Sentences with phrase «effort during reading»

The authors suggest that it is more about people's attitude towards the digital media than the actual reading experience: «The present findings thereby suggest that the scepticism towards digital reading media... may reflect a general cultural attitude towards reading in this manner rather than measurable cognitive effort during reading.»

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A statement on the club's website read: «We would like to thank Orlando, Sammy and Ryland for their efforts during their time in south London, and wish them all the very best for the future.»

Summer Reading focuses on fun activities and programs to encourage school - aged children to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

Battle of the Books is part of the overall Summer Reading initiative run by the 37 - site Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System where school age children are encouraged to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

The Oneida County Health Department overcame numerous obstacles including an evolving epidemic and the pressure to deliver medications that were sometimes in short supply in its efforts to protect the public health during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of New... Read more

On Monday night during the Jamestown City Council work session, Teresi updated the council on the effort of drafting the budget, saying it... [Read more...]

They are encouraged to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

Both the content and the application are part of Lionsgate, Scholastic and Scribd's efforts to promote reading and books during National Literacy Month.

Thanks in part to these grassroots efforts, Room to Read can boast some astonishing results: During its seven - year existence, the organization has opened nearly 5,000 school libraries and about 400 schools, donated more than 1.4 million English - language books, published 146 local - language titles, and touched the lives of roughly 1.5 million students in developing countries.

An experimental effort to empower and nudge parents with a series of text - messages to promote reading and educational experiences amongst their children during summer months.

The father witnessed the twins» reading levels diverge during the school year, and his efforts to intervene led only to frustration.

Second, it discusses how research and development efforts informed the key components of Project READS (Reading Enhances Achievement During Summer), a scaffolded voluntary summer reading intervention for children in grades Reading Enhances Achievement During Summer), a scaffolded voluntary summer reading intervention for children in grades reading intervention for children in grades 3 to 5.

The reading and math specialists provided the training for staff during pre-week, but it was important for all leadership team members to understand the criteria and be able to clarify with staff in an effort to provide them support in carrying out the expectations.

They didn't make much effort during the furlough to make the furlough days the least important, but now... Read More

In 2015, LightSail's SummerSail Reading Program provided at - risk middle school students with access to LightSail for seven weeks in an effort to combat «summer slide» — a phenomenon by which economically disadvantaged children rarely read during the summer as compared to their more advantaged peers.

«As a result of these efforts, during its first month Earth Alone sold 10,000 copies, received millions of Kindle Unlimited page reads, and hit the Amazon Top 100 bestsellers list.

Those who remember reading Marguerite Henry's, «Misty of Chincoteague,» during childhood — a telling of the annual swimming of the of Virginia herd from Assateague to Chincoteague Island where the young foals are auctioned off in an effort to maintain the size of the herd — will be glad to know the famous swim still takes place on the last Wednesday of every July.

In this week's Weekend Reads, learn about the little - known charity that has Facebook's backing during Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

From a user - friendliness point of view, however, it's hard to imagine that even a fraction of Facebook users ever went to the effort of reading through the EULA, and it's questionable whether the information the company offered during its setup process was comprehensive enough to make clear to users what, exactly, they were agreeing to.

I'm not sure about you, but I invest so much time and effort to decorate our home during Christmas that I don't want to spend too much... Read More