Sentences with phrase «improved classroom language»

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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.

Speech Link helps to support speech and language in the classroom and improves attainment for those pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).

It presses for a twin focus on fluency in decoding words and reading comprehension, urges reading improvement programs to stress impact rather than the number of children served, and calls for strengthening professional development and linking improved training in language development and reading to classroom practice.

«By working in groups to improve instruction, teachers are able to develop a shared language for describing and analysing classroom teaching, and to teach each other about teaching.

As long - time classroom teachers now working as teacher educators preparing future middle - and high - school language arts and social studies teachers, we persistently seek ways to improve our coursework and clinical experiences.

This conversation could be taking place at El Verano School, in Sonoma, California, or at Hamilton Central School, in upstate New York, or in K - 8 classrooms in cities as diverse as San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and dozens of others whose school districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievement.

Learn some new tricks with five lessons that bring the delightful topic of pets — from feline to fish to fowl — into the classroom to improve language arts, math, and science skills.

On a four - point scale they rated at three or higher many aspects of their program preparation including a range of aspects of classroom management; language, literacy, and reading instruction (including teaching phonics); ability to teach mathematics; ability to use a range of assessments to improve their teaching and learning; and knowledge of content.

Using stories in any classroom will improve student learning by increasing listening comprehension, expanding language patterns and practicing oral communication skills.

Designed in partnership with over 250 teachers and administrators, the ultimate goal of the Framework is to create a common language for talking about high - quality teaching and how classroom practice can be improved.

CEL has formed multi-year district partnerships with school systems across the country, from Alaska to Louisiana, helping administrators, school leaders, teachers, students, and communities build a shared language, vision, and mission for improving the quality of classroom instruction.

Educators will get the research - based guidance they'll need to organize their classrooms, routines, and lesson plans through differentiated instruction to meet instructional needs of students with learning differences, and their peers will improve every aspect of students» literacy, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, by providing both oral and written language instruction.

Develop a shared language for describing their classroom practices, a language that helps them reflect on, monitor, evaluate, and improve what they are doing in their respective classrooms.

TODAY»S FEDERAL REGISTER: PRIORITIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTS: The Education Department is pondering whether grants to nonprofit organizations that run charter school projects [http://1.usa.gov/17v5Lqz] should be weighted based on whether they improve efficiency through economies of scale, improve accountability, recruit and serve students with disabilities and English - language learners more effectively and combine technology - based instruction with classroom teaching.

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large.

Teachers using technology in their English language arts classrooms are not only improving their instruction for their students; they are changing the very nature of that instruction.

Whether or not you have ELLs in your classroom, our students are always improving their language skills.

She served as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent at several schools before applying her knowledge of learning, language, and research to improve education in the classroom.

For Spanish immersion, dual language, and bilingual classrooms, Español ensures all learners can improve their Spanish - language proficiency while simultaneously building transferrable literacy skills, content - area knowledge and academic vocabulary.

Our members are classroom teachers, department chairs, professors, librarians, and administrators devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels.

In search of approaches to improve teaching and learning in middle schools, CREATE researchers tested several research interventions in science, social studies, and language arts classrooms with English language learners from the 2005 - 2006 school year to 2008 - 2009.

Work with bargaining units to identify diverse incentives for teachers in bilingual classrooms, such as smaller class size, additional compensation, planning time, and classes to improve their second language.

Target language disabilities and weakness to improve in order to achieve success in classroom.

Introduced online language applications and games to the classroom to improve vocabulary retention.

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 — 197.