Sentences with phrase «growing language and literacy»

There are many opportunities that you can find in the everyday moments you share with your child to support her growing language and literacy development.

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Also, mothers who pointed a lot during the play sessions, as well as those with better developed language and literacy skills of their own, had children whose vocabulary use grew faster as they got older.

In short, all children — but especially the poor who grow up without the language and book exposure to help them succeed — should be getting early - literacy instruction that balances basic skills with playful, content - rich language experiences.

A short overview of the research on the growing dual - language learner population and its implications for policy and practice, with a focus on language and literacy development, early childhood classroom practices, and alignment between early childhood and the later grades — from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

In a system with a growing number of English - language learners and children from low - income families, the new funding will steer more resources to high - needs schools, beef up math and literacy efforts, and add more than 300 teachers to help reduce class sizes.

Imagine Learning was founded in 2004 by a small group of educational and software professionals who saw a growing need for language and literacy solutions.

One of the major focuses for the recent event was the emphasis on government spending on education, which translates into higher literacy rates, a better level of English - language instruction which will allow more readers to enjoy English pleasure reading, and a growing interaction with tablet computers thanks to spending initiatives to put more tablets in schools at even the primary levels.

A large and growing number of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds have the potential to develop dual language and literacy skills if supported in their immediate environment.

This session is part of the Follett Growing Readers Series We know from research that language is key to both literacy and social - emotional development, and that children who develop robust vocabularies and communicative confidence are primed for ongoing success.