Sentences with phrase «especially academic texts»
The data collected by the author come from literature and other sources, especially academic texts, journals, newspaper articles and electronic resources.
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Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.
«We know that the more children read, the more they succeed and time spent with books is especially important during the summer months so students return to school ready to tackle more challenging texts,» said Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic, in a press release.
This may become especially important for the renting of academic texts, which can be needed for an entire semester, whereas a user can opt to rent a novel for as little as five days.
The selection, approval, and adoption of academic texts can be a lengthy and carefully vetted process, especially in the public school sector where variables such as the appropriate nature of the content and budget come into play.
This is VERY counter-intuitive to most investors, ESPECIALLY those who got their «knowledge» by reading up standard academic corporate finance text books and not reading Graham or Buffett instead.
Jelly salads and church suppers were often the order of the day for most women in «Perfection Salad,» and covered extensively in the text, and those interested in the academics of keeping house worked long and hard to have the topic acknowledged, officially, and approved for teaching, especially in the education system.