Sentences with phrase «better in reading»

Only 37 percent of 12th - graders tested proficient or better in reading, and only -LSB-...]

A well - regarded Stanford University study found that charter school students were doing only slightly better in reading than students in traditional public schools, but at the same time doing slightly worse in math.

Most sobering of all, American fourth - graders performed no better in reading in 2009 than they did two years previously.

For example, classroom concentration, attention, and memory immediately increase after physical activity, and student test scores correlate positively with regular participation.122 Research has also shown that elementary school students that perform better in reading, mathematics, and science have higher physical fitness test scores.123 In addition, children who perform below grade level academically and participate in a physical activity program are more likely to improve their performance on standardized tests than are their less active peers.124

In Cleveland, voucher students in most grades performed worse than their peers in public schools in math, though they did better in reading.

By 2013 - 14, all Texas students will reach high standards, attaining proficiency or better in reading and mathematics.

The same data that showed only 44 percent of children from low - income families attended preschool revealed that children who did attend center - based care did better in reading and math than children who had received informal care or care from a stay - at - home parent.

He rests this claim on the fact that, on average, black students in poverty perform eight hundredths of a standard deviations better in math and six - hundredths of a standard deviation better in reading when they are in charter schools, while the numbers for Hispanic students in poverty are, respectively, seven - hundredths and thirty - five hundredths of a standard deviation.

Third - and fifth - graders are scoring better in reading and math.

One in six students in the city is rated as proficient or better in reading.

But one out of three students in nearby Bridgeport and other poor cities did not reach the most basic level in math, and did only slightly better in reading.

«In her blog, Weingarten states, «A well - regarded Stanford University study found that charter school students were doing only slightly better in reading than students in traditional public schools, but at the same time doing slightly worse in math.»

New York City's fourth graders are doing significantly better in reading since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of the schools, but eighth graders have shown little improvement, according to the results of a national reading test released on Thursday.

Among 12th grade students — remember that a significant group of students has already dropped out by this point — 26 percent score at or above proficient levels in math, and 38 percent are proficient or better in reading (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2013)

Among African American 12th grade students tested, seven percent are proficient or better in math and 16 percent are proficient or better in reading (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2013)

Additionally, Hispanic student in poverty at charters are also faring better in both reading and math as compared to their school district counterparts.

On Kentucky's previous state tests, tied to its old standards, over 70 percent of elementary school students scored at a level of «proficiency» or better in both reading and math.

Only 37 percent of 12th - graders tested proficient or better in reading, and only 25 percent did so in math.

Students in CAPE schools performed better in reading and mathematics than students from comparison schools, however, the difference was statistically significant only at the elementary school level and not at the high school level.

More than two - thirds of charter students were found to perform better in reading and math and to have a significant achievement advantage over students in the nearest regular public school.

To achieve this purpose the law established the following goals: (1) all students will attain proficiency or better in reading and mathematics by 2014; (2) all limited English proficiency students will become proficient in English; (3) all teachers will be highly qualified by 2005 - 2006; (4) all students will be educated in a safe, drug - free environments; and (5) all students will graduate from high school.

The original goal of all students achieving high academic standards by attaining proficiency or better in reading and mathematics by the 2013 — 2014 school year was missed by a mile.

According to the NAEP (2013) among 12th grade students only 26 percent of all students score at or above proficient levels in math, and 38 percent are proficient or better in reading.

An analysis of national Head Start data also suggests that children who enrolled in the program full day performed better in reading and math.Christopher R. Walters, «Inputs in the Production of Early Childhood Human Capital: Evidence from Head Start,» American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7, no. 4 (2015): 76 — 102.

Looking at randomized field trials, when you compare the students who are in charter schools to those who are interested in getting into those schools but are unable to because of capacity constraints, the students in charters do much better in reading and math and also in terms of graduating from the schools they attend.

The United Kingdom, by contrast, was ranked 27th among nations, despite performing much better in reading and science.

Students scored better in reading: 59 percent made goal in mid-winter on a degrees - of - reading power test, and 79 percent made goal on a developmental reading assessment (DRA) test.

Students attending a district school co-located with a charter school perform 0.08 standard deviations better in math and 0.06 standard deviations better in reading, while those in district schools within a half - mile of a charter school perform 0.02 standard deviations better in both math and reading.

Quality Preschool Benefits Poor and Affluent Kids, Study Finds NBC News, March 28, 2013 «While most previous studies had focused only on kids from underprivileged backgrounds, in the new study Harvard researchers found that regardless of family income children who got a year of quality prekindergarten did better in reading and math than kids who spent the year in daycare, with relatives, or in some other kind of preschool, according to the report which was published in Child Development.»

Both boys and girls tend to perform better in reading when they are in classes with larger shares of girls (see Figure 1).

If all students are going to be achieving at grade level or better in reading and mathematics by 2014, progress must come faster.

Now, in 2013, CREDO finds that charter students perform somewhat better in reading and about the same in math as their district counterparts.

On average, participating low - income students are performing better in reading because the federal government decided to launch an experimental school choice program in our nation's capital.

Study results indicate that English - language learners (ELLs) in bilingual / ESL programs perform better in reading and math achievement compared to ELLs in English mainstream programs.

Breastfed children had higher mean scores on tests of cognitive ability; performed better on standardized tests of reading, mathematics, and scholastic ability; were rated as performing better in reading and mathematics by their class teachers; had higher levels of achievement in school - leaving examinations; and less often left school without educational qualifications.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

Recent analysis of the widely followed voucher experiment in Milwaukee shows that low - income minority students who attended private schools scored substantially better in reading and math after four years than those who remained in public schools.

Our baby rockers and wooden child - size rocking chairs will fit well in a reading corner or learning center.

There is tremendous pressure on children to do well in reading, math and science, while the creative and physical curriculum has been drastically cut and even removed from schools.

A New York Times story last May called him out for Uncommon's failure to do as well in reading tests as in math.

Analysis of PISA results has shown a «crucial difference» between youngsters who perform well in the reading assessment and those who perform poorly is not how much time they spend reading, but whether they read daily for enjoyment.

As a result, Texans had no objective means of knowing whether students in Webb County, which has a significant number of children living in poverty, were doing as well in reading and math as students in more prosperous places like Collin County.

U.S. students scored relatively well in reading on international tests — and scores in math were still rising, at least for younger students.

In this hypothetical example, 5th grader Juan did well in reading but poorly on a performance task measuring his research and inquiry skills.

Urban Institute tries to control for student demographics in determining which states really are best in reading and math.

As a result, if we have engaged our students well in reading - to - learn, then we will have also prepared them to draft well.

U.S. students excel in 4th grade reading and high school graduation rates, but perform less well in reading at age 15.

All are free and offer the best in reading experience.

(Note: In case it's not clear, text - to - speech synthesis is alive and well in reading systems (VoiceOver, etc.) and doesn't necessitate SSML, PLS lexicons or CSS3 Speech to work.

My first love are paper books, but the Kindle definitely fits a need well in my reading desires.