Sentences with phrase «engaged academic literacy»

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«Schools need to set a clear goal to improve writing instruction so that all teachers and all students are engaged,» said Brisk, who details her Genres in Writing approach in her book Educating Students in Academic Literacies (2015, Routledge).

Hip - hop based education (HHBE) research started near the end of the 20th century, as scholars recognized that hip - hop could, in the words of Roderic Land and David Stovall, «engage youth in social discourse, which fosters critical thinking and academic and media literacy.»

In contrast, Ruth Schoenbach and Cynthia Greenleaf elevate the term with a more robust definition: «By adding the word engaged, we mean to distinguish between the skilled but rote and unsophisticated kind of academic literacy that many «successful» students master, and the more analytic, critical, and discipline - specific ways of making meaning emblematic of engaged learners.»

The purpose of this Literacy Plan is to provide an overview of how our dedicated Metro Deaf School staff will; continually work to improve the academic achievement of all students by identifying needs, implement research - based instructions, engage in on - going study and self - reflection to improve the shared practice of teaching, and involve parents and the community in a joint partnership to stay actively responsive to the needs of our children.

Through implementation of a developmentally - appropriate, hands - on curriculum, students will be engaged in learning literacy and numeracy that reinforces academic and social development with a focus on phonemic awareness, language enrichment, letters / sounds, decoding and beginning reading and writing.

This program utilizes some of the most accessible, engaging novels in young adult literature to elevate literacy levels and raise academic test scores.

Keeping students engaged with reading and literacy activities over the summer months can help maintain their academic edge and mitigate learning loss.

Effectively teaching these students means incorporating their funds of knowledge into the curriculum, encouraging them to use their knowledge of their home language to develop academic English, making them aware of content - area — related cognates, providing graphic organizers, incorporating input from multiple modalities, and encouraging students to engage face - to - face with one another to develop English literacy skills.

Few studies have focused on programs that integrate social and emotional learning with a core academic subject like literacy instruction; and few have focused on programs that engage all children, not just those at highest risk.

By working with Raising A Reader, NBCDI aims to improve literacy levels within African American communities by engaging families and helping them develop an at - home literacy routine with proven results that link to academic and life success.