Sentences with phrase «in literacy studies»

Mem Fox, a writer of children's books and an educator in literacy studies, has many ideas (and fun information) on her own website: www.memfox.net Look for her «Mem Fox's Ten Read Aloud Commandments».

Oslund will begin his work in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in literacy studies program within the Department of Elementary and Special Education on August 1.

Bernadette Dwyer, lecturer in Literacy Studies in Education, St. Patrick's College, Dublin City University, Ireland.

Mónica González is a doctoral student in Literacy Studies in the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Melody (first author) developed the new literacies course to accomplish three main objectives: (a) to provide teachers with a scholarly foundation in literacy studies that recognizes how advances in technology influence literacy practices; (b) to support teachers in building their pedagogical knowledge of digital texts and tools as well as social practices influencing composing practices; and (c) to provide teachers with a setting for direct application of the theories and practices discussed in class as they worked with children in a writing camp.

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In fact, 42 percent of millennials have used methods like payday loans as a way of dealing with debt, according to a recent study by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at George Washington University.

In consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and President Bush's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation commissioned the first national study of the financial capability of American adults in 200In consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and President Bush's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation commissioned the first national study of the financial capability of American adults in 200in 2009.

The AAC monograph, for instance, identifies nine «methods and processes, modes of access to understanding and judgment» (ICC 15) that it thinks are essential to know: logical analysis, verbal literacy, numerical understanding, historical awareness, scientific method, informed and responsible moral choice, art appreciation and experience, international and multicultural experiences, and study of one field in depth.

This is the point of view of an elitist from the first world with total disregard to the circu.mstances of lots and lots of people in much more difficult circ.umstances in the rest of the world who have neither the leisure time, education, literacy, or resources to «study» any religion, let alone choose yours to study.

I actually wanted to start a Bible study myself in the church I attend just to increase the biblical literacy level.

He cites the role of the Bible in teaching literacy; Charles Finney's conversion, brought about by his study of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws; and an 1892 Supreme Court opinion, Church of the Holy Trinity v. U.S., which stated, «This is a Christian nation.»

She is finishing her M.A. in Media Literacy Education, has a B.A. in theology and philosophy from St. John's University, NYC, studied screenwriting at UCLA and Act One, Hollywood, and holds a Certificate in Pastoral Youth Ministry.

Multiple studies show that kids who have learned how to play an instrument perform better in tests associated with literacy, ve...

Using small group, integrated, thematic instruction, your child will develop independent exploration skills in mathematics, early literacy, social studies, and science concepts.

The NPP running mate said this in a lecture on the topic: «The Role of Financial Discipline and Investment in National Development» at a National Financial Literacy and Investment Summit organised by the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) at the University for Development Studies, Wa campus.

Continuing its series on poverty in the Syracuse region, this week's edition of the Campbell Conversations focuses on an under - studied and under - appreciated aspect of the problem: adult literacy.

Thousands of young Buffalo Public Schools students fell further behind in key literacy benchmarks as they progressed through the district's early grades, according to a study from 2006 to 2011 ordered by a former superintendent.

We've followed SFL reading ability development over several years and studied which cognitive and linguistic tasks are most promising for predicting literacy skills in several languages», says Alderson.

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) shows England has fallen from 3rd to 19th place in a global league of reading among ten - year - olds.

Importantly, the study found that only teachers with high knowledge and skills for science — not literacy or math — created quality scientific opportunities for students, such as providing science materials and engaging children in science experiences in the classroom.

The study is the first to examine preschool teachers» «self - efficacy» — or their belief in their ability and enjoyment for an academic area — in literacy, math and science.

«We knew from our previous work that preschool and kindergarten children with uncorrected farsightedness have decreased early literacy, and this new study shows that there are even more deficits in these children early on,» she said.

«Black children were slightly older at the first admission than white children, which could represent a subtle marker of diminished access to medical care or a delay in disease recognition,» said Dr. Dotson, who explained other studies have shown that the role of biology in health disparities in chronic diseases is often modest, and there are many other factors, such as access to care and health literacy, that contribute to disparities in care.

More than 90 per cent of educational materials written for kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new study published in the June issue of the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In a related study published recently in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect, Valentino found that maltreating parents, many of whom had experienced childhood trauma, could successfully be taught to use more elaborative and emotion - rich reminiscing with their preschool - aged children, which has been linked to a children's subsequent cognitive abilities in a number of areas including memory, language and literacy developmenIn a related study published recently in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect, Valentino found that maltreating parents, many of whom had experienced childhood trauma, could successfully be taught to use more elaborative and emotion - rich reminiscing with their preschool - aged children, which has been linked to a children's subsequent cognitive abilities in a number of areas including memory, language and literacy developmenin the journal Child Abuse and Neglect, Valentino found that maltreating parents, many of whom had experienced childhood trauma, could successfully be taught to use more elaborative and emotion - rich reminiscing with their preschool - aged children, which has been linked to a children's subsequent cognitive abilities in a number of areas including memory, language and literacy developmenin a number of areas including memory, language and literacy development.

«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.

The report assesses the state of science and health literacy in the United States and those who study it.

In a bid to raise educational achievement for women, whose literacy rate is half that of men, he has promised an «all - out effort to make education free for girls [through the] college level, including professional courses of study.»

Previous studies have shown that men have an advantage in tasks assessing visuospatial and mathematical abilities, whereas women are found to outperform men in tasks assessing episodic memory and reading literacy, with no differences normally observed in category fluency and vocabulary.

The longitudinal study looked at the electrical brain responses of six - month - old infants to speech and the correlation between the brain responses and their pre-literacy skills in pre-school-age, as well as their literacy in the eighth grade at 14 years of age.

The study by academics at the university's Centre for Advances in Behavioural Science compared children with dyslexia to youngsters who had a history of repeated ear infections to see if they had a similar pattern of literacy difficulties.

The study did not ascribe a specific cause for the racial disparities but offered six possible explanations: conscious or unconscious provider biases; patient mistrust; health literacy; patient - physician communication breakdown; healthcare access barriers; and / or race - based differences in disease biology.

The study notes several limitations, including an inability to measure other potential factors in medication adherence, such as education, income and health literacy.

Dr. Zimny says health literacy, which is one reason cited for low advance directive completion rates, did not play a role in their study.

Web - based learning tools can help deepen science knowledge among all middle school students, and ease the science literacy gap for underachieving students, according to a three - year study published today in the International Journal of Science Education.

She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience or psychology, studying the neural underpinnings of biases, beliefs, and information literacy.

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.

For example, a recent study conducted in urban middle schools found that there were more similarities than differences in the reading profiles of struggling students from non-English-speaking and English - speaking households, and that low academic vocabulary knowledge, a major component of advanced literacy skills, was a shared source of difficulty.

If your literacy coach facilitates a study group, join in!

Halvorsen's work focuses on elementary social studies education, particularly for children from low socio - economic backgrounds, the history of education, teacher preparation in the social studies, and the integration of social studies and literacy.

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.

Social studies is often neglected in the U.S. primary grades, and although literacy typically gets lots of attention at this age, informational reading and writing often do not.

Over the last few years as education researchers at University of Michigan and Michigan State University, we have worked to address this question through a large study of the effects of PBL on social studies and some aspects of literacy achievement in second - grade classrooms.

To ensure that her students were engaged, New York teacher Lauren Leigh Kelly also designed a Hip - Hop Literature and Culture class, «to engage students in the study of hip - hop texts, including songs, films, and music videos, as a means to develop media literacy and critical - analysis skills.»

Eight assessments generate valid estimates of U.S. national reading performance: the Main NAEP, given at three grades (fourth, eighth, and 12th grades); the NAEP Long Term Trend (NAEP - LTT), given at three ages (ages nine, 13, and 17); the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international assessment given at fourth grade; and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international assessment given to 15 - year - olds.

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:

In one of CERG's recent studies, students were 26 percent more likely to correctly identify accurate and inaccurate news stories after a course on media literacy, even if those news stories supported their preconceived beliefs.

Second graders from low - income backgrounds participated in two project - based units which integrated literacy and social studies.

She reports the result of a study exploring the relationship of learners» emotional and cognitive development to their competency in information literacy.

How about 2 terms paid study leave (topics such as leading change, differentiation, assessment literacy, leading relevance in mathematics, inclusive STEM management etc etc) for every 5 years of classroom teaching?