Watch this research - driven session to learn how to use early literacy best practices to
boost reading achievement and give young learners the best start in school — and in life.
This is the fourth entry in the Education Leader's Guide to Reading Growth, a 7 - part series examining the growth factors and growth predictors for
boosting reading achievement.
Not exact matches
A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to
boost academic
achievement has improved performance in math and
reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
New findings coauthored by Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Kathleen McCartney, published today in the September / October 2009 issue of Child Development, reveals the quality of early childcare may play a role in
boosting reading and math
achievement among low - income youth.
The third intervention was reported to have
boosted math
achievement by less than half the amount of the
reading gain from the D.C. voucher program.
For further analysis,
read «It Pays to Improve School Quality: States that
boost student
achievement could reap large economic gains,» by Eric Hanushek, Jens Ruhose, and Ludger Woessmann.
Read «Early Retirement Payoff: Incentive programs for veteran teachers may
boost student
achievement» online at http://educationnext.org and available in the Summer issue of Education Next.
For the past decade, school reform has been primarily about «closing
achievement gaps» by
boosting math and
reading proficiency and graduation rates, among black, Latino, and poor students.
Planning a special night to showcase student
reading and to get entire families involved is a sure way to
boost reading excitement and
achievement.
And in fact, students with disabilities have made almost no gains in
reading since 2002 — even though NCLB focuses specifically on
boosting the
achievement of this subgroup of students.
Today's pressure to
boost math and
reading achievement makes it less likely that the requisite political energy and resources can be mustered on behalf of a field like civics.
One influential 2009 paper found improvements in fourth - and eighth - grade math scores, but no evidence of a
boost in
reading achievement.
Legislation that would make students repeat third grade if they can't pass state
reading exams is being considered in Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Tennessee, she writes, reviving debates about whether retaining students
boosts achievement or increases their odds of dropping out.
In addition, these studies concur that the Accelerated Reader program is an effective tool for
boosting students»
reading achievement.
The teacher induction model increases student
Read more about Mentors for New Teachers Found to
Boost Student
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Students exercise while they practice
reading and math thus
boosting student
achievement and reducing obesity.
Read more about Teacher Coaching Can
Boost Instruction and Student
Achievement.
Teachers are able to
boost student
reading and writing
achievement through these engaging and memorable learning experiences.
Key takeaways from this study include the following: Coaching programs tend
Read more about Teacher Coaching Can
Boost Instruction and Student
Achievement.
Session:
Reading for Understanding: Helping Teachers
Boost Student
Achievement Time & Location: 1:30 — 3 pm / Room 108 WestEd Presenters: Ruth Schoenbach, Sharon Saez
Pat is certified to teach The Dynamic Duo:
Boosting Math
Achievement for All Learners, Effective Tools for Literacy Success, and Getting Started with Power
Reading Workshop.
Better English teachers not only
boost a student's
reading and writing performance in the short term, but they also raise their students math and English
achievement in future years.
These findings are important for states and districts looking for ways to
boost educator
Read more about Study Finds Feedback to Teachers and Principals Can Improve Student
Achievement in Math -LSB-...]