Sentences with phrase «national literacy»

Since then, approximately 30 national literacy organizations have joined as partners.

Jonathan Douglas, director of National Literacy Trust, said: «The fact that children are reading less than in 2005 signals a worrying shift in young people's literacy habits.

She is a trustee of Save the Children and of National Literacy Trust.

This is backed up by National Literacy Trust research which found that boys are less likely to be given books as presents.

NOOK will donate 1,000 of its eReaders to the campaign's reading helpers trained by campaign partner and national literacy charity, Beanstalk.

The «literacy hour» was introduced in a select group of primary schools in September, 1996, as part of England's National Literacy Project.

Jonathon Douglas from National Literacy Trust added: «Giving children access to dedicated news and current affairs content broadens the range of what they are offered to read.

This school being a cluster - centre for National Literacy Programme.

«We are delighted to be working to develop this new capacity with National Literacy Trust, its extensive school networks, and their partners in the Aldridge Foundation and Ormiston Academies Trust groups of academies.»

Established in 1919, Children's Book Week is the longest - running national literacy initiative in the country.

On a regular basis, the Sofia City Library joins forces with the Maltese National Literacy Agency for various educational programmes and initiatives.

Previously, she served as the director of Thailand's National Literacy Campaign and chaired the Executive Board of the UNESCO Institute for Education, in Hamburg, Germany.

The Welsh government has welcomed the report and said its recently published National Literacy Programme set out a plan of action to improve matters.

Representatives included Jonathan Douglas, Director at National Literacy Trust; Kamini Gadhok MBC, Chief Executive at RCSLT; Bob Reitemeier CBE, CEO of I CAN; Lesley Munro, Education and Speech and Language Therapy Manager at Pearson Clinical; John Parrott, Chair of Communication Consortium at NAPLIC and Victoria Roe, Secretary and Deputy Chair, SMIRA.

The President said relations between countries should not stop at a political level, but need to be worked on by means of a bottom - up approach, and continued by saying that the collaboration between the Sofia City Library and the Maltese National Literacy Agency bears witness to this.

As of July 1 this year, all initial teacher education students will be required to pass the new National Literacy and Numeracy Test prior to graduating.

Plans are also underway for a national reading test to make sure fewer pupils fall behind and a statutory national literacy framework, setting out the progress expected of five to 15 - year - olds.

David Crystal, president of the UK's National Literacy Association, thinks these fears are overplayed, however.

«The recently published national literacy programme sets out the actions we will take to achieve this.

Elyse Eidman - Aadahl, director of the National Writing Project, was trying to save the twenty - year - old national literacy program from the earmarks chopping block.

Carwyn Jones said the Welsh government had launched national literacy and numeracy programmes.

Public - radio stations will be featuring special programming this week pegged to coincide with National Literacy Day, Sept. 8.

A government advisory panel has recommended the introduction of teacher - administered national literacy and numeracy checks in Year 1 as a way of identifying students who need additional support.

Established in 1919, this annual celebration of children's books and reading is the longest - running national literacy initiative in the country.

«The new statutory National Literacy and Numeracy Framework, which is currently out for consultation, will provide an essential curriculum planning tool for teachers and will also set out clear annual expectations for literacy and numeracy for all learners aged five to 14.»

Kenyan Ministry of Education selects local business NetSupport to aid national literacy programme

The report, «Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, a Long Uphill Road,» prepared by the Santa Monica, Calif. - based RAND Corp. for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, suggests that inadequate progress is being made to bring more students to proficiency in reading by the 2014 deadline set by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Education Minister Leighton Andrews puts his faith in a five year national literacy programme

Labor's proposals included introducing national literacy and numeracy strategies in order to improve the learning of basic skills; establishing Education Action Zones that would encourage local businesses to work with schools; funding after - school homework groups; creating courses in citizenship; revising the national curriculum; and setting up a task force of leading educators to advise on new reforms.

We've insisted on all students sitting national literacy and numeracy tests through the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) four times during their schooling.

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One - third of 15 - year olds aren't meeting national literacy standards and in less than a decade, Australian school students» performance in maths has declined by the equivalent of half a year of schooling.

Bridge PSL public school students made more progress toward achieving national literacy benchmarks.

Most recently, he was the recipient of the 2016 National Literacy Leadership Award and the 2016 Outstanding American by Choice Award.

She had worked for 12 years at the University of Auckland on a number of national literacy contracts for TEAM solutions.

The month of May is national literacy month and the literacy rate in our city is 88 % which is outrageous for an industrialized nation.

September 16, 2015 — Kids Practice Their Reading Skills with DPP Therapy Dogs at National Literacy Event with the Colorado State Library and Colorado Department of Education

Standards of education are high (overall national literacy is 99 %) so the job market can be competitive too.

He also has a doctoral specialization in reading disorders, and was an Organization of American States Research Fellow in Jamaica with the Jamaica National Literacy Board.

The NSW National Literacy and Numeracy Week website has literacy and numeracy resources for parents.

Attempting to present a picture of chronic incompetence and waste on the part of the government, he detailed Tory criticisms of the Department for Work and Pensions, national literacy strategy, qualifications and curriculum authority, Home Office and Ministry of Defence.

The «literacy hour» was introduced in a select group of primary schools in September, 1996, as part of England's National Literacy Project (NLP).

A government advisory panel has recommended the introduction of national literacy and numeracy checks in Year 1 as a way of identifying students who need additional support.

Founder and national literacy consultant with Strategies Unlimited, Inc., and creator of Think Clouds and other interactive and collaborative literacy tools in her «Literacy Tool Kit».

The recently published National Literacy Programme sets out the actions we will take to achieve this.»

September is National Literacy Month and the City of West Hollywood came up with a great idea to celebrate: a month's worth of community literary events collectively called WeHo Reads.