Sentences with phrase «improve early reading instruction»

Florida's test - based promotion policy is part of a broader effort to improve early reading instruction, which has included state - funded reading coaches, evidence - based professional development, and mandatory blocks of time dedicated to reading in all elementary schools.

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Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.

Snow outlined how early literacy received so much attention following the Carnegie Corporation's research, that it led to the creation of Reading First, a federally - funded program for improving early literacy instruction in schools.

«By the beginning of the millennium, a lot of people were aware that we made progress in improving reading instruction in the early grades, but that did not — as the No Child Left Behind rhetoric would suggest — solve all the problems,» says Professor Catherine Snow.

In this Spotlight, learn why states and districts are aiming to build ELLs literacy early, how invented spelling can improve reading ability, and how teachers can facilitate effective writing instruction.

This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase language and literacy skills of young children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading comprehension of children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early language and literacy instruction, particularly for dual language learners, and children with special needs.

With this cadre of professionals, CEI brings 21st century expertise to our work addressing international education; differentiating instruction; early childhood education; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula; social emotional learning and heart centered education; special education; school leadership; principal mentorships; and improving reading and math instruction.

In addition to considering what teachers teach, the current study's findings at the classroom level (which corroborate earlier research) suggest that it is important to consider how they teach, when seeking to make changes in reading instruction and significantly improve students» reading achievement.

Gordon MacInnes shows that it's possible for high - poverty schools to do a much better job of teaching low - income youngsters to read, through the tale of how a package of reforms, including high - quality pre-K and intensive, data - driven literacy instruction in the early grades, dramatically improved reading performance for children in some of New Jersey's highest - poverty, most troubled districts.

Unlike many education reform initiatives, the solutions that directly address student learning through the provision of new or improved forms of instruction have had significant positive impact on student achievement in grades 7 through 11 in mathematics, language arts, social studies and science and on the development of early reading skills.

A study of pre-k programs in 11 states showed that native Spanish speakers» reading and math scores improved more when they received more instruction in their native language, particularly when their teacher was caring and supportive.Margaret Burchinal et al., «Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and Child Outcomes for English Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 &instruction in their native language, particularly when their teacher was caring and supportive.Margaret Burchinal et al., «Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and Child Outcomes for English Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 &Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and Child Outcomes for English Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 — 197.