Sentences with phrase «grade readers»

Low - performing first grade readers will likely be the lowest performing readers in the fourth grade.

Perfect for kindergarten, first and struggling second grade readers.

Giving extra literacy classes to struggling 9th grade readers boosts their reading comprehension skills, according to second - year findings released last month from an ongoing federal study.

I had to deal with this challenge several years ago while tutoring a class of at - risk third grade readers.

You will probably get 2nd through 12th grade readers in your room.

My reluctant 2nd grade reader was feeling so proud when he read this chapter book all by himself!

But then we started to try to make machines that could answer questions about the simple kinds of stories that are in a first - grade reader book.

And while 4th - grade readers improved by 10 points during a similar period, the nation's 8th graders improved by just 4 points.

Some of these good 3rd grade readers will progress on their own to proficiency in reading, but many will not.

I think many middle grade readers appreciate this kind of honesty and clarity, especially because many of them deal with complicated emotional dynamics like those explored in the book.

Middle grade readers read on devices some, but they aren't necessarily doing the shopping.

Historical fiction and mysteries hold high appeal for middle grade readers.

He does not call for a second grade reader to read a book at the 3rd grade level.

Comprehension for a 6th grade reader involves understanding text and ideas on many levels.

AMULET BOOKS publishes novels, graphic novels, and nonfiction for young adults and middle - grade readers from a stellar roster of authors.

The number of proficient early grade readers doubled; more than twice the number of Bridge PSL public school students met reading fluency benchmarks compared to traditional public school students.

The annual average number of books read by seventh and eighth grade readers at CTL is at least forty titles.

The vast majority of the non-proficient fourth grade readers are unlikely to ever become good readers, love to learn, go on to advanced education, or become learners for life.

The middle grades readers described in the CCSS cite textual evidence to support their ideas, write for different purposes, read across a variety of texts, and use academic language throughout the learning process.

Personally, I prefer to use the Dolch words with primary readers and the Fry words with struggling upper grade readers but either list can be used to help children expand their recognition of sight words.

The vast majority of studies that develop reading proficiency in at - risk 1st grade readers have used a tutorial format to accelerate reading development (Ehri et al., 2007; Pinnell, Lyons, Deford, Bryk, & Seltzer, 1994; Vellutino, Scanlon, Sipay, et al., 1996) and two studies used very small intervention groups (Hiebert, Colt, Catto, & Gury, 1992; Mathes et al., 2005).

Through these activities, the evaluation has contributed to the Pathway Schools Initiative stakeholders» knowledge and thinking about how to build a preK — 3 literacy system that results in proficient third - grade readers among diverse and high - need students.

Fiction and nonfiction can help middle grade readers develop empathy and gain insight into how people — real and imagined — deal with challenges no matter who they are, or where or when they live.

I also employed a very light drift of fantasy in my adult novel The Uncoupling, as well as in a book for middle - grade readers about kids who meet at a Scrabble tournament, called The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman.

«I'm always afraid of being mediocre and trite, without offering middle grade readers something which will inspire them and push them to be change agents.

But the New York Times» assessment of R. P. Harris» middle - grade reader Tua and the Elephant was right on the mark.

DongWon Song represents commercial fiction for adult, young adult, and middle grade readers as well as select nonfiction.

Matt Stanton brings his veteran children's book chops to this hilarious series, perfect for early middle grade readers looking for side - splitting laughs!

What was concluded was that most commercial grade readers could be fooled by the use of a gelatin that captures the true fingerprint and is used to create a positive that is used on the reader.

Do you have a middle - grade reader who LOVES fantasy and adventure?

My job is two-fold: I work with at - risk first grade readers, supporting them as they learn to read, and I work with classroom teachers, helping them improve and refine their literacy instruction.

A federal study suggests that giving struggling 9th grade readers an extra literacy class can boost their reading - comprehension skills, but not dramatically enough to get them up to grade level by the end of a single school year.

CIERA Inquiry 3: Policy and Profession What are the effects of a second year of one - on - one intervention on the literacy development of struggling second grade readers?

Activist and award - winning author Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, joins with novelist Renée Watson to give middle grade readers a glimpse into the early life of her mother.

One minor point — MY MIXED - UP BERRY BLUE SUMMER, which will be available May 8, is for middle grade readers.

Nearly 90 percent of struggling first graders are still struggling in fourth grade; three out of four struggling third - grade readers are still struggling in ninth grade; and one in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade do not graduate from high school on time — a rate four times greater than for proficient readers.

A struggling first grade reader has a nearly 90 percent chance of still struggling in fourth grade; three out of four struggling third grade readers are still behind in ninth grade.

Meanwhile, students take courses at Greenway in drama, dance, and film, including theater classes for low - skilled 9th - and 10th - grade readers.

Here are four Spanish - language novels that are ideally suited to bilingual middle - grade readers, whether they are dual language students, English learners or heritage speakers.

Francisco's inspiring story of his struggles and determination to succeed and complete his education have made these novels beloved among middle - grade readers.

This report presents findings from the second year of the Enhanced Reading Opportunities (ERO) study, a demonstration and random assignment evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs — Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy and Xtreme Reading — that aim to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of struggling ninth - grade readers.

It allowed the kindergarten teacher to have a daily planning period, and it gave the reading specialist and librarian direct experience with next year's first - grade readers.

Book Buddies II provided quality, supplemental instruction for weak second - grade readers, all of whom were reading on or above a late - second - grade level at the end of the year.

But the existing library contains the basic topics necessary to the development of successful third - grade readers.

United Way's focus also has shifted from lifting third - grade readers out of the bottom category to moving fourth - grade readers from basic to proficient in reading.