The Florida Reading Association is an affiliate of the International Literacy Association, a 90,000 member nonprofit educational organization devoted to the promotion of lifetime reading habits and the improvement of
language and literacy instruction.
Literacy instruction in California at this time was taking place within a raging national debate between advocates for phonics and supporters of whole language, and Proposition 227 had recently been passed, forcing dramatic reorganization of
language and literacy instruction in school.
From 2001 to 2005, AppleTree worked with leading experts in early
language and literacy instruction, including Dr. Judy Schickedanz and Dr. David Dickinson, to develop an evidence - based early learning program.
To better meet these students» needs, schools should promote bilingualism and biliteracy development in grades K - 12, offer professional development to teachers on how to integrate explicit
language and literacy instruction aimed at the long - term English language learners in their classrooms, develop specialized programs that differ from those targeting newly arrived students, and offer native language arts programs that focus on developing native language literacy.
Plus, college and career readiness standards promote academic
language and literacy instruction in every classroom so we support this shifts in our work.
This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase language and literacy skills of young children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading comprehension of children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early
language and literacy instruction, particularly for dual language learners, and children with special needs.
Not exact matches
«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.
Engage your students in online
literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals — from organizing their thoughts Providing educators
and students access to the highest quality practices
and resources in reading
and language arts
instruction.
And yet we have never designed
literacy instruction to support this
language learning at scale.
This year, we have three searches underway for junior faculty in the areas of international education,
language and literacy,
and learning
and instructions.
Reaching out to parents to build community support; focusing on a comprehensive
literacy program, including higher order thinking
and oral
language proficiency,
and a comprehensive mathematics program, including problem solving
and direct
instruction;
The presentations include: Seasons: A simple introduction to place the learning into context Writing an Autumn Report (Non - chronological report) A Week in Autumn (Poetry with a Grammar Focus) Halloween - A Revolting Recipe - writing
instructions Halloween
Literacy Bundle - variety of
language tasks Autumn Handwriting (to be used with interactive board for modelling handwriting) Autumn Maths (number, handling data
and some area activities) with answer slides Scarecrow Art There are also some online links provided within the presentations to engage the learners.
Currently, Dillon is a post-doctoral fellow at Haskins Laboratories, a research institute in New Haven, Conn., that focuses on speech,
language,
and reading
and biological basis, where she investigates the effects of a three - year study in which first - grade teachers were provided professional development seminars
and in - class coaching in
literacy instruction.
The study, co-authored by
language and literacy development expert Catherine Snow, looked at three multiyear adolescent
literacy projects: Promoting Adolescents» Comprehension of Text (PACT); Catalyzing Comprehension through Discussion
and Debate (CCDD);
and Reading, Evidence,
and Argumentation in Disciplinary
Instruction (READI).
Our work focuses on the many factors that influence the development of
language and literacy skills across the life span, with particular emphasis on improving
instruction, research,
and policy nationally
and internationally.
The bill would create a new jobs program for welfare recipients under which states could provide such services as high - school equivalency programs,
literacy and English - as - a-second
language instruction, skills training, work experience,
and job - readiness
and placement programs.
It offers parents help in figuring out what
language and literacy experiences to look for in preschools
and child care; what to look for in initial reading
instruction in kindergarten
and the early grades; what to ask school boards, principals, elected officials,
and other policy makers who make decisions regarding early reading
instruction;
and whether their child is making progress in related skills
and early reading.
Significant gains were found for children's receptive vocabulary, letter recognition,
and print awareness skills,
and instructors showed significant increases in their knowledge of
literacy and language instruction.
Instead, good
literacy instruction is organized around authentic tasks to which the use of reading, writing,
and academic
language are integral.
In short, all children — but especially the poor who grow up without the
language and book exposure to help them succeed — should be getting early -
literacy instruction that balances basic skills with playful, content - rich
language experiences.
Among the issues highlighted during the conference were the role of media in
literacy instruction, ways of teaching reading comprehension, contributions of the family to
language and literacy development,
and methods for promoting family involvement in students» school achievement.
This article describes one of the strategies: scaffold
and spiral
language and science
instruction for increased comprehension
and literacy development.
The few studies from a measurement perspective that are available on new statewide assessments (e.g., Maryland, Kentucky, Arizona) do not distinguish among reading,
language arts,
and mathematics in design or analyses, making it difficult for
literacy educators to interpret the implications for curriculum,
instruction, or research.
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 task was to observe
instruction in
literacy (reading or
language arts)
and mathematics, determine the kinds
and frequencies of particular instructional strategies teachers used,
and note classroom conditions.
Scaffold direct
instruction to increase comprehensible input
and meet the
literacy and language needs of diverse learners.
It is designed for students with word - level deficits not making sufficient progress through their current intervention, have been unable to learn with other teaching strategies
and require multisensory
language instruction, or who require more intensive structured
literacy instruction due to a
language - based learning disability, such as dyslexia.
Teachers interested in integrating technology into their
instruction «need to understand not only how to use these technologies, but also the benefits
and costs their adoption
and integration into English
language arts
and literacy teaching have the potential to create for teachers, students,
and the broader community» (Swenson, Rozema, Young, McGrail, & Whitin, 2005, p. 212).
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.
Regardless of a student's plans after high school, the curriculum should stress digital
literacy, global perspectives,
and second
language instruction every year.
The aim of IFERI is to contribute to raising standards of
literacy in the English
language based on robust research
and high - quality
instruction in the teaching of reading, spelling
and writing.
Join this research - fueled session to learn how leveraging targeted
and embedded scaffolds as part of a differentiated
instruction approach can dramatically accelerate
language and literacy gains for ELLs at every stage of English acquisition.
First -
and second -
language acquisition
and linguistics,
literacy instruction and assessment, culturally relevant pedagogy, curriculum development,
and policy issues that influence assessment
and instruction of bilingual learners.
CSI - Comprehension Strategies
Instruction is a cutting - edge
literacy resource for teaching comprehension strategies
and improving vocabulary, fluency,
and oral
language.
While some students had excellent
and consistent
literacy instruction in their native country, others — for various reasons, including poverty
and war — enter bilingual / ESL classrooms in the United States with limited or no
literacy skills in the first
language.
Set the stage for effective academic
language instruction with strategies that are designed specifically for English
language learners
and support content - area
literacy using informational text.
First -
and second -
language acquisition
and linguistics,
literacy instruction and assessment, culturally relevant pedagogy,
and curriculum development.
Specialties: Instructional leadership development, data - driven
instruction, English
language learners, college
and career readiness, higher education
literacy
She is a nationally recognized multilingual presenter
and literacy consultant specializing in reading intervention
and differentiating
instruction for English
language learners.
Children's everyday
literacies: Intersections of popular culture
and language arts
instruction.
She supports inclusion, differentiation,
and teaching
literacy through content
instruction and has endorsements in
literacy, gifted
and talented facilitation,
and English
language development.
Please see Promise Park City Data.The growth shown in the preschool students with no second
language or
literacy services is an indicator that this kind of
instruction and structure is possible through Kindergarten
and 1st grade.
Courses will examine first
and second
language development; second
language literacy development, assessment,
and instruction; successful approaches to assessing
and teaching oral
language and content skills including designs for differentiating
instruction according to students» levels of
language proficiency;
and the multiple factors that influence academic achievement among this student population.
GED — resources in
literacy, ESL, adult basic education,
and GED preparation, free adult basic education tutoring, provides adults
instruction in reading, writing, GED / high school equivalency test preparation
and English as a second
language.
«But I was particularly interested in those students who had
language learning difficulties plus poor
literacy instruction,
and who were learning disabled.»
Teachers
and paraprofessionals who work with ELL students should receive professional development on
language acquisition
and literacy instruction.
Research has shown that over two years, this evidence - based approach to individualized
instruction can take children who are starting out significantly behind their more advantaged peers
and develop their
language,
literacy, numeracy
and social - emotional skills where they are measuring above the mean, which is effectively closing the achievement gap.
Their reading abilities develop naturally, without formal
instruction, in home environments where
literacy is valued
and language usage is encouraged (Durkin, 1966).
What we constructed was a method
and a means to infuse character education into the curriculum
and instruction that mobilized strong teacher collaboration
and the construction of a «Design» center, a small group character -
literacy center during the
language arts block.
This training module reviews the effective practices identified in the IES Practice Guide Effective
Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades and shows how these findings support literacy instruction for English language learners within a response to intervention fr
Literacy and English
Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades and shows how these findings support literacy instruction for English language learners within a response to intervention
Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
and shows how these findings support
literacy instruction for English language learners within a response to intervention fr
literacy instruction for English language learners within a response to intervention
instruction for English
language learners within a response to intervention framework.