Not exact matches
Other benefits highlighted by these stakeholders
included: Literacy and numeracy assessments can be used to celebrate learning, identify strengths, needs, barriers to learning and allow teachers to make informed and objective judgements about learning; Focusing teachers» and schools» attention on the need for phonics to be taught explicitly and systematically to achieve the necessary level of word
reading skills that are required to develop skilled
reading;
Early identification of children with learning difficulties or [those who] need additional
instruction.
Her specific areas of expertise
include development of informational
reading and writing in young children, comprehension development and
instruction in
early schooling, and issues of equity in literacy education.
Florida's test - based promotion policy is part of a broader effort to improve
early reading instruction, which has
included state - funded
reading coaches, evidence - based professional development, and mandatory blocks of time dedicated to
reading in all elementary schools.
Her expertise
includes development of informational
reading and writing in young children, comprehension development and
instruction in
early schooling, and issues of equity in literacy education.
a relentless focus on
reading,
including clear and rigorous grade - level expectations for
reading proficiency, frequent measurement, and
early identification of struggling readers with immediate and intensive additional
instruction, up to 30 extra minutes per day;
However, a certain amount of sight word
instruction should be
included, particularly in
early reading, because many of these words (e.g., to, the, of, was, there) are irregular, and are best taught as sight words.
For example, students at risk for
reading problems can be provided with early intervention in the form of direct and systematic reading instruction that includes all five key areas of reading (National Reading Panel,
reading problems can be provided with
early intervention in the form of direct and systematic
reading instruction that includes all five key areas of reading (National Reading Panel,
reading instruction that
includes all five key areas of
reading (National Reading Panel,
reading (National
Reading Panel,
Reading Panel, 2000).
The initiative has
included implementation of small group guided
reading using Jan Richardson's Next Step Forward as a guide.This process began in January, 2015 when district leaders began to develop and articulate a new vision for what
early literacy
instruction in K - 1 classrooms should look like.
Renaissance Star 360 ®
includes interim assessments for
early literacy, math, and
reading (also available in Spanish), helping you determine the best
instruction to meet the needs of all students.
(1) provide subgrants to eligible entities serving a diversity of geographic areas, giving priority to entities serving greater numbers or percentages of children from low - income families; and (2) develop or enhance comprehensive literacy
instruction plans that ensure high - quality
instruction and effective strategies in
reading and writing for children from
early childhood education through grade 12,
including English learners and children with disabilities.
Gordon MacInnes shows that it's possible for high - poverty schools to do a much better job of teaching low - income youngsters to
read, through the tale of how a package of reforms,
including high - quality pre-K and intensive, data - driven literacy
instruction in the
early grades, dramatically improved
reading performance for children in some of New Jersey's highest - poverty, most troubled districts.