Sentences with phrase «language development curriculum»

So, although our district still uses textbooks, a growing number of teachers and coaches are working together to develop our own aligned language development curriculum.

To create our language development curriculum, teachers and instructional coaches began by reviewing English language arts selections they use with students, with an eye toward the vocabulary, grammar, and themes that they could scaffold for students developing English proficiency.

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A critical tenet of Waldorf Education is that its curriculum is informed by knowledge of brain development, so that relevant skills such as reading readiness, homework, learning a second language, and handwriting, are introduced at appropriate developmental stages.

-- Discover what eurythmy reveals about human development — Work your way through the development of the child by means of exercises appropriate to each developmental phase — See how the Waldorf curriculum comes to life through movement and gesture — Learn about the interplay between eurythmy and academic experiences — Acquire the language and understanding to talk about eurythmy to Waldorf parents in a valuable way — Work, play, laugh, and have fun!

The Preschool and Kindergarten curricula is based on a daily rhythm of healthy movement and activity, practical skills, handwork, woodwork, gardening, speech and language development, singing, traditional circle games and storytelling.

Rebecca has co-authored three parenting education curricula and has published articles on topics ranging from dual language development to best practices for building relationships with families.

The teacher works with a team of educators to implement a multi-sensory, hands - on / minds - on, nature - based science curriculum; incorporating emergent language and math experiences along with creative arts, music, cooking and the development of social skills.

The findings highlight a pressing need for new curriculum and professional development for teachers to help students, and English learners in particular, to develop their academic language skills, Thompson said.

Kelly A. (Brizendine) Blair Language and Literacy Current city: Chicago Current job: Education Consultant (Literacy, Curriculum, Assessment, Technology) Career highlight: Leading a team of managers and instructional designers in the development of K — 12 digital curricula and assessments in math, science, social studies, and language arts.

The curricula uses music as a foundation to support all aspects of child development focusing particularly on social and emotional development, language development and physical development.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Jennifer Morrison, this year's Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's (ASCD) Outstanding Young Educator of the Year, is an eighth grade language arts teacher and department chair at Piedmont Open IB Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The linchpin of the state's work has been providing incentives for districts and schools statewide to adopt and implement a high - quality and coherent curriculum, particularly in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, and to use that curriculum as the hook on which everything else hangs: assessment, professional development, and teacher training.

This resource was created in InPrint 3 Widgit Symbols supports vocabulary development across primary curriculum for all students, as well as helping individuals with special needs, autism or speech and language difficulties.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

Meredith is an applied linguist who has spent the last seven years working across the language learning industry in various roles from teaching to curriculum development and teacher - training.

However, the National Curriculum stresses that, «language, verbal or non-verbal, is critical for the development of literacy skills» (ACARA).

Formats Text only - Short sentences, one sentence per line, four lines per page Supported - text As text version with the addition of small symbols for key words and new vocabulary Symbol - The same text plus symbols for all the main words for pupils requiring more support Simplified - Less information, two to three lines per page One symbol - This most basic level has just one symbol on each page This resource bundle was made in InPrint 3 Widgit Symbols supports vocabulary development across the primary curriculum for all students, as well as helping individuals with special needs, autism or speech and language difficulties.

Formats Text only - Short sentences, one sentence per line, four lines per page Supported - text As text version with the addition of small symbols for key words and new vocabulary Symbol - The same text plus symbols for all the main words for pupils requiring more support Simplified - Less information, two to three lines per page One symbol - This most basic level has just one symbol on each page This resource was made in InPrint 3 Widgit Symbols supports vocabulary development across the primary curriculum for all students, as well as helping individuals with special needs, autism or speech and language difficulties.

Activities include: Timeline - A time line of the wedding day itself Royal Wedding Vocabulary - Print and use as a communication board or cut up to make flashcards Matching - Match the words to the pictures Hidden Words - Find the hidden words in the title Colouring - Colour in the wedding themed images This resource was created in InPrint 3 Widgit Symbols supports vocabulary development across the primary curriculum for all students, as well as helping individuals with special needs, autism or speech and language difficulties.

This resource was created in InPrint 3 Widgit Symbols supports vocabulary development across the primary curriculum for all students, as well as helping individuals with special needs, autism or speech and language difficulties.

Comprised of anchor standards and age - appropriate learning outcomes, the Standards provide a common language and organizational structure educators can use to guide curriculum development and make schools more just and equitable.

The Abecedarian Program also had a focus on quality with ideal caregiver - child ratios (1 - to - 3 for infants and toddlers and 1 - to - 6 during preschool), and a curriculum focused on children's language, cognitive, and social emotional development through high quality caregiver - child interactions.

Bernadette held the role of Manager of the Languages other than English Key Learning Area for the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), where she led the development of curriculum for 44 languages at senior secondCurriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), where she led the development of curriculum for 44 languages at senior secondcurriculum for 44 languages at senior secondary level.

The curriculum in the crucial eight grades leading to the high - school years should be specifically designed to provide a sound base for study in those and later years in such areas as English language development and writing, computational and problem - solving skills, science, social studies, foreign language, and the arts.

Bernadette has also held key positions in language curriculum planning and development at a systemic level.

All the participants in their case studies had been involved in some sort of school - wide language arts curriculum development projects aimed at helping teachers reconceptualize teaching.

She has extensive experience in program and curriculum development and has developed and implemented an effective, research - based language and literacy teacher professional development intervention called ExCELL.

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.

Some of these key shifts include embedding language development across the curriculum; an increase in oral language and multiple opportunities

Clear connections between curriculum, professional development, and evaluation are apparent, along with a common language between all district departments and schools.

Our curriculum integrates linguistic theory; current research and practice in language learning and development; assessment and instruction of oral language, reading, and writing; and field - based practicum work with English language learners.

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.

First - and second - language acquisition and linguistics, literacy instruction and assessment, culturally relevant pedagogy, and curriculum development.

Tony McAleavy, director of research and development at Education Development Trust, added: «It is encouraging to see primary school teachers continuing to value teaching languages, though there is a clear need for more curriculum time to be made available for the subjdevelopment at Education Development Trust, added: «It is encouraging to see primary school teachers continuing to value teaching languages, though there is a clear need for more curriculum time to be made available for the subjDevelopment Trust, added: «It is encouraging to see primary school teachers continuing to value teaching languages, though there is a clear need for more curriculum time to be made available for the subject.»

The article offers five practices that can help schools improve educational achievement for these students: acceptance of shared responsibility by school staff; a dual curriculum that promotes language development as well as academic needs; careful consideration of how to integrate immigrants with the general school population; extended learning time; and individual progress records.

IDRA's research also informed Semillitas de Aprendizaje ™ — a unique bilingual (Spanish / English) supplemental curriculum and professional development model that is helping teachers foster literacy, numeracy and social - emotional development, while valuing and capitalizing on children's home language and culture.

As part of the Music - in - Education National Consortium, El Dorado's Music Learning Leadership Staff (administration, classroom and music teachers) received monthly professional development in a) M+MI curriculum unit design based on fundamental concepts of literacy shared between music and language, b) teaching for transfer strategies, c) music and music integration literacy skill assessment, and d) action research based documentation of student learning through collaboration with MuST, MIENC guided practices consultants, and SF Opera.

Chapters address: (1) an overview of the whole language approach; (2) examples of how special education teachers use whole language to teach children with learning disabilities; (3) suggestions on how to create a child - centered classroom; (4) the role of the teacher in a whole language classroom; (5) examples of democratic classrooms; (6) assessment procedures that are compatible with a whole language philosophy and how assessment data can be used to respond to individual needs; (7) examples of different strategies teachers use to teach students with learning disabilities reading and writing; (8) literacy development in students with disabilities and how to foster self - directed learners; (9) how teachers develop learner - centered curriculums and how to move toward an inclusive environment; and (10) one teacher's move to the whole language approach.

Talent Development has designed curriculum for math, English language arts, social studies and student success in grades 6 12.

In addition to strengthening students» resiliency skills and teaching them critical social and emotional skills, the Success Highways Resiliency Curriculum for grades 6 - 10 supports the development of skills in many subject areas including English language arts, math, and social studies.

Judy Elliott is the former Chief Academic Officer of the Los Angeles Unified School District where she was responsible for curriculum and instruction early childhood through adult education, professional development, innovation, accountability and assessment, and programs for all students including English language learners, Standard English learners, students with disabilities, and gifted.

Although packaged language development programs exist, recent research (Ong, 2010; Freeman & Freeman, 2009) shows that designing language instruction aligned to the core curriculum is ideal.

In response to the negative impact on English Learners from over 10 years of «drill and kill», narrowly focused reading and math curricula and limited access to social science, science and the arts, Californians Together has issued a policy brief to delineate research - based teaching practices with policy recommendations for accelerating the language development and academic growth of English Learners.

Teachers will perform a full range of duties, including but not limited to: + Preparing / implementing lesson plans that lead to student mastery of curriculum content, including English Language Development + Developing / implementing integrated curriculum units, differentiating and scaffolding as needed + Regularly assessing student progress to refine instruction and meet student needs + Participating regularly in professional development opportunities and collaborative meetings + Communicating frequently with students, students» families, colleagues and other stakeholders + Working closely with children and their families to promote personal growth and success + Maintaining regular, punctual attendance Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates: + California Teaching Credential or equivalent, meeting all NCLB «highly qualified» standards + Social Science credential + CLAD / BCLAD certification (Spanish) + Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies + Educational vision for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment andDevelopment + Developing / implementing integrated curriculum units, differentiating and scaffolding as needed + Regularly assessing student progress to refine instruction and meet student needs + Participating regularly in professional development opportunities and collaborative meetings + Communicating frequently with students, students» families, colleagues and other stakeholders + Working closely with children and their families to promote personal growth and success + Maintaining regular, punctual attendance Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates: + California Teaching Credential or equivalent, meeting all NCLB «highly qualified» standards + Social Science credential + CLAD / BCLAD certification (Spanish) + Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies + Educational vision for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment anddevelopment opportunities and collaborative meetings + Communicating frequently with students, students» families, colleagues and other stakeholders + Working closely with children and their families to promote personal growth and success + Maintaining regular, punctual attendance Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates: + California Teaching Credential or equivalent, meeting all NCLB «highly qualified» standards + Social Science credential + CLAD / BCLAD certification (Spanish) + Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies + Educational vision for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Other top scholars discussed the implications of their research on supporting English language learners» language and literacy development across the curriculum.

Through implementation of a developmentally - appropriate, hands - on curriculum, students will be engaged in learning literacy and numeracy that reinforces academic and social development with a focus on phonemic awareness, language enrichment, letters / sounds, decoding and beginning reading and writing.

Parent educators receive professional development on language acquisition, emergent literacy, and emergent writing, as well as the Book M.A.G.I.C. curriculum, books, and implementer kit, including bilingual parent education resources.

evaluating Intellectual Development under subject headings for language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, although the Primary Program document also lists learning outcomes from the personal planning and fine arts curricula under this area of Development under subject headings for language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, although the Primary Program document also lists learning outcomes from the personal planning and fine arts curricula under this area of developmentdevelopment