Sentences with phrase «language arts program for»

VocabularySpellingCity is a supplementary language arts program for building reading comprehension through vocabulary retention and building foundational literacy skills.

For 90 years, Perfection Learning has been a leader in literature and language arts programs for grades 6 - 12.

Educators responsible for planning language arts programs for high ability learners need to consider multiple variables in the areas of differentiation approach, content, and individual differences among gifted learners.

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In a statement, El - Gamal said the money would «in part fund social service programs such as domestic violence programs, Arabic and other foreign language classes, programs and services for homeless veterans, two multi-cultural art exhibits and immigration services.»

-LSB-...] have no problem with programs that work nutrition education into the school curriculum, such as Recipe for Success's innovative seed - to - plate approach that use math, science and language arts while showing impoverished kids how their food grows and -LSB-...]

Raise Your Hand's director Wendy Katten, who assembled the coalition of 16 parent and community groups to oppose Emanuel's initial 7 1/2 hour school day proposal, said that while the mayor shortened his proposal to 7 hours the group plans to keep pressing for more arts, music and foreign language programs...

History, science, physics, math, foreign languages, music, art, fitness and outdoor education programs, are all designed to excite the imaginations of students at these ages and be relat able for them at their life stages.

Now that you mention it, I actually have no problem with programs that work nutrition education into the school curriculum, such as Recipe for Success's innovative seed - to - plate approach that uses math, science and language arts while showing impoverished kids how their food grows and teaching them about sound nutrition.

After having been a tutor / mentor in language arts for students in grades 3 -4-5 for several years, I wanted to see how another program worked to help students who were behind in school catch up.

The city will spend $ 1.8 million for professional development for arts teachers, $ 785,000 to provide arts education for English language learners and special needs students, and $ 220,000 to expand existing student programs like a two - week arts intensive for middle schoolers.

Special Award: Brattle Theater, on its 100th anniversary, «for maintaining the tradition of revival film programming in the Boston area and for its commitment to quality prints and projection» (the Globe's language, not necessarily the BSFC's) Special Award: The Coolidge Corner Theater Foundation and Friends in Support of the Somerville Theater, «for their efforts to preserve historic theaters as sites for alternative film programming» (ditto) Best Discovery or Rediscovery: The Great Rock»n' Roll Swindle (Temple), The Dybbuk (Waszynski), Coonskin (Bakshi), restored Lawrence of Arabia (Lean), Carnival of Souls (Hervey) Best Film Series: The West Rides Again (Museum of Fine Arts), The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer (MFA), The Boston Jewish Film Festival (MFA), The Films of Anna Magnani (MFA), and The Films of John Cassavetes (Harvard Film Archive)

Resnick hopes to change that paradigm with Scratch, a one - year - old computer - programming language designed to make it easy for young people (ages eight and up) to quickly snap together interactive stories, animations, games, and art.

Mason has worked in many Massachusetts public schools as a language - arts coordinator, an elementary program coordinator for reading and language arts, and an elementary school principal.

The Department of Education's decision to link federal funding to the Core in its Race to the Top program, its NCLB waiver effort, and its «ESEA blueprint,» and the provision of $ 350 million in federal funds for Core - related tests, all alienated anti-Washington conservatives who would have remained neutral if the question had merely concerned states collaborating to set standards in math and English language arts.

Its the only program we know of that meets or exceeds national education standards for economics, financial education, mathematics, and language arts, so teachers can easily integrate the lessons into their classrooms.

Teachers will find classroom activities for math, science, social studies, art and language arts; connections to standards, an interactive energy conservation program and other articles and resources.

Lecturer Sarah Leibel, a master teacher in charge of the English / language arts strand and overall recruiting for the Ed School's new Harvard Teacher Fellows (HTF) Program, mentions how, in literature, students need «mirrors and windows,» meaning they can see them themselves in stories and also experience unfamiliar worlds.

Merilee MacKay, a language arts teacher at Sagemont Virtual High School in Weston, Florida, used the program for the first time last year, and plans to continue using it with her pupils.

In a sense, the IB's programs express the effort to nurture both ambitions: the Diploma Program along with its pre-secondary school counterparts embody the rigors of classical education, including the arts and sciences and mathematics, languages, and independent writing projects; at the same time the IB has developed career programs for students focused on more immediate employment.

Activities have included maneuvering through a low - ropes course to build teamwork skills; entertainment, such as speakers who interacted with faculty and presented strategies for teaching language arts; discussions on goal setting and human behavior in organizations; book dramatizations; and an artist - in - residence for a day who outlined integrating the arts into the school program.

While the Committee of Ten did suggest different programs of study for high schools (for example, programs specializing in classical languages, science and mathematics, or modern languages) and introduced the concept of electives to American high schools, its guiding principle was that all students should receive the same high - quality liberal arts education.

Its «Readiness Pathway» assessment program reaches down to eighth grade, and its «Springboard» program to sixth — with «alignment» guides already prepared for Common Core standards in both English language arts and math for grades six through twelve.

The Tiger Parents get honors and AP tracks for their kids (plus orchestra, etc.); the Cosmopolitans get bona fide foreign - language programs and maybe IB; the Koala Dads get... well, some sympathetic hippy art teachers, perhaps.

In a study I undertook in 1989, I found that 12 percent of the elementary and middle school magnet programs in my sample specialized in basic skills and / or individualized teaching; 11 percent offered foreign language immersion; 11 percent were science -, math -, or computer - oriented; 10 percent catered to the gifted and talented and 10 percent to the creative and performing arts; 8 percent were traditional, back - to - basics programs (demanding, for instance, dress codes and contracts with parents for supervision of homework); 7 percent were college preparatory; 7 percent were early childhood and Montessori.

On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts / social studies teacher at Salem Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional development.

They asked Roberts, who had done prior volunteer work for the organization, if he would be willing to help them obtain materials and create activities to strengthen their language arts program.

Because of the success of the first year's implementation as an after school program, the program is now being implemented as a language arts elective for middle schoolers designed to provide enrichment for students at all levels.

In the Executive Development Program, school leaders build a strong foundation in best practices in instruction and in the latest research around what makes for strong instruction in the content areas of math, English language arts and science.

Each applicant will identify a grade or grade range that is tested by state assessments (3 - 8 and / or 11) and implement supplementary instructional strategies or programs, services, and / or educational technology for the purposes of improving achievement in mathematics or language arts for students with disabilities.

The six booklets — on the arts, English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies — are part of the board's ongoing «Educational EQuality Project,» a 10 - year program begun in 1981 with the aim of both strengthening the academic quality of secondary education and ensuring that all high - school students have «equality of opportunity» for higher education, College Board officials say.

Each strand can be used as a supplement to the core curriculum for targeted intervention, or combined for use as a comprehensive, stand - alone reading and language arts program that meets rigorous state standards.

Nevada's ESA program requires each participating child to take a norm - referenced achievement examination in mathematics and English language arts each school year; or, alternatively, the examinations in mathematics and English language arts required for pupils of the same grade pursuant to chapter 389 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Starting point: Do you have unmet needs in your schools for a supplementary, technology - based language arts program to help build vocabulary skills?

The documents obtained by The Post — dated May 23, the day the president's budget is expected to be released — outline the rest of the cuts, including a $ 15 million program that provides child care for low - income parents in college; a $ 27 million arts education program; two programs targeting Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, totaling $ 65 million; two international education and foreign language programs, $ 72 million; a $ 12 million program for gifted students; and $ 12 million for Special Olympics education programs.

This curriculum has an emphasis on basic skills and core subject matter in English language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, the arts, and a comprehensive support program that promotes healthy youth development, including preparing the students to apply their knowledge and skills for the benefit of the community and environment.

The program in these schools is accelerated and highly structured for strong academic achievement in literature, mathematics, language arts, world language, and the humanities.

NACA is excited to offer students a unique and innovative school, with classes that satisfy state - based education standards for math, science, language arts, physical education, and social studies and are enhanced through additional enriching programs.

District - run middle schools will receive approximately $ 1.3 million for art, music, and world language programs.

Kentucky, for instance, considers the quality of schools» programs in nontested subjects, such as world languages, arts, and humanities.

Any thoughts on a best practice for a supplementary language arts program to help practice and build vocabulary skills in this or other areas?

He has been a senior program associate at Learning Point Associates; worked at Modern Red SchoolHouse and consulted for organizations, such as SchoolWorks, the Global Sleepover, Eduventures, and the Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy; and for 16 years taught language arts to middle and high school students.

Program scripts have also been placed online as resources for literacy and ELL [English language learners»] use, theater arts, and support for hearing - impaired students.

Such goals as «We will adopt the Junior Great Books program» or «We will create three new labs for our science course» give way to «We will increase the percentage of students who meet the state standard in language arts from 83 percent to 90 percent» or «We will reduce the failure rate in our course by 50 percent.»

In our classes, pre-service teachers research, create resource sites for, and present on various apps and programs, being sure to tie them into the curriculum (for instance, this site that discusses several apps to support language arts and this one that explores the use of iPads for inclusive education).

The End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) is a statewide assessment program of end of course tests for gateway courses awarded units of credit in English / language arts, mathematics, science, and social sProgram (EOCEP) is a statewide assessment program of end of course tests for gateway courses awarded units of credit in English / language arts, mathematics, science, and social sprogram of end of course tests for gateway courses awarded units of credit in English / language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

The English & Language Arts Program prepares teachers, curriculum specialists, teacher educators, and researchers for careers in K — 12 English / language aArts Program prepares teachers, curriculum specialists, teacher educators, and researchers for careers in K — 12 English / language artsarts.

Our main intention in improving our current reading / language arts program is to continue to improve performance and growth for our students and to use standards - based, evidence - based instruction.

The Obama administration has suggested collapsing programs that support arts, history, civics, foreign languages, geography, and economics into one initiative, requiring these subjects to compete against one another for resources.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Oct. 13, 2016 — Seven months into its partnership with Achieve3000, a Calcasieu Parish School in Lake Charles, La., saw greater than expected literacy gains on the Spring 2016 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) for English language arts among middle school students regularly using one of Achieve3000's differentiated literacy solutions.

Most undergraduate programs for teachers tend to emphasize language arts and give short shrift to mathematics, which means that teachers «often feel inadequate» even after years of teaching the subject, he said.