Sentences with phrase «numeracy achievement»

to halve the gap in literacy and numeracy achievement between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and other students within a decade;

Association of birth outcomes, maternal, school, and neighborhood characteristics with subsequent numeracy achievement.

«Whilst the noted effects of the intervention on reading and numeracy achievement were small (between 2.0 % and 5.5 %), it is remarkable (though not unexpected) to find lasting academic effect of an eight session parenting intervention carried out when the child was between three and five years of age,» the report states.

In 2009, when I was a district administrator, I was challenged to turn around literacy and numeracy achievement.

Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students» literacy and numeracy achievement.

Support colleagues to implement effective teaching strategies to improve students» literacy and numeracy achievement.

The goals included: narrowing the gap in literacy and numeracy achievement in primary schools and at GCSE; ensuring young people develop key strengths such as character and good mental health; narrowing the gulf in the numbers of youngsters continuing their education and training after GCSEs; and narrowing the gap between rich and poor students graduating from university.

The monitoring of literacy and numeracy achievement against a set of absolute proficiency levels would require a shift in thinking on the part of students, teachers and parents who are used to interpreting test performances only in terms of year level expectations.

However, in terms of the compounding influence of being in a single - sex school over time, there appears to be no value - add in numeracy achievement and even a decline in reading achievement over time in single - sex schools compared to coeducational schools.»

Not exact matches

She led the Literacy and Numeracy Taskforce in New Zealand and was the lead advisor in the development of the New Zealand Government's Education Public Achievement Information Strategy.

In Australia, for example, writing is included as one of four core areas assessed in the nationwide tests of student achievement (National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN]-RRB-, and students are expected to know how to write within diverse creative, informative, and persuasive genres.

At South Padbury Primary School, student achievement in literacy and numeracy dropped below the expected mean in 18 of the 30 areas assessed in 2010 and 2011.

Highlights of this year's NAPLAN results include: • There is evidence of movement of students from lower to higher bands of achievement across year levels and most domains over the last 10 years • Year 3 reading results continue to show sustained improvement • ACT, Victoria and NSW continue to have high mean achievement across all domains • There are increases in mean achievement in the Northern Territory in primary years reading and numeracy since 2008 • WA and Queensland have the largest growth in mean achievement across most domains since 2008 • Percentage of students meeting the national minimum standard remains high — over 90 per cent nationally and in most states and territories, across all domains and year levels

The review of Denmark Primary School said achievement standards were «unsatisfactory» and progress of capable students on national literacy and numeracy tests was «alarmingly slow».

Researchers from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) examined numeracy and reading achievement data from NAPLAN 2010 - 12.

Other studies have demonstrated that, on entry to school, number sense and numeracy knowledge predict maths achievement in later school years (Aubrey, Godfrey, & Dahl, 2006).

Research evidence shows that a quality music education can improve self ‑ confidence, behaviour and social skills as well as improve academic achievement in areas such as numeracy, literacy and language.

In January, Mr Birmingham said the short assessments of year one students» literacy and numeracy would provide early identification of students who are behind, allowing them to be targeted with interventions before the achievement gap grows.

The UK government's targets for achievement in literacy and numeracy at age 11.

NCLB, while broadening awareness of the achievement gap, simultaneously narrowed the purpose of our nation's schools, boiling the whole endeavor down to the incremental movement of testing numbers as an attempt to say something about student literacy and numeracy.

But the key to narrowing the achievement gap is high - quality literacy and numeracy interventions that are targeted towards pupils who are falling behind in primary and early secondary school.

The pupils face a series of sample lessons, and literacy and numeracy tests to gauge their current achievement levels.

The reason why expert claims about the quality of standards have never aligned with student achievement is that there is no single set of standards that could be optimal for promoting even basic literacy and numeracy for all students.

The highest - performing charters are those that that have most fully embraced a «no excuses» approach to teaching and learning; have created strong school cultures based on explicit expectations for both academic achievement and behavior; have an intensive focus on literacy and numeracy as the first foundation for academic achievement; feature a relatively heavy reliance on direct instruction and differentiated grouping, especially in the early grades; and are increasingly focused on comprehensive student assessment systems.

This is almost exclusively based on their collective achievements in numeracy and literacy.

However — and this is a big however — there is a very wide range of achievement in the typical school (see Figure 6) and even high SES schools have students who are many years behind in numeracy and literacy.

Research into design and technology teaching shows that the subject improves pupils» self - esteem, their motivation and achievement, and their numeracy and literacy skills.

Continuing, the Minister said the findings reflect those of the Chief Inspector's report (2014 -16) published on 16 November 2016 which found that in 89 % of primary schools inspected, achievements and standards in mathematics and numeracy were good or better.

Monitor and evaluate the implementation of teaching strategies within the school to improve students» achievement in literacy and numeracy using research - based knowledge and student data.

With an achievement gap in numeracy and literacy already evident by the time children begin kindergarten, progressives nationwide believe that a massive investment in preschool will compensate for disadvantages related to students» poverty status and family background.

However, in order to increase math achievement, they decided to incorporate blended learning into their instruction in support of essential skills like numeracy.

Research has shown that over two years, this evidence - based approach to individualized instruction can take children who are starting out significantly behind their more advantaged peers and develop their language, literacy, numeracy and social - emotional skills where they are measuring above the mean, which is effectively closing the achievement gap.

It says the emphasis is on literacy and numeracy but not on tackling the link between poverty and low achievement.

In this role, Ruth worked closely with Ontario's Chief Student Achievement Officer, Dr. Avis Glaze, to develop Ontario's provincial strategy for improving achievement in literacy and numeracy for elementary schooAchievement Officer, Dr. Avis Glaze, to develop Ontario's provincial strategy for improving achievement in literacy and numeracy for elementary schooachievement in literacy and numeracy for elementary school students.

Scaffolded instruction and leadership strategies promote early and sound foundations in literacy and numeracy, build pathways to close achievement gaps, and emphasize character and citizenship development, among other strategies, to improve graduation rates.

She was the Chief Student Achievement Officer of Ontario and the founding CEO of Ontario's Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat.

Also, the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) has shown no significant difference in achievement across most areas and year levels of mathematics since it was introduced in 2008.

The second considers the characteristics of children experiencing limited learning outcomes (LLOs) in the domains of literacy and numeracy, including trends in achievement over time.

The school started implementing KidsMatter Primary in 2016 and emphasises a whole - school focus on increasing student wellbeing by improving literacy, numeracy, engagement, and achievement.

«We have a whole - school focus on increasing student wellbeing by improving literacy, numeracy, engagement, and achievement,» stated Louise Knights, Karama's KidsMatter Action Team Leader and a Senior Teacher.

Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that the achievement gap persists and may even widen across the school years, 16,17 it is critical that high - risk children begin school with as successful of a start as possible.

Research consistently indicates that children with more developed executive function skills prior to kindergarten experience greater school success.6, 7 For academic achievement, these skills may scaffold language and mathematic success.12 In fact, in a low - income sample of children, researchers have found that executive function skills prior to kindergarten predict growth in both numeracy and literacy skills across the kindergarten year.12 A successful transition to school may be particularly critical for children who have faced high levels of adversity and may be at risk for poorer school performance.

Strategies: Develop economic development partnerships with all government levels; foster increased take up of economic opportunities by communities, organisations and individuals; encourage and improve attendance, retention and academic achievement rates of Aboriginal students; ensure equitable literacy and numeracy levels; advocate for increased CDEP places; identify employment opportunities; and conduct community workshops promoting employment opportunities.