Sentences with phrase «improved classroom reading»

In addition to advocating improved classroom reading instruction, the Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children discussed the importance of systematic, schoolwide restructuring efforts in reading.

The committee (Snow et al., 1998) recommended that poor performing schools consider reading reform efforts with a dual focus on schoolwide organizational issues and improved classroom reading instruction.

The committee recommended that our number one priority for funding research should be to improve classroom reading instruction in kindergarten and the primary grades.

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Others have reported that certain kinds of artificial light can improve sleep and reduce depression and agitation in people with Alzheimer's disease; that higher air temperatures seem to curb calorie consumption; that employees take more sick leave when they work in open - plan offices; and that children in daylight - drenched classrooms progress faster in maths and reading than do those in darker ones.

The researchers then examined whether playing the more difficult games improved performance on additional measures of working memory as well as enhanced other skills, including math, reading, writing and following instructions in a classroom.

As we are taught in the YTTC classroom, «Sawa adhayae» meaning self lessons or self practice, we should keep practicing asanas, reading articles and books for improving our knowledge in the same.

So differentiating instruction so that all students have the opportunity to use multiple brain pathways in the reading classroom throughout their school years is key to motivating them to read and improve.

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.

The seventh, comparing classrooms within schools that did and did not have an MCL, showed no statistically significant impact, because reading improved in both types of classrooms after multi-classroom leaders began leading some of the teachers in each school.

Offer training for teachers in reading that «aggressively» works on improving students» vocabulary skills or helps teachers work on academic problems in their classrooms.

Based on his training, reading, and observations, have the teacher draw up a plan that lists three classroom management «best practices» that he will implement to improve the atmosphere in his classroom.

The final report on the Early Reading First program, conducted by outside researchers under contract to the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, found the program has had the most significant effect in improving classroom activities and materials, as well as teacher practices related to literacy development.

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

Principals were asked not only to provide a rating of overall teacher effectiveness, but also to assess, on a scale from one (inadequate) to ten (exceptional), specific teacher characteristics (ten altogether), including dedication and work ethic, classroom management, parent satisfaction, positive relationship with administrators, and ability to improve math and reading achievement.

As schools narrow their focus on improving performance on math and reading standardized tests, they have greater difficulty justifying taking students out of the classroom for experiences that are not related to improving those test scores.

As with the reading initiative, the curriculum - alignment initiative has the power to improve instruction simply by making what happens in the classroom the subject of discussion and critique.

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.

«Psychologists believe that our ability to read others supports one of our primary drives as human beings, the drive to relate to others and form social bonds,» says Gehlbach, an educational psychologist who is looking at ways to improve teaching and learning by enhancing SPT in the classroom.

The results showed that recession - era teacher hires were strikingly successful in raising math scores; reading scores also improved in these teachers» classrooms, though less than half the amount that math scores did.

The NGERP focuses on curriculum revision, production and supply of reading materials, teacher training, and improved classroom instruction.

Strategies That Work: Reading Aloud Many teachers believe reading aloud enhances classroom instruction and improves academic achievement — and recent research supports their bReading Aloud Many teachers believe reading aloud enhances classroom instruction and improves academic achievement — and recent research supports their breading aloud enhances classroom instruction and improves academic achievement — and recent research supports their beliefs.

Since generous circulation spaces are proven to improve pupil behaviour, we designed oversized corridors for their new building to provide flexible, informal group spaces and reading niches beyond the classroom.

Many teachers believe reading aloud enhances classroom instruction and improves academic achievement — and recent research supports their belief.

There was clear evidence that text messages that carried lesson plans and stories to teachers improve children's reading ability significantly and change teaching practice in the classroom.»

, sponsored by the Planning and Evaluation Service of the Department of Education, is that when adult mentors read once a week with students who read below grade level, the students» academic performance and classroom behavior improve.

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.

The results showed that both approaches significantly improved students» literacy skills, but one framework that utilized authentic texts and implemented specific reading strategies did more to improve students» reading comprehension and vocabulary and increase literacy in high school CTE classrooms.

The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Emergent Small Group Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels A through F with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening Reading Levels A through F with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.

Since 2016, our focus has been new classroom strategies, practices, and curriculum to improve reading in the early grades.

The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Early - Fluent Small Group Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels J through P with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening Reading Levels J through P with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.

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.

School staff puts the practices into action and introduce the behavior and reading supports in classrooms to improve student outcomes.

Use Books That Grow for classroom instruction, independent reading or improving English.

John D. Runkle School, Brookline This project will allow teachers to improve their tier one instruction in literacy and enhance independent reading practice through the creation of leveled classroom reading libraries.

Through these readings and classroom discussions teachers improved their understanding of greenhouse gases.

«Reading interventionists in elementary schools, one - on - one weekly coaching to help teachers improve classroom instruction, and a 53 percent drop in suspensions last year all contribute to the rise we see in students» test scores.

As an English teacher, you utilize the peer review process in your classroom to help students improve their reading, writing, and evaluation skills.

What strategies do you use in your classroom to improve reading comprehension?

The book summarizes the past two decades of brain research on the teaching of reading and the most neuro - logical classroom strategies for improving student fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and motivation.

I ask you to analyze classroom practices you have observed in your field placement in terms of the recommendations of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) in Improving the Reading Achievement of America's Children: 10 Research - based Principles.

Pupils must read more outside the classroom if Wales is to improve its below average performance in international tests, it is claimed.

In - service and veteran teachers similarly improve their own teaching practices when they participate in professional learning communities (DuFour, 2004; Senge, 2000) that enable a combination of reflective reading and conversation along with concrete action and experimentation in their own classrooms.

In their blended learning pilots, the district is increasing data transparency with students and providing differentiated and timely support in reading through a personalized stations rotation model in K - 5 reading classrooms and increased personalized in 6th grade reading classrooms in order to see improved academic outcomes and an increase in student progress ownership.

The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin was recently awarded $ 3.5 million by the Institute of Education Sciences to investigate practices to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing instruction in fourth - grade classrooms by using informational texts.

Reaching this goal will take a collaborative effort of families, schools, and community partners working to improve classroom literacy instruction, provide appropriate reading interventions and support services, and expand opportunities and remove barriers to learning that exist outside of school.

These books are a «must» read for new teachers, teacher educators, and professional learning groups focusing on personalizing the classroom environment and improving classroom management.

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.

Nevertheless, Committee members found the evidence on the impact of high - quality pre-K and third - grade reading so compelling that members recommended making difficult choices to prioritize these areas even at the potential expense of other K - 12 funding priorities, such as lowering class sizes, investing in teacher professional development, and improving classroom technology, that have not been shown to correlate as strongly with improved student outcomes, particularly for high - need students.

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 strategies.

For example, classroom concentration, attention, and memory immediately increase after physical activity, and student test scores correlate positively with regular participation.122 Research has also shown that elementary school students that perform better in reading, mathematics, and science have higher physical fitness test scores.123 In addition, children who perform below grade level academically and participate in a physical activity program are more likely to improve their performance on standardized tests than are their less active peers.124