Sentences with phrase «fifth grade literacy»

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By using the cards, fifth - grade literacy teacher Hillary Maly had a moment of realization: She was dealing with issues of her own.

After reading an article about the extinction of honeybees in their science literacy class, fifth - and sixth - grade students said they wanted to do something to help.

When Spillane and Jennings (1997) looked more closely at nine second - and fifth - grade teachers in the suburban district, they found that the extent to which teachers» practices reflected the district's literacy initiative depended on how well the reforms were elaborated by the district.

A third - grader who is functionally illiterate is more - likely to end up engaging in the kind of aggressive behavior that leads to suspension and expulsion; in fact, low literacy in third grade is predictive of school discipline issues two years later in fifth grade.

At KIPP Vision Academy, she has served as a fifth and sixth grade teacher, grade level chair, Literacy Coordinator, and Assistant Principal.

Most of those were selective - enrollment schools in CPS, including Skinner North Classical School, where, on a recent day this month, fifth - graders were working on sixth - grade material in social studies, weaving in the literacy goals and nonfiction text of the Common Core standards.

Combining a classical literacy curriculum unavailable to our target community with a unique and progressive blended learning model across content areas, our curriculum is poised to achieve our mission of matriculating all fifth grade students positioned for success in a rigorous Middle Years IB Program and a life of opportunity.

In her current role at a high - needs school, Karen works directly with kindergarten through fifth grade teachers, supporting their growth and commitment to literacy and student achievement.

This financial literacy program geared toward fifth - grade elementary school students teaches kids about basic money calculations, how to create a budget and use it, the basics of the stock market, and gives them practice in managing a bank account.

I am using this as a space to reflect on my teaching and hope you will join in.Exploring literacy and reflection in the fifth grade classroom.