Sentences with phrase «fourth grade program»

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Last week I volunteered, as I do every month, with a group of fourth grade students at an economically disadvantaged elementary school participating in Houston's Recipe for Success program.

Fourth grade students took part in a year - long composting program.

Fourth grade teacher Kara Davis says that not only were her fears about «a big ol' mess» were not borne out, and in fact the program has had benefits she could not even begin to anticipate.

Our dual - language program of both Mandarin and Spanish from first through fourth grades, followed by intensive study of Spanish from fifth through eighth grades, provides both an intellectual boost as well as a window into the cultural practices of the wider world — in Nashville and beyond.

«John's history as a community leader will further engage and educate the community on the brand new Connect Kids initiative, which involves free access to all fourth - grade students and their families, free field trips for eligible schools, free Learn to Swim lessons for children, the youth conservation corps and various outdoor recreational programs.

Through NY Parks 2020 Governor Cuomo launched Connect Kids to Parks program, which provides free day - use park entry to fourth - grade students and their families, grants to public schools for field trips to state parks and historic sites, and free learn - to - swim lessons throughout the summer at 27 parks.

«I've wanted to be a geologist since the fourth grade,» she says, «starting with the «rock hound» program at my elementary school.

Eight assessments generate valid estimates of U.S. national reading performance: the Main NAEP, given at three grades (fourth, eighth, and 12th grades); the NAEP Long Term Trend (NAEP - LTT), given at three ages (ages nine, 13, and 17); the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international assessment given at fourth grade; and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international assessment given to 15 - year - olds.

Those monies were used to set up a very successful technology mentoring program, in which trained lead teachers worked with individuals and teams of teachers,» Richards Elementary School fourth grade teacher Mary Kreul told Education World.

Tamez Guerra informed the class of a pilot program involving technology - based textbooks called Programa Enciclomedias, which are provided to several thousand fourth and fifth grade students throughout the country.

Verne - Marie Kozak, a teacher of fourth - grade students in a talent pool enrichment program of gifted and high - achieving students at Anna Reynolds and Elizabeth Green Schools, became the «director» of the multimedia presentation.

«Just weeks ago, Thomas Deir, from the Artists in the School program, and the fourth - grade class completed a beautiful painting of our wetland in our community that focuses on our endangered wetland birds,» said Kanemori.

Nearly one - third of all fourth - and eighth - grade students in Louisiana may be held back this year because of the state's new high - stakes testing program designed to boost student competency in basic skills.

«I am very thankful for this program,» says Betty Goolsby, a fourth - grade teacher at Parker Elementary School.

The positive behavior program I implemented in my fourth grade classroom, centers on developing students social action and awareness.

Fourth - grade students make meaningful contributions to science through the nationwide NatureMapping program.

Fourth -, fifth -, and sixth - grade students and teachers in the school's Program for Gifted Learners have built a Web page showcasing student artwork and poetry centered on the themes of peace and a quote from the Rev. Martin Luther King, «I have a dream.»

A Boston fourth - grade math class was provided with some basic software, designed by Kafai, and assigned the task of creating a program to teach fractions to third graders.

Then I realized we had a health program after lunch with another fourth grade class, and I had to amend what I said to we probably would have time to get back to those assignments.

After the program was established in kindergarten through fourth grade, it was expanded to fifth through eighth grades in a program called Smart Step.

Fourth grade (i.e., nine - or ten - year - olds) seems to be the starting point for both supplemental and «pull - out» programs.

Like all Daily Living Skills workbooks, this series is written on a high third / low fourth grade level and targeted to the mild - to - moderate population (although, you'll see in the ratings, many teachers of students with moderate - to - severe disabilities have used the program successfully.)

Written on a high third / low fourth grade level, each unit is filled with airy pages and lots of bullet - point facts and information so that reluctant readers can use the program independently.

A significant portion of respondents (71 percent) backs a voluntary national testing program that the federal government would administer to fourth - and eighth - grade students to measure the performance of U.S. public schools.

Fifteen elementary schools and more than 1200 children in second and fourth grades in urban and suburban districts in Washington were assigned to participate in the Second Step program, versus as control, using a quasi-experimental design.

Waterville, Washington Fourth - grade students dig around outdoors to learn about animal habitats through the nationwide NatureMapping program.

Read — and Pedal — Across America Georgia fourth - grade teacher Faye Smith's PAUSE (Pedal Across the United States Every day) program pairs reading and cycling.

Teaching Students to «Go Fourth» Peacefully Go Fourth, an anti-bullying program based on classroom discussions and exchanges among children around the globe, recently brought teachers, parents, and fourth grade students from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, school to Shaoguan, Guandong province, China, on a mission to promote respect for cultural diveFourth» Peacefully Go Fourth, an anti-bullying program based on classroom discussions and exchanges among children around the globe, recently brought teachers, parents, and fourth grade students from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, school to Shaoguan, Guandong province, China, on a mission to promote respect for cultural diveFourth, an anti-bullying program based on classroom discussions and exchanges among children around the globe, recently brought teachers, parents, and fourth grade students from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, school to Shaoguan, Guandong province, China, on a mission to promote respect for cultural divefourth grade students from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, school to Shaoguan, Guandong province, China, on a mission to promote respect for cultural diversity.

Through the Farm - preneuer Program, which is connected to Walter Bracken's STEAM curriculum, fourth - grade students learn how to create a business from their vegetable gardens.

In the Lower East Side's P.S. 20, which includes a Mandarin dual - language program, it's been so hard to find qualified teachers that its fifth - grade Mandarin teacher and fourth - grade English teacher had to flip flop between classrooms from one day to the next for months, parents said.

The graduation rate is the percentage of the annual graduation rate cohort that earns a local or Regents diploma by August 31st following the third school year after the school year in which the cohort first entered grade 9, except that in a school in which the majority of students participate in a department - approved, five - year program that results in certification in a career or technology field in addition to a high school diploma, the graduation rate shall be the percentage of the annual graduation rate cohort that earns a local diploma by August 31st following the fourth school year after the school year in which the cohort first entered grade 9.

In a study involving 120 children in kindergarten and the second and fourth grades, Marsha B. Liss, a researcher at California State College in San Bernardino, tried to assess the effects of «Saturday - morning programs with aggression and a moral message.»

Our most recent project involved collaborating with fourth grade teacher Mrs. Nolte and allowed us to integrate the Sphero robot to help students learn about patterns, shapes, speed, distance, angels, and the fundamentals of computer programming.

This group also includes students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), who are in special education programs and may only be at a third - or fourth - grade readinPrograms (IEPs), who are in special education programs and may only be at a third - or fourth - grade readinprograms and may only be at a third - or fourth - grade reading level.

Canada wanted to calculate how much the program was improving the reading ability of these students, so he asked to see their scores on the previous year's citywide fourth - grade reading test for comparison.

After completing the Associate Teacher Program, Mr. Francois is a lead teacher on the fourth grade team and looks to inspire and be inspired as a part of the Brooke community.

During the program, which ran from October 2013 to January 2014, Teaching Artists from the Performing Arts Center, visited 8 third and fourth grade classrooms, one day a week for 10 weeks, in two schools in Mt. Vernon City School District, and one school in Yonkers City School District.

There was also an after - school tutoring program for fourth - grade students in preparation for the state - mandated reading test.

The program, modeled on one from The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, uses storytelling and creative drama to help third and fourth grade students increase essential CCSS critical literacy skills and become storytellers of their own lives.

CARY, N.C. (Oct. 6, 2015)-- Cardinal Charter Academy has been awarded Cambridge International School status by Cambridge International Examinations and is now approved to offer Cambridge programs and qualifications, including Cambridge Primary I for third and fourth grade.

Joining the Jersey City representatives were Tanya Tenturier, an Elizabeth fourth - grade teacher, principal Genar Mills of Newark's Malcolm X. Shabazz High School, and Bob Fisicaro, coordinator of the statewide pilot evaluation program, Excellent Education New Jersey (EENJ).

For example, Keith Lance reports in the 2000 Colorado study, How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: «Schools with well - developed library media programs average 10 % to 15 % higher on fourth grade reading scores and 18 % higher on seventh grade reading scores than schools where libraries are less developed.

Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.

Import fourth grade word lists for spelling, high frequency words, or vocabulary for each unit as organized in popular reading programs.

First - grade teacher Lori Streater works with fourth - grade students Preston Gibbs, Donavan Parker, Talena Rodriguez, Quintasa Toles and Keirri McCormick as part of the reading intervention program at Wewoka Elementary.

Just two years after the program passed, National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for fourth grade reading bucked national trends and increased from 209 to 214 over a two year period.

Just two years after the program passed, National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for fourth grade reading bucked national trends and increased from 209 to 214 over a two - year period.

Forty - three states, the District of Columbia and the island of Guam participated in the fourth - grade testing program, which has monitored trends in academic achievement among public and private school students since the 1970s.

Since last fall, he has been in charge of his own fourth - grade classroom through the state's Alternative Routes to Licensure program, which allows teachers to complete on - the - job certification in lieu of a university education program.

At Peterson - Central Elementary, all second - through fourth - grade students participate in the Accelerated Reader program.