I was looking for ideas to
improve vocabulary development in the math classroom.
On March 14, 2012, VDOE presented a training event, Effective Strategies for
Improving Vocabulary Development.
Not exact matches
Parents may worry that teaching their baby to sign will interfere with normal speech
development, but some studies suggest the opposite is true: Signing may actually
improve language and
vocabulary.
Dance is also great in an educational setting and the benefits of
improving concentration,
vocabulary development and focus are great.
In an effort to increase
vocabulary development and
improve spelling skills, we are using VocabularySpellingCity in addition to a schoolwide
vocabulary initiative.
Rather, to
improve children's oral
vocabulary development, teachers will need to augment the read - aloud experience with more intentional strategies that require children to process words at deeper levels of understanding.
The professional
development package
improved the quality of the teachers» use of evidence - based
vocabulary practices and increased the amount of time they spent explicitly teaching
vocabulary in their classes.
Dr. Giorgio's expertise in professional
development topics include student engagement, Next Generation Science Standards and inquiry instruction, developing
vocabulary in the content classroom, and data driven processes to
improve curriculum and instruction.
When adults prompt children with questions pertaining to the text, label objects, and encourage them to discuss the book's content in terms of their own experiences and curiosities, this elicits increased verbalization by the child and can lead to
improved vocabulary and overall language
development.»
Parenting programmes are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as evidence - based interventions for several child psychological problems including for parents of children with ASD8 and children with intellectual disability.9 Group - based parent programmes can be effective in reducing behavioural problems in children with ASD, 10
improving dysfunctional parenting styles, 10 increasing parents» ability to facilitate their children's
development of communication skills11, 12 and increasing children's
vocabulary.11 Group parent programmes also have the added benefit of providing social support for the parents.13 This is especially important given that parents of children with ASD are more likely to experience depression and stress, particularly parents of young children and of children with high levels of behavioural problems.4 — 6 Therefore, group interventions show promise as a valuable resource to help parents.