Trust found that children who do most of their reading online are half as likely to be an above - average reader.

In the UK, a National Literacy Survey found that children who read stories both on tablets and in print are more likely to have above - average vocabulary than those who read in printed books alone.

Results from the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) released today by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) show that the literacy achievement of Australian Year 4 students has improved on average, but not for students with the lowest literacyLiteracy Study (PIRLS) released today by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) show that the literacy achievement of Australian Year 4 students has improved on average, but not for students with the lowest literacyliteracy achievement of Australian Year 4 students has improved on average, but not for students with the lowest literacyliteracy skills.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.