Sentences with phrase «focus on literacy as»

In this column, I will focus on literacy as barrier to access to justice, and what tribunals can do to ensure that their processes are understandable.

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As «second lady» during the Reagan administration, Mrs. Bush focused on raising awareness for literacy.

It can also include providing materials such as alphabet stickers, magnetic letters, and children's games that focus on literacy skills.

All of the candidates have said they support the key components of Superintendent Kriner Cash's agenda, such as community schools, lower class sizes and a focus on early literacy.

«In our review of research, we did find some support across several studies both for using English as the language of instruction and for incorporating the home language into strategies that focused on language and literacy,» said Buysse.

Do you think that some hot - button social issues, such as creationism, have distracted us from the big and more important focus on science literacy?

As a result, she chose to do her Public Health Doctoral Residency focusing on Health Literacy at the University of Texas Center for Health Communication and Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT).

The state also invested substantial support for early readers and focused on retaining 3rd graders who fail to read at grade level; state law allows for, but does not require, those students to be held back, which both Skandera and Martinez criticized as insufficient in a state with exceptionally low rates of adult literacy.

As principal of Ariel Community Academy in Chicago, Dr. Coleman and her staff facilitate a unique program that focuses on financial literacy across all grade levels and subject areas.

There is evidence that primary science teachers focus on exploratory activities that work (Appleton, 2002), such as in the Primary Connections 5E inquiry model, but tend to stop short of orchestrating the deeper levels of reasoning and understanding that really engage children with the literacies of Science.

They focus on vocabulary and narrative, as these oral skills have been identified as foundational in children's literacy development.

Each school focused on the challenges relevant to its particular context such as GCSE attainment, Key Stage 2 literacy, family support, transition, cultural diversity and community cohesion.

The education secretary at the time, Michael Gove, outlined the rationale for the changes in a speech last January: «ICT used to focus purely on computer literacy — teaching pupils, over and over again, how to word - process, how to work a spreadsheet, how to use programs already creaking into obsolescence; about as much use as teaching children to send a telex or travel in a zeppelin.

According to Gittler, it can be seen as the result of efforts made by ConTextos, an international nonprofit she founded in 2010, which focuses on literacy development in Central America.

The arts, and, in truth, the humanities, take a back seat to math, science, and technology, and while we have a focus on literacy, history, and the humanities broadly, and while they have a secure place in the curriculum, the arts are seen as peripheral.»

Unfortunately, the existing focus on digital literacy and technology, rather than deeper concepts and skills, has exacerbated this perception of computing as an easy, unchallenging subject and future career path.

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A range of resources for KS4 English Language Paper 1 covering all questions (10 - 12 lessons depending on pacing), a standalone creative writing lesson, resources for papers 1 and 2 for KS3 - creative writing and non-fiction as well as standalone literacy lessons focusing on developing cover letter writing skills and persuasive articles.

The nine outstanding projects focus on literacy, STEM learning (science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship using multimedia such as video and gaming.

Teachers in these schools may also design occasional projects that focus on literature or applied math, as long as they are still following the guidelines of their literacy model.

The secondary version covers: • Leading literacy across the school • Reading for enjoyment and wider reading • Developing teachers» reading approaches and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to read through interventions such as phonics • Writing engagement and enjoyment • Developing teachers» writing knowledge and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to write — spelling, punctuation and grammar • Developing spoken language skills This sample section focuses on leading literacy across the school.

Her work focuses on teacher professional development and training, pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom, english language learners, equity & social justice and media literacy as a means for professional development.

Released June 21 by the Washington - based Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the report surveys measures that focus on such topics as global awareness; financial, economic, business, and civic literacy; higher - order thinking and problem - solving; interpersonal and self - directional skills; and information - and communications - technology literacy.

Her research focuses on young children's literacy and vocabulary development, particularly as it is influenced by communication between children and their caregivers.

Snow envisions this talk focused on changing the old ideas around literacy such as learning first over reading first, literacy as a tool, teaching content, and deep, disciplinary knowledge among students.

The highest - performing charters are those that that have most fully embraced a «no excuses» approach to teaching and learning; have created strong school cultures based on explicit expectations for both academic achievement and behavior; have an intensive focus on literacy and numeracy as the first foundation for academic achievement; feature a relatively heavy reliance on direct instruction and differentiated grouping, especially in the early grades; and are increasingly focused on comprehensive student assessment systems.

Integrated studies enable subjects to be investigated using many forms of knowledge and expression, as literacy skills are expanded beyond the traditional focus on words and numbers to include graphics, color, music, and motion.

As part of its School Improvement Plan, St Anne's was already placing an increased focus on reading in September 2017 when Deputy Head Teacher Catherine Cookson heard about Literacy Alive, a new KS2 literacy course from Literacy Alive, a new KS2 literacy course from literacy course from PET - Xi

Learn as you teach KS2 Level 1 Primary French series empowering primary teachers and TAs teaching the 7 - 11 age range to both learn and teach alongside their pupils whilst making strong links with their literacy - this unit focuses on recording leisure activities, in a weekly diary template.

Micro-schools do not typically focus on basic literacy and numeracy, which does not bode well for democratizing access, as both scaling and equity require accepting students with a broad range of experiences and incoming abilities.

The Leadership Team (Principal, Deputy, Head of Curriculum, Head of Special Education Services, Guidance Officer, Master Teacher, Support Teacher Literacy and Numeracy, and Business Services Manager) act as instructional leaders and facilitators of staff learning focusing on the following key elements:

We know that there's a renewed emphasis and focus on reading nonfiction, but we also know that English and literacy teachers love their fiction as we do.

The first is improved student outcomes, and while that is usually around achievement outcomes — literacy and maths, for example — increasingly there is a focus on social outcomes such as reduction in bullying and students» enjoyment of school and of their learning.

This article focuses on two attempts to improve the Jamaican literacy rate as well as the educational level of its people and aims to raise people awareness on the situation of the country which is too often considered through prejudices.

«The Council is focusing its resources on supporting teachers and teams as they make their own professional decisions — informed by reflection and research — about how best to foster literacy learning.»

During his first five years as chief of Boston schools, Payzant focused the district on literacy instruction, creating a new team of literacy coaches who worked with classroom teachers in a small set of schools, using money freed up from an «audit» of professional development endeavors that revealed too many disparate efforts around the district.

The policy - oriented research we review in this section focuses on three areas related to literacy standards and assessments: on - demand reading and writing assessments, classroom - based assessments such as portfolios, and statewide language arts content standards.

In all cases, the researchers worked directly with teachers and school districts in ongoing professional development activities focused on literacy curriculum and instruction as well as assessment implementation.

Her research focuses on the language and literacy practices of Latino / a youth in nontraditional learning spaces such as afterschool programs and community centers.

We finished our meeting talking about our successes in 2012 - 13; and brought ideas forth as a group that will help us focus on our students: writing (cross curricular), literacy improvement (cross curricular), Note taking (Cornell Notes — cross curricular), Assemblies (Social, Emotional, Learning), Academic Assemblies (Celebrate Successes)-- on and on!

As teachers» understanding of literacy was expanded to include a new literacies perspective, they were able to find ways in which technology could support literacy practices, rather than focus solely on ways to use technology for the sake of using it.

Rather than emphasizing technology as the main point, we focused on new literacies (as recommended in Collett, 2013).

Teachers of science, math, and other subjects are now taking on the challenge of integrating literacy into their curricula, she says, citing new practices from organizations such as the National Science Teachers Association, which is increasingly focusing conference offerings and resources on literacy instruction for members.

The authors of «Diving In,» which leads this issue's focus on literacy and reading, describe the purpose of reading as «deeply understanding a text and then doing something with it.»

Learn - Abouts assist in developing strong literacy skill while focusing on content area learning as it relates to science and social studies.

His focus on urban literacy deals with teachers and schools creating language rich environments as well as print rich environments.

Just as we expect all teachers, including those focused on the arts, to teach honesty, self - discipline, and organization, we can also reasonably expect all teachers to regard literacy not as a diversion from their primary subjects, but as a useful way of helping students think about their subjects.

Toews: I support the superintendent's commitment to addressing the achievement gap and her focus on educational outcomes such as improving third - grade literacy and high school graduation rates.

She also encouraged states to use this opportunity under Title IV, Part A, to provide a «well - rounded education» for young students, noting that early elementary grades tend to focus on literacy skills such as letter and word identification, while dual language learners — as well as all young children — would benefit from increased attention to building comprehension, vocabulary, and background knowledge.

However, Visible Learning for Literacy by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie also focuses on student outcomes and their strategies are far easier to implement as I strive to accelerate learning for students in special education.