Sentences with phrase «in literacy research»

Headed by literacy expert and author Irene Fountas, the center is a national leader in literacy research, professional development, and school programs for grades PreK — 8.

Negotiating the multiple realities of technology in literacy research and instruction.

Achieve3000's new partnership with Dr. Douglas Fisher combines the best in literacy research with our proven - effective platform to improve instructional practice and accelerate student outcomes in every classroom.

, Learner factors / teacher factors: Issues in literacy research and instruction (pp. 1 — 18).

, Learner factors / teacher factors: Issues in literacy research and instruction: Fortieth Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 185 - 192) Chicago, IL: The National Reading Conference.

In this report, Brown University's Marilyn Jager Adams, a pioneer in literacy research and practice, points to evidence that speech recognition technology — which is widely used in telephone call - routing and directory assistance — can be tapped as a cost - effective and technically viable means to advance early childhood literacy.

® Live, and Dr. Carol Tolman, co-author of LETRS, lead this informative experience, and are joined by distinguished experts who share the latest breakthroughs in literacy research and the importance of connecting literacy theory to classroom practice.

Verbal Protocols in Literacy Research: Nature of Global Reading Development (Routledge Research in Educational Psychology)

04, Ed.D.» 09, begins her class, Studies in Literacy Research and Teacher Inquiry.

«Expanding the Literacy Toolbox: New Media in the Classroom,» in Literacy Research Paper (with A. Meyer), (1996)

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This state of affairs can be only partially encouraging, however, for the increasing worldwide popularity of TV has been accompanied by a steady decrease in reading (and in nations where the literacy rate is low, television can have an instant impact on people who have never read a newspaper or magazine) At any rate, recent research has concluded that of all media, newspapers do the best job of presenting a satisfactory image of aging.

Northampton, MA About Blog A health education and communication firm specializing in improving health literacy through user - centered design, policy, research, and content development.

If you're looking to encourage more dads to value their role in reading with their children, do also check out our Youtube video channel, which includes Celebrity Story Time videos and testimonies from dads who have participated in FRED; and our research summary about fathers» impact on young children's language and literacy.

Recently Patti Connolly and Diana Graber, digital literacy educators at the Journey School in Los Angeles, presented research that supports screen time limitations for young children.

Personally I am not a fan of these types of structured programs because 1) there is not adequate research to support their efficacy and 2) they approach literacy development in a highly contrived manner.

Her research interests are in Latino health with emphasis on diabetes self - management, health literacy and access to healthcare.

Research has shown that bilinguals have an advantage in literacy and numeracy, and wider benefits include the prevention of the onset of dementia.

This is a fellowship program designed for genetics professionals with an advanced degree who are early in their careers and interested in the development and implementation of national genomics literacy efforts, informal science education, science education policy, program development, or science education research.

In addition to being an organizer and consultant for the Jumpstart Core Curriculum Institute (JCCI), a program founded by Leslie Brown that develops strategies for improving literacy, science, math, technology, and social - science skills among disadvantaged minority students in grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer PrograIn addition to being an organizer and consultant for the Jumpstart Core Curriculum Institute (JCCI), a program founded by Leslie Brown that develops strategies for improving literacy, science, math, technology, and social - science skills among disadvantaged minority students in grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Prograin grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Program.

«In our review of research, we did find some support across several studies both for using English as the language of instruction and for incorporating the home language into strategies that focused on language and literacy,» said Buysse.

«Available research does not support the claim that increasing science literacy will lead to appreciably greater support for science in general,» the report concludes.

«The task for the year ahead,» Kraut says, «is to continue to demonstrate to those on the Hill what all of us in the community already know, that the nation's most pressing problems — the violence of terrorism, economic well - being, learning and literacy, international negotiations, ethnic and minority group discrimination — all have at their core a social and behavioral base that simply can not be addressed without the knowledge from the social and behavioral research that NSF supports.»

He also wants CNRS to promote scientific literacy among the general public and French policymakers and «lobby for a greater role of France» in European decisions on large research infrastructure and funding calls.

Summarizing these sessions, Campbell Warden of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators said that young scientists need to hone «portable skills» such as financial literacy and communication skills that will serve them in any field.

Other researchers point to the model of Finland, where educational theories, research methodologies and practice are all important parts of teacher education, according to Pasi Sahlberg, who in 2011 wrote Finnish Lessons, an account of how the country rebuilt its education system and rose to the top of international math and literacy rankings.

I know of no research to back up any claims about the positive value of textless books or illustrated readers in developing literacy skills.

Using mobile apps in preschool classrooms may help improve early literacy skills and boost school readiness for low - income children, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

We provide in - person and web - based education and resources for teachers, students, and the general public — all designed to improve science teaching and learning, while promoting science skills and literacy, and general understanding of clinical and basic biomedical research.

HIV / AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) Community Partners Training Materials Recommendations for Community Engagement in HIV / AIDS Research Version 2.0 Be the Generation HIV Prevention Research (HPR) Training Module Basic Scientific Literacy (BSL) Training Module

The program builds on the outcomes and competencies of the Master of Oriental Medicine program with the addition of 28 doctoral - specific competencies in the domains of research literacy, advanced diagnostic studies, systems - based medicine, and professional development, along with an enhanced clinical training.

She previously served as senior research associate of the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Youth and as a member of the Reading First Advisory Committee for the Secretary of Education in the U.S. Department of Education.

I started looking at whose research in adult literacy was most influential in my everyday process, and I was finding that so many of those researchers were here at HGSE.

The independent evaluation conducted by the National Centre for Social Research found that, overall, children of parents who were offered the Family Skills intervention did not make any more progress in literacy than children of parents who were not offered it.

Nell K. Duke, Ed.D., is a professor in literacy, language, and culture and the combined program in education and psychology at the University of Michigan and a member of the International Literacy Association Literacy Researcliteracy, language, and culture and the combined program in education and psychology at the University of Michigan and a member of the International Literacy Association Literacy ResearcLiteracy Association Literacy ResearcLiteracy Research Panel.

Guest blogger Cathy Knutson, an elementary school librarian and media specialist, suggests a summer home study in digital literacy for parents who want to teach their children safe, smart Internet research skills.

«AISD officials had to struggle with the competing agendas of numerous outside partners such as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that....

To help us analyze and maximize use of instructional time, here are five common literacy practices in U.S. schools that research suggests are not optimal use of instructional time:

Recent research, however, has shifted our thinking: It's not reading per se that impedes Hispanic students» advanced literacy skill development; it's actually the language of print — in the newspaper, the textbook, the magazine article — that proves difficult and demands instructional emphasis.

But putting that alarming number in the spotlight obscures a more critical component of the research, says Harvard Graduate School of Education literacy expert Meredith Rowe: it's not so much the quantity of words but the quality of the talk that matters most to a child's development.

In 2014, Duke was awarded the P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award from the Literacy Research Association.

As Coleman notes in the Politico piece, the research showing the fundamental connection between knowledge and literacy «is absolutely foundational.»

For example, the Concept - Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) approach, which has had positive impacts on literacy in a number of research studies (Guthrie, McRae, & Klauda, 2007), is designed to include five motivational practices:

Did you know that research says we should have at least 1,200 books in our classroom libraries to support our students» literacy?

HGSE doctoral student Amy Crosson was recently named a 2008 Adolescent Literacy Predoctoral Fellow for The National Academy of Education (NAEd), an organization dedicated to the highest quality education research and its use in policy formulation and practice.

A large body of research — much of which arises from the pioneering literacy work of HGSE Professor Catherine Snow — has shown that rare or sophisticated words are the building blocks of a robust vocabulary in children.

Practices that build on cultural traditions and apply research - based findings can engage families in young children's language and literacy development.

Ito, an expert in young people's use of digital media, shares her research on informal learning in online communities, where students can build technology skills, learn media literacy, and create and share their work.

Based on the research of HGSE Professor Nonie Lesaux, the workshop provides strategies for promoting language and literacy development in linguistically diverse settings and explores implications for policy creation to support this important work.

If you are still unconvinced about using games for financial literacy instruction, or if you need research and data to convince stakeholders, Brian recommends reading D2D's research report on how casual financial literacy video games can lead to improvements in financial capability.

The National Literacy Trust's research, Children's and Young People's Reading in 2014, found that children who enjoy reading «very much» are three times more likely to read above the level expected for their age, compared with their peers who do not enjoy reading at all.