Sentences with phrase «growth in reading and writing»

Based on the results of this study, the students whose teachers engage in higher - level questioning about the stories that they read show more growth in reading and writing during the year.

However, growth in reading and writing among low income students at Skinner for the past four years has averaged 54 % in both categories, which is still not enough to get them to proficiency.

In the recent past, all student groups have shown greater growth in reading and writing in Denver than in Boulder.

Not exact matches

In late August, Western University's Mike Moffatt, another widely read economist (and Canadian Business commentator), joined the discussion, writing in the Globe and Mail that the Bank of Canada should target the growth of nominal gross domestic producIn late August, Western University's Mike Moffatt, another widely read economist (and Canadian Business commentator), joined the discussion, writing in the Globe and Mail that the Bank of Canada should target the growth of nominal gross domestic producin the Globe and Mail that the Bank of Canada should target the growth of nominal gross domestic product.

Missouri Synod theologians had traditionally affirmed the inerrancy of the Bible, and, although such a term can mean many things, in practice it meant certain rather specific things: harmonizing of the various biblical narratives; a somewhat ahistorical reading of the Bible in which there was little room for growth or development of theological understanding; a tendency to hold that God would not have used within the Bible literary forms such as myth, legend, or saga; an unwillingness to reckon with possible creativity on the part of the evangelists who tell the story of Jesus in the Gospels or to consider what it might mean that they write that story from a post-Easter perspective; a general reluctance to consider that the canons of historical exactitude which we take as givens might have been different for the biblical authors.

My blog posts this year included a series of interviews with counsellors / coaches about how to talk with kids about various tricky subjects, a book club sharing an awesome read (available in written and audio format) to inspire positive parenting and personal growth each month, and other articles on a variety of topics.

«The average growth rate of Boston charter students in math and reading is the largest CREDO has seen in any city or state thus far,» the authors write.

As we wrote recently, the early implementers have gotten promising results, including high growth in both reading and math by the second year in schools that used Opportunity Culture models schoolwide.

This project has three main aims: (1) to explore the factor structure over time of academic language for writing (CALS - Write) and Writing Quality (WQ) in a socio - economically diverse longitudinal sample; (2) to examine CALS - Write individual growth trajectories from 4th to 8th grade; (3) to examine the concurrent development of academic language for reading (CALS - Read), CALS - Write writing (CALS - Write) and Writing Quality (WQ) in a socio - economically diverse longitudinal sample; (2) to examine CALS - Write individual growth trajectories from 4th to 8th grade; (3) to examine the concurrent development of academic language for reading (CALS - Read), CALS - Write Writing Quality (WQ) in a socio - economically diverse longitudinal sample; (2) to examine CALS - Write individual growth trajectories from 4th to 8th grade; (3) to examine the concurrent development of academic language for reading (CALS - Read), CALS - Write and WQ.

When reform - friendly commenters and cheerleading journalists write about the NOLA transformation, it's become de rigueur to offer a standard qualifier — words to the effect of, «We still have a long way to go, but...» In this formulation, poor overall reading and math proficiency based on standardized test scores is a mere speed bump before long and laudatory discussions of the remarkable growth demonstrated by the city's charter schools and students since Katrina.

Even more suggestive, CSUSA's net proficiency growth in reading, math, writing and science is almost ten times higher than the state of Florida.

The CSUSA network of schools exceeded the Florida average proficiency and rate of growth in reading, math, science and writing for 2013 - 2014.

The priorities were supporting student growth in writing about what they read and supporting student ability to talk about what they read and to justify their thinking in all content areas.

Schools will continue to administer numerous state tests, and while assessment models have yet to be determined, my state's plan outlines goals for student growth and proficiency in reading and math but little in the way of high school writing.

There is no doubt our students are offered excellent literacy programs and are making growth every day in their reading and writing abilities.

Observations of exemplary teachers suggest that these teachers use both approaches to produce substantial reading, writing, and thinking growth in their students.

In conjunction with the Writing Standards, Language Standards, and the Speaking and Listening Standards, the Reading Standards lay out the developmental growth in literacy expected for students as they progress from kindergarten to high school graduatioIn conjunction with the Writing Standards, Language Standards, and the Speaking and Listening Standards, the Reading Standards lay out the developmental growth in literacy expected for students as they progress from kindergarten to high school graduatioin literacy expected for students as they progress from kindergarten to high school graduation.

While GALS has shown some good overall good growth, like Skinner, low income students averaged 56 % for reading and 64 % for writing in the past three years.

On a positive note, the one school that had made the most consistent gains in students» reading and writing growth was also the school in which teachers had made the most research - based shifts in the delivery of their classroom reading instruction.

Whether you have students in need of additional practice with foundational literacy skills or are looking for a way to improve students» reading, vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills over the summer, Achieve Intensive can help accelerate literary growth and ensure all students start the school year better prepared for grade - level work!

The report included correlations identifying the school and classroom factors which are related to growth in students» reading and writing ability.

Even so, it is important to note that collaborative leadership did make a significant contribution to growth in students» reading fluency and writing.

Coaching in word recognition strategies during reading was related to students» growth in fluency and writing.

Asking students higher level questions after reading was related to their growth in fluency, comprehension, and writing.

Among Connecticut African - American, Hispanic, and low - income students, performance growth is three times greater than statewide growth in math and twice as great for reading and writing, trimming the size of the achievement gap.

The CSUSA network of schools exceeded Florida's average proficiency and rate of growth in reading, math, science and writing for 2013 - 2014.

As I wrote in an earlier column (bit.ly / 1sOOxFc), in constructing «growth scales» for standardized tests, statisticians make a fictional assumption that learning in math and reading is linear and can actually be compared from year to year.

In grades 1 - 6, asking higher - level questions about text after reading was positively related to student» growth in reading and / or writinIn grades 1 - 6, asking higher - level questions about text after reading was positively related to student» growth in reading and / or writinin reading and / or writing.

In the best classrooms, students are engaged much of the time in reading and writing, with the teacher monitoring student progress, encouraging continuous improvement and growth, and providing scaffolded instruction to help students improve their use of various strategieIn the best classrooms, students are engaged much of the time in reading and writing, with the teacher monitoring student progress, encouraging continuous improvement and growth, and providing scaffolded instruction to help students improve their use of various strategiein reading and writing, with the teacher monitoring student progress, encouraging continuous improvement and growth, and providing scaffolded instruction to help students improve their use of various strategies.

We will also continue to investigate the impact of teacher - level factors on students» reading and writing growth, as we have done in the current paper.

Examining these relationships across 14 high - poverty schools, we found that schools which rated higher on a scale of collaborative leadership showed greater student growth in reading fluency and writing.

The public charter schools actually showed a regression in proficiency in reading and writing for students between Grades 3 and 5 while all other choice programs as well as traditional urban schools demonstrated growth in proficiency.

And while it's uncertain just how much enhanced ebooks and apps will fuel the next phase in content sales, writing and reading still enjoy unprecedented popularity as mobile growth acceleratAnd while it's uncertain just how much enhanced ebooks and apps will fuel the next phase in content sales, writing and reading still enjoy unprecedented popularity as mobile growth acceleratand apps will fuel the next phase in content sales, writing and reading still enjoy unprecedented popularity as mobile growth acceleratand reading still enjoy unprecedented popularity as mobile growth accelerates.

As this generation comes to the market over the next decades, their demand for great and exciting books will fuel a huge growth in writing and reading.

Oppenheim speaks of growing up in Washington and California, his father's Russian ancestry and education in China, his father's career in engineering, his mother's background and education in English, living in Richmond El Cerrito, his mother's love of the arts, his father's feelings toward Russia, standing out in the community, his relationship with his older sister, attending Richmond High School, demographics of El Cerrito, his interest in athletics during high school, fitting in with the minority class in Richmond, prejudice and cultural dynamics of the 1950s, a lack of art education and philosophy classes during high school, Rebel Without a Cause, Richmond Trojans, hotrod clubs, the persona of a good student, playing by the rules of the art world, friendship with Jimmy De Maria and his relationship to Walter DeMaria, early skills as an artist, art and teachers in high school, attending California College of Arts and Crafts, homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, working and attending art school, professors at art school, attending Stanford, early sculptural work, depression, quitting school, getting married, and moving to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, attending the University of Hawaii, going back to art school, radical art, painting, drawing, sculpture, the beats and the 1960s, motivations, studio work, theory and exposure to art, self - doubts, education in art history, Oakland Wedge, earth works, context and possession, Ground Systems, Directed Seeding, Cancelled Crop, studio art, documentation, use of science and disciplines in art, conceptual art, theoretical positions, sentiments and useful rage, Robert Smithson and earth works, Gerry Shum, Peter Hutchinson, ocean work and red dye, breaking patterns and attempting growth, body works, drug use and hippies, focusing on theory, turmoil, Max Kozloff's «Pygmalion Reversed,» artist as shaman and Jack Burnham, sync and acceptance of the art world, machine works, interrogating art and one's self, Vito Acconci, public art, artisans and architects, Fireworks, dysfunction in art, periods of fragmentation, bad art and autobiographical self - exposure, discovery, being judgmental of one's own work, critical dissent, impact of the 1950s and modernism, concern about placement in the art world, Gypsum Gypsies, mutations of objects, reading and writing, form and content, and phases of development.

Below you can read excerpts from a magazine essay I was asked to write reflecting on my «anthropocene» journey — the decades I've spent examining what's now called humanity's great acceleration, the explosive growth in our numbers, resource appetites and environmental footprint since around 1950.

Seeking to improve students fluency in reading and writing English in a reputable school that promotes growth.

And the other is reading what Richard Tedeschi has written about post-traumatic growth and, if needed, going to a therapist, particularly somebody who is well - versed in Edna Foa's work in treating PTAnd the other is reading what Richard Tedeschi has written about post-traumatic growth and, if needed, going to a therapist, particularly somebody who is well - versed in Edna Foa's work in treating PTand, if needed, going to a therapist, particularly somebody who is well - versed in Edna Foa's work in treating PTSD.