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The author describes a lesson on Shakespeare's Sonnet 65 conducted by a middle school English teacher, who incorporates writing as an important precursor to classroom discussion.

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Let Me In Premise: Based on the Swedish cult horror hit Let The Right One In — which itself is adapted from the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist — this English - language version stars Kodi Smit - McPhee as a bullied middle - schooler and Chloe Moretz as the like - aged (in appearance, anyway) vampire who befriends him.

In its hero and actor Paul Giamatti, Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor have found the middle - aged Everyman, a sad - sack, depressed - but - medicated middle - school English teacher who has written a huge novel about his life and awaits its acceptance or rejection by a publisher.

Yet, whether Hispanic children receive English - as - a-second-language support or not, many of them are performing well below average by middle - school entry.

In the fall of 2009, I returned to my love of reading and writing literature by joining the English Department in the Two Rivers Middle School.

When these 6th graders move to a middle school in the 7th grade, however, we see the same dramatic fall in academic achievement: math scores decline by 0.17 standard deviations and English achievement falls by 0.14 standard deviations.

The achievement gap between middle - school students and K — 8 students is put in stark relief in Figure 1, which displays our estimates of the impact of attending a middle school on student achievement as measured by standardized tests in math and English Language Arts.

In the specific year when students move to a middle school (or to a junior high), their academic achievement, as measured by standardized tests, falls substantially in both math and English relative to that of their counterparts who continue to attend a K — 8 elementary school.

Reaching English proficiency by middle school is critical for success in high school and beyond.

After three years in a middle school, a student who entered in the 6th grade will underperform on 8th - grade assessments by 0.17 standard deviations in math and by 0.14 standard deviations in English.

Academic Leagues at Edwards Middle School - Excerpt provided by NCTL from the Time Well Spent Report, explaining how Edwards has closed the achievement gap within Massachusetts in math, English language arts, and science with their Academic Leagues

Under the new system, grades one through three are measured against a goal of reading by the end of third grade; grades four through six on proficient or advanced performance on the English and math portions of a state test indicating middle school readiness; seven, eight, and nine on high school readiness with passing all ninth - grade; grades 10, 11, and 12 focus on the goal of high school graduation.

This post is an excerpt from Common Core Standards for Middle School English Language Arts by Susan Ryan, Dana Frazee and John Kendall.

It has been in use for 18 months now, having started in Maths it was soon extended to English books and other subjects, and it has been taken on and used by other schools in our trust (including middle schools and secondary, not just primary).

Shannon Darcey, a middle - school English language development teacher at Urban Promise Academy in Oakland, California, tackles this at the beginning of the year by asking her students to create a video tour of their school, narrated in English.

The authors found that in the specific year when students move to a middle school (or to a junior high), their academic achievement, as measured by standardized tests, falls substantially in both math and English relative to that of their counterparts who continue to attend a K — 8 elementary school.

These students at Claremont Middle School have just completed their slave narrative project, a unit that's been taught at the school by eighth - grade history and English teachers for three School have just completed their slave narrative project, a unit that's been taught at the school by eighth - grade history and English teachers for three school by eighth - grade history and English teachers for three years.

I found a beautifully illustrated flip book written in Hawaiian and English by middle school kids to help younger students with language skills.

Calling the institute a «favorite week» in her professional career, Victoria Normington Pound, a middle school English Language Arts teacher from Irvine, Calif., noted that Fischer and Todd Rose cultivated a respectful learning connection from the start by kicking off the institute with a discussion of the diverse backgrounds of the participants..

Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and

The authors estimate that one year in an urban lottery charter middle school boosts scores dramatically, by 0.34 standard deviations in math and 0.14 standard deviations in English.

But by the end of the first year, their scores on standardized tests showed the most improvement in English among district middle schools and exceptional growth in math, according to a Times analysis.

Beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a limited English proficient student enrolled in school in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) for less than one year as of a date determined by the commissioner and who received a valid score on the NYSESLAT may be counted as participating in an elementary or middle level English language arts assessment.

Soon, several new English - immersion villages, some sponsored by the government, will open for intensive and extended instruction for middle school students.

3 — English: Censorship and Selection in Middle and High School Classrooms, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin - Madison, for secondary - level educators, librarians, curriculum developers, and administrators, at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wis..

Event materials include the agenda, presentation, handouts, and Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School practice guide, produced by the What Works Clearinghouse.

Kimberly began her career by joining Teach for America, teaching middle school English, Social Studies, and Health at Harlem's Roberto Clemente Sschool English, Social Studies, and Health at Harlem's Roberto Clemente SchoolSchool.

Compared to neighboring district schools, KIPP middle schools have student bodies characterized by higher concentrations of poverty and racial minorities, but lower concentrations of special education and limited English proficiency students.

The Professional Learning Communities Facilitator's Guide is designed to assist teacher teams in applying the evidence - based strategies in the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School educator's practice guide, produced by the What Works Clearinghouse.

Recently I met with Lovelyn Marquez - Prueher, English teacher at Dodson Middle School, who about a month ago was named a 2015 California Teacher of the Year by the California Department of Education.

Tracey's rich experience throughout the early years of her career were hands - on at many levels, dedicating five years to middle school learners in math and English for Croswell - Lexington Community Schools, followed by 6 years as a pre-school teacher for the Alcona County Pre-school Cooperative, as she recognized the importance of early education.

The study compared the progress of English - learners as they moved from kindergarten through elementary grades and into middle school by looking at their scores on California's annual English - language proficiency tests, the rates at which they were reclassified as English - fluent, and their scores on state exams.

Since 2006, according to an analysis of state testing data by the city's Department of Education (which used 2010's recalibrated proficiency levels to compare 2006's testing data to 2010's), the city's elementary and middle schools have seen a 22 - point increase in the percentage of students at or above grade level in math (to 54 percent) and a 6 - point increase in English (to 42 percent).

In Indian River County, an English Language Arts middle school teacher named Luke Flynt told his school board that through VAM formulas, each student is assigned a «predicted» score — based on past performance by that student and other students — on the state - mandated standardized test.

Regarding Lakewood Middle School, the topic of much complaint at the meeting by members of La Voz Latina, 21.4 percent of student met or exceeded expectations on English Language Arts state tests, compared to 54.9 percent statewide.

The study — commissioned by the San Francisco district and conducted by Sean Reardon at Stanford — compared the progress of English - learners as they moved from kindergarten through elementary grades and into middle school by looking at their scores on California's annual English - language proficiency tests, the rates at which they were reclassified as English - fluent, and their scores on state exams.

The goal is to provide students enough additional support that they are reclassified and have the same educational opportunities as native English speakers by the time they get to middle school.

In Harrisonburg, the team at Thomas Harrison Middle School focused on improving state achievement test pass rates in English and Math to 80 % by the end of June 2017.

Like the Middle School, we use SpringBoard, a college - ready, Common Core - aligned curriculum developed by the College Board (creators of the PSAT and SAT) to support instruction in math and English.

In its first - ever review of English Language Arts curriculum, EdReports.org (EdReports), a national nonprofit that independently reviews instructional materials, gave the middle school curriculum created by EL Education a nearly perfect score.

For example, a study by Helen Ladd and Lucy Sorensen of North Carolina middle school students found that a teacher with midlevel experience of 12 years raised English test scores by.08 standard deviations and math test scores by.18 standard deviations more than a new teacher.33

For several years Ms. Johnson led the professional development program for one of IDRA's Transitions to Teaching projects, MASS (Math and Science Smart), funded by the U.S. Department of Education to recruit and prepare elementary, middle, and high school teachers to serve English language learners and diverse student populations.

Writes Gary Howard (2002), «Whether the measure is grades, test scores, attendance, discipline referrals, drop - out or graduation rates, those students who differ most from mainstream White, middle / upper class, English speaking America, are also most vulnerable to being mis - served by our nation's schools.»

She won the NCTE Award for Outstanding American Middle School English Teacher; was honored by the Library of Congress and River of Words Foundation as Poetry Teacher of the Year; and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of New Hampshire.

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Guest Blog by Ms. Nora Glenn, English Teacher at Gary Middle College This is the end of my second school year, and the feeling's stronger than ever.

Over five years, proficiency rates for Green Dot students in English language arts actually decreased by 3 percent, while math rates at Alliance middle schools improved a total of 1 percent and English rates at the Alliance middle schools improved a total of 5 percent over five years.

Created Worked as the lead English teacher and senior consultant in the private international school Developed and implemented individual English teaching curriculums and class materials for teachers to use for primary, elementary, and middle school students Supervised program development by providing strategic analysis and consultation based on students and staff performance Oversaw the development and implementation of in...