Sentences with phrase «new literacy studies»

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«We knew from our previous work that preschool and kindergarten children with uncorrected farsightedness have decreased early literacy, and this new study shows that there are even more deficits in these children early on,» she said.

More than 90 per cent of educational materials written for kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new study published in the June issue of the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

The new report was prompted by a congressional directive to NIH to study scientific literacy that was written into a spending bill setting out its 2015 budget.

To ensure that her students were engaged, New York teacher Lauren Leigh Kelly also designed a Hip - Hop Literature and Culture class, «to engage students in the study of hip - hop texts, including songs, films, and music videos, as a means to develop media literacy and critical - analysis skills.»

A study of New Mexico's prekindergarten program says the initiative has helped children improve their mathematics, vocabulary, and early literacy skills.

A new national study has identified 32 local programs as especially effective in boosting literacy skills for 10 - to 15 - year - olds.

We called for the DfE to pay sustained attention to the task of training and equipping Computing teachers to deliver the new Programme of Study, (which they are helping to do through the BCS / CAS Network of Excellence), and that it ensures it highlights digital literacy in the curriculum at KS1 - 4 following the mention in the proposed Programme of Study.

The recent National Assessment Program Science literacy results for Australian Year 6 students (ACARA, 2017) showed on the one hand a majority of students are interested in studying Science and learning new things, but on the other hand there has been a pattern of stagnation in inquiry skills since 2006.

This threatens the state's ability to sustain the current economic boom and traps the workers themselves in jobs with little opportunity to advance, according to New Skills for a New Economy, a new study based on over two years of research conducted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market StudiNew Skills for a New Economy, a new study based on over two years of research conducted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market StudiNew Economy, a new study based on over two years of research conducted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studinew study based on over two years of research conducted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies.

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.

Our faculty is studying the most pressing issues facing our educational system today — the achievement gap, language and literacy, urban school reform, new leadership models, testing and accountability, to name just a few.

He has been involved in a wide variety of research projects, including evaluating new educational programs, studies of employment discrimination, and several studies of early literacy programs.

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.

Yet the Education Department's own three - year study comparing Core Knowledge with balanced literacy in demographically matched New York City schools showed the former «had significantly stronger gains than comparison school students on nearly all measures.»

And while we know that young children need a healthy dose of playtime in school, a new study reminds us why academics are important at that age: Over the course of a year, preschoolers who spent more time on language, literacy, and math activities than their peers gained, on average, 2.5 months of additional learning.

After - school programs can improve participants» literacy by providing intensive lessons several times a week and establishing strong bonds between instructors and participants, concludes a two - year study by New York City - based Public / Private Ventures, a public - policy - research organization.

Fourteen primary and K - 12 schools from Tasmania and New South Wales participated in the Catch Up Literacy study.

Features in the fall 2012 issue include an examination of bullying and what schools can do to put an end to the problem, a look at a new study headed by Professor Emeritus Robert LeVine on the connection between literacy and mothering, and a piece about the difficult transition to middle school and Assistant Professor Martin West's research on the matter.

And earlier this month a new study revealed that England is rising up the international literacy league table, with English nine - year - olds now significantly better readers than their American, Canadian and Australian counterparts.

Many of the nation's top education researchers have launched new studies into topics such as how best to teach reading in the academic content areas, how best to teach writing at the high - school level, and how best to support the literacy development of adolescent English language learners.

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The few studies from a measurement perspective that are available on new statewide assessments (e.g., Maryland, Kentucky, Arizona) do not distinguish among reading, language arts, and mathematics in design or analyses, making it difficult for literacy educators to interpret the implications for curriculum, instruction, or research.

This is a qualitative study that used a collective case study design (Stake, 1995) to examine the question, How does engaging in a new literacies course support teachers» efforts to implement technology with students?

Melody (first author) developed the new literacies course to accomplish three main objectives: (a) to provide teachers with a scholarly foundation in literacy studies that recognizes how advances in technology influence literacy practices; (b) to support teachers in building their pedagogical knowledge of digital texts and tools as well as social practices influencing composing practices; and (c) to provide teachers with a setting for direct application of the theories and practices discussed in class as they worked with children in a writing camp.

Just as we engaged in - service teachers in a study of new literacies and gave them the opportunity to work with children in the writing camp, preservice teachers should be given similar opportunities, either as part of their field experiences or in a separate class.

And in light of the recent critical study of teacher professional development by The New Teacher Project, schools and districts are asking hard questions about the impact of professional development on teacher practice in specific content areas like math or literacy.

A new, three - year randomized control study of Milwaukee (WI) Public Schools from Johns Hopkins and Old Dominion Universities has found that students in schools led by principals who graduated from the National Institute for School Leadership's (NISL) Executive Development Program (EDP) outperformed their peers in math and literacy on state assessments.

Brookline Public Schools This project brings together interdisciplinary teacher teams from 4 middle schools to study the domains of disciplinary literacy and to apply that new learning to classroom practice.

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.

A new study from WalletHub finds that financial literacy and sound financial practices vary widely by state.

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Ali is also the lead consultant with New York State's Regents Research Fund, coordinating the development and revision of the state's K - 12 Social Studies Common Core Framework and authoring the Social Studies Field Guide, which provides guidance and resources for social studies practitioners to skillfully integrate social studies concepts and content with Common Core Literacy Standards and social studies praStudies Common Core Framework and authoring the Social Studies Field Guide, which provides guidance and resources for social studies practitioners to skillfully integrate social studies concepts and content with Common Core Literacy Standards and social studies praStudies Field Guide, which provides guidance and resources for social studies practitioners to skillfully integrate social studies concepts and content with Common Core Literacy Standards and social studies prastudies practitioners to skillfully integrate social studies concepts and content with Common Core Literacy Standards and social studies prastudies concepts and content with Common Core Literacy Standards and social studies prastudies practices.

With this in mind, the National Paideia Center and New Visions for Public Schools in New York City have partnered to design a Common Core literacy - saturated experience for middle and high school social studies and language arts classes.

For New York's English language arts, science, and social studies classes with a mix of student abilities or diverse student populations, Pro is the differentiated literacy solution that provides true equity of access and accelerates reading gains for all students — all in a single classroom.

For New Jersey's English language arts, science, and social studies classes with a mix of student abilities or diverse student populations, Pro is the differentiated literacy solution that provides true equity of access and accelerates reading gains for all students — all in a single classroom.

ESPAÑOL delivers grade - appropriate nonfiction content differentiated to each student's individual reading level, with 8 levels in Spanish, and builds transferable literacy skills with a custom strategic curriculum aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and New Jersey's grade - level science and social studies standards.

One aspect of the study focused on how technology is integrated within the context of English teacher education programs, asking the question, «As an area of emphasis in the teaching of English, how do teacher educators prepare beginning English teachers to address the teaching of technology and new literacies in the context of the English language arts?»

One teacher initiated the study of the new reading series throughout the grade levels, examining the Literacy by Design «Sourcebook» (student textbook) and guided reading series for its alignment with character virtues, ethical decision - making, coping skills and authentic learning.

Adopted in 2010, the new content standards in English language arts are now called the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History / Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.

NIEER's multi-year study shows that children who attended New Mexico PreK scored higher in early math, language, and literacy than children who did not attend the program.

An ongoing study of New Jersey's pre-K program finds that attending the program reduces grade retention and improves language, literacy and math skills.

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Retaining an explicit emphasis in the new standards on including «opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society» (Hicks et al., 2014, Table 1) would open the door to consideration of a set of issues that every future teacher ought to be thinking about, for example, the power relationships enacted online as manifest through sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia; the quality of the discourse and information that circulates there and the effects of rumor on reputation; notions of public and private in a digital age; cyber bullying and suicide; copyright and plagiarism; ethics and professional responsibilities related to social media; and a host of other topics and questions that a critical media literacy approach could raise regarding technology and citizenship education.

For New Hampshire's English language arts, science, and social studies classes with a mix of student abilities or diverse student populations, Pro is the differentiated literacy solution that provides true equity of access and accelerates reading gains for all students — all in a single classroom.

If these analytical distinctions and research findings are at all justified, our case study suggests that many of the potential challenges, tensions, and opportunities associated with the use of Web 2.0 technologies in teacher education may hinge on teachers» and teacher educators» negotiating the distinctive ethos stuff of new literacies.

VersaTiles Cross-Curricular Kit for Grade 2 contains NEW, standards - aligned Math, Literacy, Science, and Social Studies content in an exciting, full color format that encourages students to explore.

Dr. Klein Friedman has served New York City students since the mid 1970s as a teacher of special education and reading in elementary, middle and high schools; staff development trainer; principal; director of literacy and social studies; regional director of academic intervention services and local instructional superintendent; director of secondary school reform, director of academic intervention services, director of a Supplemental Educational Services program internal to the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE); interim superintendent; and currently as executive director of literacy and academic intervention services at NYCDOE.

A new study reveals that we may be able to successfully predict literacy skills in pre-reading children, possibly even in toddlers.

The multi-year study of New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program shows that children in the state's most disadvantaged communities who participate in the pre-K program make significant gains in literacy, language, math and science through 4th and 5th grade.