Sentences with phrase «number of children reading»

The number of children reading ebooks has doubled in the last two years from 6 % to 12 %.

The number of children reading e-books has doubled in the last two years, from six to 12 percent, it added.

The paradox is that the number of children reading digitally has increased even while those who do not read in any format has also.

Imagine primary schools where schools are not measured on on a 4th grade reading level but rather the number of children reading on a college level.

His second record was a painting of the largest number of children reading together in one place at the same time with an adult.

The commercial starts with the message stating that «too many kids lose their mothers to heart disease and stroke,» followed by a number of children reading genuinely sweet love letters to their moms.

For a decade or more, school reform has been an urban tale of superintendents seeking to «turn around» schools in poverty - stricken communities, where vast numbers of children read below grade level and drop out before graduation.

Not exact matches

Alongside these statistics used by the activists, it is useful to read studies by the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), the official state agency for demographic data: INED estimates the number of concerned children to be between 24,000 and 40,000.

For the small numbers of fathers who read very little to their children before participation in FRED, the time spent reading together increased such that 10 % more fathers were reading for an hour a week.

I read all the time about mal - practice in hospitals, incect cases in churches or schools, not even speaking about how our education system fails in a basic thing like teaching all of our children to read (you do your research and find out the number or illiteracy in this country).

The document stresses both mothers» and fathers» importance as educators, making clear that when fathers and mothers talk, play, read, paint, investigate numbers and shapes or sing with their children it has a positive effect on children's later development — and that mums» and dads» involvement in reading is the most important determinant of their child's early language and literacy skills.

• Shake up the parental leave system so fathers can spend more time with kids under two years - old • 25,000 more dads per year to sign their child's birth certificate, to reach international standards and halve the number of those who don't • Dads able to stay overnight in hospital with their partner when their baby is born • Modern and relevant antenatal education for both parents • Dads reading with their children in all primary schools • Family professionals — midwives, teachers, health visitors, nursery workers, social workers — confidently engaging with dads as well as mums, and supporting all family types.

While there's no hard research to support this, I've read a number of articles about iPads helping to keep autistic children calm and engaged so they can be more comfortable when in social spaces.

I'm sure you've read the tragic accounts on the internet of children suffering great harm or death from an unanchored dresser falling on them, from being turned forward - facing in their car seat too soon, from being left unattended around a pool or a gun or any number of other dangers.

includes a mind blowing number of initiatives that address intersections with schools, child care, cities, towns and counties, Indian Country, and faith communities, as well as efforts to connect kids with salad bars at school, outdoor initiatives, parks, museum and gardens, reading, and chefs.

To read more about the cognitive development of very young children, see this article about what babies know about numbers.

I'm sure you have read Terri / Child of the Nature Isle's post by now - the numbers on toilet paper manufacturing shocked me.

For the child born late preterm, the preschool and kindergarten health supervision visits are an important opportunity to inquire about skills in early reading and math including letter and word recognition, letter sounds, number recognition, counting and recognition of colors and shapes, which are some foundational skills for school readiness.

Reading this sentence alone could be unremarkable for some, but it could be loaded for those who are trying to conceive, those who have experienced pregnancy / infant / child loss, or anyone at any point in his or her own parenthood journey for any number of reasons.

Play helps children develop a number of skills such as learning to cope with their emotions, learning to share, [Read On]

Take turns with your child while reading and try to match your child's turn length (i.e., number of words), pace, and interest

I know a lot of you reading this think this is some horrrible dystopian fantasy of what happens during parenting, but there are a shocking number of us who have had our children vomit or spit up directly into our mouths.

I know, it is so easy to think that you are such an expert because you've read so many parenting books and have observed a fair number of children in your wanderings.

The motion reads: «Congress deplores the government's shameful record of increasing the number of children living in households in poverty.

Thatcher's socially mobile children are arriving in Parliament Reading through the profiles of the new candidates, there are a surprising number talking about their «non-traditional Tory background» and of being inspired by Margaret Thatcher as they grew up on council estates and watched their parents buy their council houses in the 1980s.

«We ask you to take every possible step to pass this bill, which will reduce the number of trucks driving through our neighborhood and will benefit our families and children,» the letter reads.

«It is no secret that New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis that affects people in every neighborhood throughout the five boroughs,» the report reads, noting that 60,000 families and 25,000 children hole up in the shelter system each night, the highest numbers since the Great Depression.

Reading research, he observes, has long shown that a key aspect of dyslexia is the child's difficulty in understanding the sounds of language — a deficit that is similar to the faulty number sense seen in dyscalculia.

Although its effects vary widely, some children with dyslexia read so slowly that it would typically take them months to read the same number of words that their peers read in a day.

A parent who wants her child to read or learn numbers early overlooks some basics of brain development.

I remember many a Sunday afternoon spent in the back seat of my father's car being forced as a child to listen to all manners of music and endure a number of lectures, anecdotes and factoids of the history of the... Continue reading «MOVIE REVIEW: MARLEY (2012)»

The children will read about the reasons for fasting, the importance of the number 40, reflection and self - discipline, Jesus» suffering and pain, the origins of Mothering Sunday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and the use of the colour purple in churches.

* Almost half of teachers questioned (49 %) say the number one area that would help them encourage children to read more at school is if more parents prioritise reading with their children at home.

I've lost count of the number of high school principals who have told me of how under - prepared many Year 7 children are for the complexities of secondary schooling — largely because their reading and writing skills are so poor.

To ensure the competition is fair for schools of all sizes, the leaderboard will be decided on the average number of minutes read per child.

Madison began its shift to a fitness - based phys - ed program about ten years ago, when staff began reading articles about the increase in the number of obese children.

In Britain, a shocking number of children leave primary school unable to read properly.

And so the first report, and every subsequent report, shows numbers of the following type; that in Fifth Grade, so after five years of formal school, we have about half our children who are not yet able to read simple stories, simple texts, which you could say that's Second Grade level.

She also was struck by the number of parents who said they required their children to complete extra schoolwork, either through academic enrichment programs, camps, tutoring, or replacing computer - and TV - time with reading.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Lois Lowry, author of The Giver and Number the Stars discusses children's literature, reading, and her books (slowly) being made into movies.About the Harvard EdCastThe Harvard EdCast is a weekly series of podcasts, available on the Harvard...

The leaderboard was based on the average number of minutes read per child to ensure the competition was fair for schools of all sizes.

The ineffectiveness of remediation has prompted studies of prevention and early intervention, which together might reduce the number of children who eventually qualify as reading disabled or who require literacy services through federally mandated Title I programs.

Such ideals of instruction can be realized only when, thanks to early intervention, the numbers of children with reading difficulties decline to manageable levels.

It presses for a twin focus on fluency in decoding words and reading comprehension, urges reading improvement programs to stress impact rather than the number of children served, and calls for strengthening professional development and linking improved training in language development and reading to classroom practice.

We find also that an increase in the number of children from troubled families reduces peer student math and reading test scores and increases peer disciplinary infractions and suspensions.

The pack includes: Powerpoint - A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah - when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated - the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to read Photographs - Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt and people lighting the Menorah candles - great to add to your displays or for discussion Word cards Fact cards - Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah Display banners - 2 different large titles for displays «Happy Hanukkah» and «Hanukkah» each with Hanukkah themed pictures Display border - A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures - this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size Writing pages - A collection of decorated A4 border pages - great for the children's work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about HaNumber line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about HaNumber dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanukkah

Parents reported the number of books in their homes; how often and for how long they read to their child; how often they discussed the alphabet; and how often the child looked at books by his or herself.

BERA suggests that it could be better to get children moving onto reading «real books» quickly after learning a small number of common GPCs to help build their vocabulary.

Just as for a child who learns how to read it would not be a good idea to ask them to copy the first 15 pages of the phone book to practice letters and numbers, and we would not expect them to develop an affection by for reading, we should not expect a teacher to develop a crazy passion for new technologies if instead of helping them to identify their needs and the types of tools that exist to address those needs, as well as to know the keys that underlie those tools, we are dedicated to inflating them to application manuals of which they will only use 10 % each time.

Additionally, the number of school children who said they couldn't find anything interesting to read dropped from 31.3 per cent to 19.7 per cent.