Sentences with phrase «boost reading and math»

A growing body of research has found that high quality pre-k programs can boost reading and math scores, and teach children important classroom skills like how to raise their hand and pay attention.

Title I is a federal grant that gives schools funds to help parents form support committees, be involved in school functions, and boost reading and math scores.

Title 1 is a federal grant that gives schools funds to help parents form support committees, be involved in school functions, and boost reading and math scores.

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.

And so, for the past 20 years, the question of whether school choice «works» has been understood to mean simply whether a school - choice program boosted reading and math test scores in a given year.

When a nation focuses all its energies on boosting the reading and math scores of the most vulnerable students, there is neither much cause nor much appetite for developing and pursuing education strategies capable of improving American schools overall.

In this episode of the podcast, Jay Greene talks with Marty West about why he studies field trips, why we shouldn't focus only on boosting reading and math scores, and why kids learn more from plays than from movies (and what this might mean for online learning).

A national study released earlier this year (the most rigorous to date) finds that, while Head Start modestly boosts reading and math skills during the time children are in the program, those gains disappear by first grade.

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.

The new research builds on two previous studies that found the two programs benefitted children in early elementary school, boosting third - grade reading and math - test scores and reducing third - grade special education placements.

JE: You say you found «clear evidence» there then of well - designed primary schools, this is, actually boosting academic performance in reading, writing and maths.

Has a focus on reading and math proficiency, and on boosting graduation rates, meant less attention and support for the «talented tenth»?

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.

That boosted alignment slightly, to 0.35 in math and to 0.38 in reading.

Labeled as chronically under - performing under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, all electives had been stripped away to make more time for reading and math drills in an effort to boost state test scores.

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.

The Council of the Great City Schools analyzed test scores in reading and mathematics for 59 city districts and found the greatest progress was made in boosting math scores.

A recent report from the Learning Policy Institute, a research and policy organization in Palo Alto, cites studies that found «that teachers of color boost the academic performance of students of color,» on measures such as improved reading and math scores, graduation rates and greater aspirations to attend college.

The two - hour event boosts students» confidence in math and reading skills — and parents have fun, too!

«The study finds that being closer to a charter school led to small increases in math and reading scores, boosts in reported student engagement and school safety, and fewer students being held back a grade (in the traditional public school.)

Students exercise while they practice reading and math thus boosting student achievement and reducing obesity.

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) released the findings of a trial into philosophy for children (P4C) classes last year that found the sessions could boost maths and reading progress by an average of two months, with an even greater change for disadvantaged children.

The goals of the Supporting School Success program are to promote effective parent involvement and to boost children's academic performance, especially in the areas of reading and math.

Park Ridge - Niles District 64 students» performance on statewide reading and math exams in 2017 was largely flat compared to the year before, prompting district officials to launch an audit to determine how to boost students» scores.The percentage of...

The overall results illustrate two fundamental problems: It's easier to boost scores in math than it is in reading, and the test scores of older students have not increased.

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.

Grothman says putting more money into the budget for certain positions, such as librarians, is not the answer to boosting low test scores in reading and math.

Compared to their matched pairs who did not participate, preschool participants showed gains equivalent to a 7 % boost in reading and a 6 % increase in math scores in 5th grade.