Sentences with phrase «home language face»

ELL students who have not yet learned to read in their primary or home language face the enormous challenge of acquiring the initial concepts and skills of literacy in English, a language they have not fully mastered.

ELLs who have not learned to read in their primary or home language face the enormous challenge of acquiring the initial concepts and skills of literacy in English, a language they have not fully mastered.

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More significantly, if Pacific islanders are forced to leave their homes permanently, their languages may change fundamentally, picking up new grammar and pronunciation, and, ultimately, may even face extinction.

The data, collected through the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 2009, included 825 children — whose home language was English or Spanish — at 59 Head Start programs across the country.

With her Zero - Waste Home book that's been translated into 12 languages, speaking engagements across the world, profiles on BBC and NPR, and a nod as «The Priestess of Waste - Free Living» from the New York Times under her belt, it's safe to say that she's become the face of a movement.

The growing number of children who bring to the classroom an array of social problems — from the stresses of poor or broken homes to a lack of adequate motivation or language proficiency — represent the greatest obstacle they face, the principals reported in an informal poll taken here last week.

Thus, although both groups may post lower rates of school readiness, Hispanic children from Spanish - speaking homes face the additional challenge of learning the language of the classroom, making them especially vulnerable to poor academic outcomes.

The State of Washington will be holding a press conference on August 18, 2015 at 10 am to release the disaggregated district - level results for their state which will undoubtedly reveal that the SBAC test particularly discriminates against children from low - income homes, children who face English language barriers and children who need special education services.

Jumoke was given the management contract to run Milner despite the fact that approximately 40 percent of Milner's students faced English language barriers or went home to households that didn't use English as their primary language AND JUMOKE HAD N'T HAD A NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENT IN ITS SIX - YEAR HISTORY.

Effectively teaching these students means incorporating their funds of knowledge into the curriculum, encouraging them to use their knowledge of their home language to develop academic English, making them aware of content - area — related cognates, providing graphic organizers, incorporating input from multiple modalities, and encouraging students to engage face - to - face with one another to develop English literacy skills.

It seems those Brits are a clever lot who not only adore the estimated nine million pooches sharing their homes, but were quick to spot an opportunity to promote pet adoption by jumping on the world's fasts growing language bandwagon and developing a keyboard that allows the user to insert a dog - face emoji.

Skull Face wants to wipe out the English language as an act of revenge because imperialism took his home, language, and culture.

If it's stolen while on your trip, you could face having to navigate a foreign language and try to get it replaced in time for you to meet your return flight home.

Home visiting services have been found to reduce the language and cultural barriers faced by families and ensure that parents receive the support and resources they need to promote their child's healthy development, despite the obstacles presented by poverty.