Sentences with phrase «literacy rich activities»

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«Big Ideas: Linking Food, Culture, Health, and the Environment» is a conceptual framework for K - 12 teachers that provides key concepts drawn from the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Benchmarks for Science Literacy; essential questions to engage students; and a rich assortment of sample activities.

We propose a dual approach to the design of learning activities here in the rich physical and virtual learning commons environments where self - directed discovery learning provides empowerment for learners and runs parallel to cotaught project based learning of rich collaborative knowledge building and literacy experiences.

Research has shown that middle - class children often enter school having had rich, varied experiences with the kinds of literacy activities valued in schools (such as storybook reading, letter knowledge, and rhymes).

The integration of oral activities and written activities aids teachers in creating a learning atmosphere that is more literacy rich but also allows children to learn more about print and its relationship to oral language.

Emphasizing content - rich curriculum, traditional literacy activities, and soundly structured lessons, Mike Schmoker's «Leading with Focus» provides a guide for teacher leaders, principals, and others that can improve student achievement, says principal Matt Renwick.

Participants engaged with materials and activities in whole group and small groups that demonstrate that science lessons can be richer, deeper learning experiences when we, 1) slow down the process and provide repeated experience over time with key concepts (e.g., observing and exploring ingredients one day; making play dough another day), 2) incorporate language and literacy into science explorations intentionally (e.g., using informational texts; using visual aids and key words in DLL children's home language), and 3) connect science to other content areas and provide extension activities that continue conceptual learning across time and across the classroom (e.g., measurement with ingredients; discussing other types of mixtures during snack time).

Early Literacy & Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindeLiteracy & Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindeliteracy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new instruction practices to better prepare children for kindergarten.