Sentences with phrase «limited language abilities»

The SIIS was developed for use with children with learning disabilities, so may be an effective tool for assessing social inclusion in very young children or children with limited language ability.

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The way we were taught language in the first few years of life limits our ability to conceptualize what other people think.

Courts have interpreted state law to limit legislators» ability to change budget language, potentially giving the governor power to tie his reform proposals to a dare of a government shutdown.

A 2004 court decision limited the legislature's ability to make changes in the governor's spending plan, and the current governor has increasingly put more policy language into the state's spending plan, including raising the minimum wage in 2013 and increasing penalties for texting while driving in 2014.

Also on the agenda is a talk on the governor's ability to shape the language of the state budget, the change in the political landscape when Pataki steps down at the end of the year, the chief concerns of New York's ailing cities, and the validity of mayoral term limits.

Instead of treating DLLs as a homogenous group, researchers created two categories — Spanish - English bilinguals, who can function in both languages; and DLLs with limited English skills — based on ability entering Head Start.

People deprived of language before puberty (due to isolation or abuse, for instance) might later learn a limited supply of words, but they never develop the ability to make meaningful sentences.

Using archival footage, the film traces Nim's life with his human mentors as they teach him sign language and explore the limits of his ability to speak.

House of Representatives spending panel adds language that limits the National Science Foundation's ability to set priorities

Previous attempts to develop programming languages that could understand other languages have faced tradeoffs between composability and expressiveness; they were either limited in their ability to unambiguously determine which embedded language was being used, or limited in which embedded languages could be used.

Calling the study «fantastic,» psychologist Lisa Feigenson of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, says that because there is such a «drastic» difference in number sense between the Pirahã and most other human groups, it must be their language that limits their conceptual abilities.

By limiting our palate's exposure to foods, we limit our body's ability to develop the language to communicate with our mind properly.

Using role - playing against a limited timeframe is a perfect method for assessing an individual's true ability in a language.

Requesting that they use many specific language structures or advanced vocabulary is likely to be counterproductive to higher level thinking: When students devote part of their cognitive ability to looking for chances to sneak in a subjunctive structure, their ability to listen and react to the ideas brought forth will be limited, which detracts from the spontaneity and meaningfulness of the exchange.

Poverty - related factors that intervene in students» ability to learn include health and well - being, limited literacy and language development, access to material resources, and level of mobility.

Virtual manipulatives can make an enormous contribution to sense - making abilities for all students — and have been shown to be of special benefit to students who are high - risk, learning disabled, or with limited English proficiency to understand the symbolic language of math.

The regulations prohibit discrimination in enrollment and can not limit the number of applications that it accepts from students based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, or academic or athletic ability.

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 and promotion.

Prerequisite skills and capabilities include, but are not limited to, proficiency in reading a range and type of material, with an emphasis on informational texts; fluent writing in several modes, most notably expository, descriptive and argumentative; quantitative literacy through algebra and including geometry, combined with the ability to understand and interpret data; a understanding of the scientific method and some insight into the organization of knowledge in the sciences; an awareness of how social systems operate and how they are studied; basic proficiency in a second language and awareness that languages reflect cultures; and experiences in and appreciation of creative and expressive arts.

Perhaps the evaluation's sharpest criticism came in School Works» assessment of AAC's plan for «at - risk» children, slamming the group's limited budget for psychological services, scant details on its capacity to work with English language learners and its overall ability to boost performance for students with disabilities.

Individuals who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English can be limited English proficient, or «LEP.»

Some of these features are, but not limited to, availability in multiple languages, bookcase embedding and easy mobile viewing facility, ability to add notes and annotations, self - hosting, and many more.

Limit the scope of the license to the language, format, region, or other category in which the publisher has the ability to market your work successfully.

Publishers doing end runs around agents who suddenly want to be publishers and agent associations considering removing language that limits their ability to publish their clients» work.

Because the intentions of a child or their ability to reason through consequences of their actions can be limited, this provision carves back the coverage that would normally be removed based on the intentional acts of an insured language.

Her work challenges language's limited ability to define the countless forms of plastic.

However, the ability of an employer to rely on the language of the employment contract to allow it to make fundamental changes to its employees» employment contracts is limited.

Because the intentions of a child or their ability to reason through consequences of their actions can be limited, this provision carves back the coverage that would normally be removed based on the intentional acts of an insured language.

The filing also throws some Congressional language at the CFTC pointing to legislation that sought to define CFTC jurisdiction over intangible products that is described as limiting the CFTCs ability to pursue this case.