Sentences with phrase «between teaching literacy»

Educators shouldn't have to choose between teaching literacy or encouraging play, says Patricia Cooper, an assistant professor of education at New York University.

Not exact matches

We first focused on harnessing computer technologies for education (January 2009) and then highlighted the synergies between inquiry science teaching and the acquisition of literacy skills (April 2010).

Preschool teachers are much more confident in their ability to teach literacy than science, likely creating a gap between children's literacy and science skills, says Hope Gerde, associate professor at MSU.

In addition, Catch - Up Literacy, which will be led by teaching assistants, is a one - to - one literacy intervention for pupils between the ages of sixLiteracy, which will be led by teaching assistants, is a one - to - one literacy intervention for pupils between the ages of sixliteracy intervention for pupils between the ages of six and 14.

«Teacher identities and professional histories; departmental structures; differentiated roles, such as reading specialists and literacy coaches; lack of teacher preparation to teach literacy skills; arguments over whose responsibility literacy instruction is; competing factors such as motivation and engagement; disparities between in - and out - of - school literacy practices; and the increasing demands of reading to learn all contribute to the stagnation in literacy achievement,» he says.

RST.6 - 8.10 The reading looks at: Explaining pH value The relationship between CO2 and pH Global warming Consequences How to reduce CO2 ** The Problems You Face ** Not having the time to properly teach scientific literacy (disciplinary literacy) or improve your students reading comprehension and analysis skills.

In fact, in a study of a project - based approach to teaching social studies and content literacy to 2nd graders, my colleagues and I were able to close the gap, statistically speaking, between students in high - poverty school districts — who experienced project - based units — and students in wealthy school districts — who did not.

America Reads Challenge Between the Lions ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication The Knowledge Loom Literacy Empowerment Foundation (LEF) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Reading Conference (NRC) National Academy Press (publishers of Preventing Reading Difficulties...) NCREL Critical Issue Ohio Reads Orton - Gillingham: Sensational Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children (executive summary).

Teaching teachers how to make powerful connections between music, movement, storytelling, and literacy.

The Inner - City Arts Professional Development Institute provides educators — classroom teachers, administrators, university students, and teaching artists — the tools to build bridges between the arts and academic subjects, improving student literacy and overall academic achievement, and raising teacher retention rates.

«Three reading schemes — using coaching, free books and specialist teaching to bridge the gap between primary and secondary literacy levels — made no difference to children's progress, with one even leaving students lagging behind their peers, research has shown.

As part of the Music - in - Education National Consortium, El Dorado's Music Learning Leadership Staff (administration, classroom and music teachers) received monthly professional development in a) M+MI curriculum unit design based on fundamental concepts of literacy shared between music and language, b) teaching for transfer strategies, c) music and music integration literacy skill assessment, and d) action research based documentation of student learning through collaboration with MuST, MIENC guided practices consultants, and SF Opera.

Yet, a disconnect seems to appear between the agreed importance of digital literacy skills for today's students and the integration of the necessary digital literacy teaching skills in both undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare future teachers (Johnson et al., 2013).

Science Sela PCS's science program will: 1) develop students» science literacy and provide meaningful and engaging learning experiences to enhance students» intellectual curiosity and build students» proficiency in science; 2) teach students how to manipulate scientific tools as they expand their science vocabulary; and 3) strengthen students» logical reasoning and critical thinking skills, as well as their abilities to apply scientific methodology and inquiry to make connections between books, and between texts and their own experiences.

Between Liz and Sherry Davis, a former elementary principal I knew, I became interested in the process of guiding teachers to a better understanding of teaching and specifically literacy.

Many of these resources are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in literacy and can be used by a single teacher in a social studies classroom, can be team taught between a social studies and English teacher, or used within a fully - integrated law, justice and public services pathway setting.

Distinguishing between needs and wants is a lesson Simmons and thousands of volunteers from various banks and credit unions have been teaching in classrooms and after - school programs across the state as part of Financial Literacy Month.

Building bridges: Literacy development in young Indigenous children builds the bridge between what Indigenous parents and their communities see as important about what their young children know and are able to do, and the teaching and learning process currently followed in preschools.