Sentences with phrase «literacy focusing on instruction»

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«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.

In Sacramento, administrator Lyn McCarty will be focusing her efforts on staff development and monitoring / coaching activities bent on the notion that more consistent literacy instruction can be achieved across classrooms and school sites within the district.

Other benefits highlighted by these stakeholders included: Literacy and numeracy assessments can be used to celebrate learning, identify strengths, needs, barriers to learning and allow teachers to make informed and objective judgements about learning; Focusing teachers» and schools» attention on the need for phonics to be taught explicitly and systematically to achieve the necessary level of word reading skills that are required to develop skilled reading; Early identification of children with learning difficulties or [those who] need additional instruction.

In Public Impact's latest Opportunity Culture case study, Touchstone Education: New Charter With Experienced Leader Learns From Extending Teachers» Reach, we look at how this teacher, Tiffany McAfee, led the school's teachers in their focus on literacy, and how the school combined her leadership with online instruction.

The algorithm employed by the software considers each child's entering skill level and progress made during the school year to recommend several dimensions of instruction, including assignment to small, homogenous ability groups, the amount of time spent on code - versus meaning - focused literacy, and teacher / child versus child - managed delivery.

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;

Good literacy instruction gives students opportunities to build fundamental skills — without actually focusing on the skills themselves, says Catherine Snow.

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 highest - performing charters are those that that have most fully embraced a «no excuses» approach to teaching and learning; have created strong school cultures based on explicit expectations for both academic achievement and behavior; have an intensive focus on literacy and numeracy as the first foundation for academic achievement; feature a relatively heavy reliance on direct instruction and differentiated grouping, especially in the early grades; and are increasingly focused on comprehensive student assessment systems.

The fact that he is focused on the support of literacy instruction, a topic that is crucial to promoting the improvement of educational quality worldwide is also very important.»

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.

Historically, research surrounding the literacy achievement gap has focused on three major themes: socioeconomic and sociocultural factors, linguistic background, and quality of instruction.

The initial phase focuses on 1st grade literacy instruction and includes a multi-step plan.

Stephen Sawchuk covers curriculum and instruction, with a focus on the Common Core State Standards, literacy, social studies, and STEM.

Russ» blog, «Russ on Reading», focuses on public education, literacy instruction and teaching practice.

During his first five years as chief of Boston schools, Payzant focused the district on literacy instruction, creating a new team of literacy coaches who worked with classroom teachers in a small set of schools, using money freed up from an «audit» of professional development endeavors that revealed too many disparate efforts around the district.

For instance, in videos and public appearances, he has focused heavily on the need to radically reduce prereading strategies in literacy instruction, something that has touched off intense debate among educators.»

In contrast to statewide initiatives on portfolios, several school districts have tried to implement literacy portfolios with the dual focus of accountability and improvement of instruction.

In all cases, the researchers worked directly with teachers and school districts in ongoing professional development activities focused on literacy curriculum and instruction as well as assessment implementation.

Teachers of science, math, and other subjects are now taking on the challenge of integrating literacy into their curricula, she says, citing new practices from organizations such as the National Science Teachers Association, which is increasingly focusing conference offerings and resources on literacy instruction for members.

Her work often focuses on literacy, differentiated instruction, professional learning, and integrating support structures for continuous school improvement.

His research has centered on the sociocultural basis of motivation, learning, and instruction, with a focus on reading and literacy in English learners, and students in at - risk conditions, and he teaches courses in learning and motivation.

First, we are working to more strongly connect our turnaround practices to our statewide strategy for improving curriculum and instruction, in particular by focusing on early grades literacy and middle grades mathematics.

These dynamic breakout sessions will focus on technology, classroom management, ELL strategies, College and Career Ready Literacy Standards, College and Career Ready Mathematics Standards, differentiated instruction, and more.

Peirce Elementary School, Newton This project will focus on continuing to identify evidence - based methods to improve reading and writing instruction for our learners with special needs, support professional learning for our district's special educators to increase consistency of literacy intervention amongst schools, and ensure that our district has the most appropriate and current assessment and instructional materials.

In Public Impact's latest Opportunity Culture case study, Touchstone Education: New Charter With Experienced Leader Learns From Extending Teachers» Reach, we look at how this teacher, Tiffany McAfee (at right), led the school's teachers in their focus on literacy, and how the school combined her leadership with online instruction.

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.

Literacy centers are a great way to reinforce students» reading / writing habits, which allows teachers to focus on instruction rather than classroom management.

Finally, the Institute focuses on how the development of cognition can aid in the analysis and design of effective literacy, mathematics and science instruction, taking into account how the social and cultural dimensions influence learners and outcomes.

To explore what embedding purpose in instruction means in practice, let's look at a CEL partner school district that is focused on improving content - area literacy.

With a focus on increasing achievement for city students, the Abell Foundation supports efforts to provide quality instruction in all content areas, provide a broad portfolio of effective schools, create successful transitions to and through college and work, increase family engagement, and promote literacy enrichment.

The early work of our District Transformation Review and School Transformation Review highlighted a need to focus on literacy instruction.

Last year, the middle and high school worked with Education Northwest coaches on a change cycle process that focused the energies of both schools on one strand of literacy instruction that had been a challenge area for Mary Walker students: reading analysis.

His scholarly focus has been on the role of instruction in the development of basic literacy and numeracy skills for students with learning disabilities or those at risk for school failure.

G rowing concern for the literacy abilities of youth in the U.S. has focused attention on issues of early reading curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Wrote Pondiscio: «There is a reason why I focus on curriculum as a reform lever: it is because of my earnest belief that the dominant, content - free standard form of literacy instruction we give to kids — most particularly low - income kids — is the No. 1 problem.»

In Growing Independent Learners, she provides a comprehensive guide — with more than 400 full - color photos — to help you plan instruction focused on literacy standards, organize your classroo... read more

For example, a focus on literacy across the content areas is now considered best practice and is standard in many school districts, but many programs need to strengthen coursework on literacy instruction for prospective teachers seeking a content - area certification.16 Furthermore, all teacher preparation programs have yet to coalesce around a common understanding of accomplished practice, though the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or the National Board, has taken steps to provide teacher preparation programs with access to model teaching lessons.

In Growing Independent Learners, she provides a comprehensive guide — with more than 400 full - color photos — to help you plan instruction focused on literacy standards, organize your classroom for maximum benefit, and lead your students to independence through whole - group lessons, small - group focus, and partner learning at literacy stations.

One of our central investments is the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) that focuses on designing high - quality tools to support literacy instLiteracy Design Collaborative (LDC) that focuses on designing high - quality tools to support literacy instliteracy instruction.

The goal is for teachers to increase their skills and focus on the instruction that will make a significant difference in young children's progress toward literacy.

EL builds a new approach based on focused literacy instruction, working with Denver's Public Education & Business Coalition and other national experts to support schools within and beyond the network.

Jeanne Tribuzzi will facilitate hands - on experiences as participants view models of best - practice curriculum and instruction, focusing on the foundational levels of literacy, literacy across all levels and disciplines, and skills needed to be critical consumers and creators of media.

Chris focuses on developing programs to meet students» literacy needs and designing professional development to improve classroom instruction.

These instructors must learn about the science of early - childhood development (including a focus on social - emotional growth) and family engagement, as well as gain experience in how to provide effective instruction in subjects such as early science, early literacy, and the building blocks of mathematics.

«By linking intelligent, validated recommendations with the assessments teachers already rely on, we can reduce the amount of time spent gathering data and increase the amount of time delivering focused, intentional literacy instruction.»

Over the course of two weeks, participants focused on common core content development, pedagogy for literacy and math instruction, planning for implementation, and equity and leadership.

The 38 teacher scholars at Montalvin Manor Elementary and Verde Elementary serve 742 students, with a focus on academic language development at Montalvin and improving balanced literacy instruction at Verde.

The scientific definition and the screening allow teachers and parents to focus on early literacy instruction on phonemic awareness and other foundational skills that these children will

Unfortunately, due to the influence of NCLB on instructional practice, scheduled learning time that once might have been devoted to science instruction is too often taken to focus on literacy and mathematics.