Sentences with phrase «literacy approach which»

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However, officials note that «the current inspection framework is antithetical to the Steiner ethos / pedagogical approach» in terms of «Literacy in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1)», where Ofsted required «more formal learning»; «KS2 tests», as «Last year, the Academy pupils did not sit the tests (the Academy provided the exam papers and rooms for pupils to sit the exams but parents chose not to allow their pupils to sit the tests)»; and «Teaching and learning», where it is noted that the schools consider that «any process which judges learning as the immediate outcome from teaching in a lesson is inappropriate.

But the new leader and shadow chancellor will need immediately to demonstrate economic literacy, which means robustly critiquing George Osborne and articulating a credible and appealing alternative economic approach.

DeBoer's participation in the Shanghai Forum is the result of a longstanding collaboration of Project 2061 and SAST in which the two organizations have explored U.S. and Chinese approaches to promoting science literacy.

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:

These include Catch Up Literacy, which provides one - to - one support with a teaching assistant, Fresh Start Phonics aimed at older children and an approach called Using Self - Regulation to Improve Writing, which utilises memorable experiences to inspire writing.

This tried and tested approach to reading provides a visual strategy which can be applied to a wide variety of texts in a second language or in English, improving not only language skills, but also general literacy.

«Balanced literacy» is the brand name for an instructional approach that adds a dollop of phonics to an otherwise whole - language reading program in which children are encouraged to «construct» or decipher meaning from so - called authentic texts.

Tom Sticht is the founder of Functional Context approach, which has been used in organizations, literacy programs, and a wide range of other institutions.

«Central to this is the Scottish Attainment Challenge, which is providing # 750 million during the course of this Parliament to tackle the poverty - related attainment gap by supporting hundreds of schools develop approaches to improve literacy, numeracy and health and well - being.»

Palmer describes it as «an approach to literacy in which students spend the vast majority of their time in a text that is at their reading level.

Children in New York City who learned to read using the Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum outperformed those at other schools that used other methods, most of which were «balanced literacy» approaches.

This approach allowed us to address literacy as situated practice, which in turn, allowed us to conceptualize technology as more than just an add - on (as in Hutchison & Reinking, 2011).

Conclusions Children who entered first grade with the weakest knowledge of the alphabet, phonemic awareness, and other early literacy foundations were most likely to be on - grade - level readers at the end of first grade if they were in a reading group which had a structured phonics format until February and in which a «no nonsense» approach to discipline was taken.

Part of their value, for me, was the fact that they represented a variety of approaches to teaching literacy... In addition, these videos provided an opportunity to see classroom settings across the country, which reflected a diversity of students.

The program begins with a Summer Intensive session during which Inspired Teaching Teacher Leaders explore what inquiry - based science and literacy education look like by delving into Inspired Teaching's inquiry - based, student centered approach.

The cornerstone of the early reading program is referred to as a literacy rotation in which all grade 1 students have access to four small - group instructional approaches for two hours per week.

Our 23 - strong Research Schools Network (which includes schools in all 12 Opportunity Areas) and our two Campaigns (promoting primary - age literacy and better deployment of teaching assistants) both provide targeted and structured approaches to disseminate evidence and support teachers.

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.

Utilizing a social design approach in which participating teachers and the researcher co-construct student learning cycles focused on the analysis, design, and sharing of digital political narratives, the study will highlight the literacy aspects of participatory politics and its implications for re-imagining the nature and purpose of civic expression.

The RULER Approach to Social and Emotional Learning is a school - wide approach designed for use in kindergarten through eighth grade to promote emotional literacy, which includes Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating emotions (the «RULER» skills).

At Community Roots we use a balanced literacy approach, a researched and proven method which recognizes the need for both the explicit teaching of skills and the opportunity for children to participate in activities that are designed to build comprehension and meaning.

The overall picture is consistent with the earlier process - product research to some extent, especially with regard to engagement, but goes beyond it in ways consistent with Duffy, Roehler, et al.'s (1987) direct explanation approach and Knapp and associates» (1995) emphasis on higher - order literacy instruction (i.e., instruction which emphasizes comprehension and communication).

The cornerstone of Emerald's early reading program was referred to as a literacy rotation in which grade 1 students had access to four small - group instructional approaches for two hours per week.

It's been long understood that literacy is the foundation from which cultural revolutions are born, and the opening of Sajia Darwish's library is the first step in a multidimensional approach to support a reading culture in her Kabul community.

This strategically designed program, which meets twice a week for an hour and a half, offers children in preschool and kindergarten a structured literacy approach to help improve alphabet knowledge, pre-reading skills and phonemic awareness; and are taught by teachers trained in Orton - Gillingham methodology.

New York, NY — January 5, 2015 — Literacy Design Collaborative's $ 12 million grant application has been selected for funding under the U.S. Department of Education's $ 129 million Investing in Innovation (i3) 2014 competition, which focuses on innovative approaches to improving student achievement and scaling effective strategies nationwide.

with literacy, which also seems crucial for teachers who want to be effective in adapting, rather than simply reproducing, literacy instructional approaches.

John Guthrie and his colleagues (e.g., Guthrie & Wigfield, 1997) have written of the importance of student engagement with literacy, which also seems crucial for teachers who want to be effective in adapting, rather than simply reproducing, literacy instructional approaches.

It is one of the signature features of the balanced literacy approach (as are the pre-reading and reading strategies that Coleman also dismissed), which school districts like New York City have adopted and popular curriculum models like Lucy Calkins» Reading & Writing Project promote.

The RULER Approach to Social and Emotional Learning is a school - wide approach designed for use in kindergarten through eighth grade to promote emotional literacy, which includes Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating emotions (the «RULER» skills).