Sentences with phrase «mastery of academic language»

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Most educators and parents agree that the main goals in educating students with a native language other than English are mastery of English and of content in academic areas.

The EOCEP encourages instruction in the specific academic standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students» mastery of the academic standards.To meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP in mathematics, English / language arts and science will be administered to all public school students by the third year of high school, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Continuous monitoring of student performance and targeted instruction have aided lagging students and English Language Learners in mastery of skills and academic standards, as well as acquiring English language proficiency.

Our evaluation department looks for proficiencies in the following areas when reviewing the sample works of potential writers: mastery of grammar, professional use of language, ease of readability, and a writing style that is appropriate to the subject matter and academic level in which they are writing.

Sperling and Shapcott's and Rosen's recommendations for fostering a growth mindset in law schools focus primarily on communicating a growth mindset message to law students — be it from professors who have examined their own mindsets and thereby shifted their expectations and language; 188 through orientation programs that include growth - oriented messages from administrators, professors and guest speakers; 189 by framing assignments and evaluation in terms of process; 190 by professors who teach legal writing using their expertise in narrative to tell stories that show that legal writing and analysis skills are learned through effort and persistence; 191 by professors and administrators «communicat [ing] that law school has academic value beyond the first year» and «encourag [ing] students to view rankings and large firm job placements as indicative of mastery that can be obtained through learning and hard work»; 192 or, by providing growth mindset student mentors for incoming students.193

Dedicated to student mastery of language skills essential to their academic and professional success.