Sentences with phrase «of emerging literacy»

By having access to high interest characters from television shows and movies, as well as incorporating existing story lines for which the readers already have a strong from of reference, students who struggle to read or who do not read for their own enjoyment can experience a whole new world of emerging literacy.

«Being exposed to that kind of an environment is a critical component of emerging literacy.»

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The nature of that blend of both primary orality and literacy is still emerging.

Exposing your toddler to rhyming verses and activities helps her to focus on the sound structure of language, which is important for supporting language and emerging literacy development.

New tools are emerging all the time, many not originally intended for education, but which can be put to good use by students and teachers alike to extent opportunities, enhance learning potential and develop the level of digital literacy that students will need for the 21st century.

Amid the diversity of organizations and entities, several issues consistently emerged: improving literacy rates, improving gender parity, improving rural education, reducing dropouts, and promoting 21st Century Skills.

An intriguing discrepancy has emerged between the performances of Australian secondary students in the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and their performances in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

She suggests that one way to begin to emerge from the current crisis is to commit to a developmental definition of literacy, emphasizing how the skills...

Fellows participate in ongoing activities with leading researchers in the field of adolescent literacy that promote building a community of emerging scholars.

His PhD explores new classroom literacy learning that can emerge from the use of contemporary, commercial video games as pieces of formal curriculum.

First, despite findings from existing and emerging research for educational effectiveness in terms of instructional effectiveness and its impact on teaching and learning, there is a disturbing level of ignorance among school leaders and teachers at all levels of educational provision related to what works and why — especially as they relate to the teaching of literacy and numeracy.

No two students will approach the content or process in the same manner, but they all will reach the same critical milestones for primary - grade literacy success and emerge as confident, capable readers ready for the challenges of second grade and beyond.

Though a growing body of research has studied the theory and best practices for developing students» disciplinary literacy skills in the high school classroom, research that investigates the ways preservice secondary teachers use instructional technology during their student - teaching internship is an emerging area of study.

However, with the current emphasis on Common Core standards, school systems across the country are paying more attention to the substance and structure of what is taught, and literacy is emerging as a central theme.

According to Dana Franz, Ph.D., Mississippi State University, «Emerging research is pointing to the importance of mathematical literacy instruction.»

She is also a member of the steering committee for the Los Angeles chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and volunteers as a tutor at the Singleton Adult Literacy Center at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Instead of being a limitation, the singular features of the tool directed student attention on emerging literacy activities such as drawing, letter practice, and spelling.

Daniela is a graduate of New Leaders Emerging Leaders and Aspiring Principals Program and completed the Literacy Specialist Master's of Arts program at Teachers College Columbia University.

Canadian School Boards Association in its priorities for 2011 — 12 identifies the integration of emerging technologies into teaching and learning in Canadian classrooms, the creation of policy to promote classroom and community / industry connections, sustainability and partnerships and the promotion of research - based practices in Canadian classrooms that develop 21st century learning skills in areas such as literacy, communication, collaboration, critical - thinking and problem solving.

Not only does literacy include listening and viewing, but a number of other literacies have emerged as a result of the diffusion of information and communications technologies (ICT) into teaching and learning environments.

Ultimately, through a process of ongoing cross-cultural negotiating, several learner - generated uses for literacy emerged, resulting in real - world applications.

From this cultural dissonance, there emerged a mutually adaptive approach to the literacy instruction of Hmong learners.

Toward a theory of new literacies emerging from the Internet and other information and communication technologies.

PACK emerged from the lessons learned from the foundation's long - standing support of family literacy, urban parks, libraries, museums, youth development and afterschool programs.

I keep thinking about the value of teaching dance, and the ways that the arts can support a child's emerging literacy.

The Literacy Design Collaborative organization will equip teachers with the tools and training needed to effectively implement College and Career Readiness Standards in K — 12 classrooms so that all students experience effective teaching and learning in all subject areas throughout their schooling and emerge prepared to meet the demands of citizenry in the 21st century.

The purpose of this paper, then, is to analyze the cultural conflicts of Latina educators as they emerged from descriptions of their literacy acquisition in home and at school, and of their teacher education experiences.

In Oklahoma we see a third example of emerging practice about how a teacher preparation program that began as a Normal School, is preparing students to use data to plan literacy interventions.

Toddlers and preschoolers at the emerging literacy stage have unique needs that are so far removed from the needs of middle grade and young adult reluctant readers, yet most publishers and even booksellers consider those age groups to both fall under children's publishing.

Georgetown County Library — Georgetown, SC Year: 2007 Amount: $ 10,000 Grant: National Award for Library Service South Carolina's Georgetown County Library has emerged as a national treasure by inspiring residents to embrace their heritage and to dream of a bright future armed with literacy, pride, and knowledge.

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Mountain research initiative the presenters — both deeply immersed in the research and development of alternative forms of knowledge production — will unpack a num - ber of historical and contemporary examples to highlight emerging literacies.

From these studies, a complex range of factors, including behavioural economics (Grothmann and Patt, 2005), national aspirations and socio - political goals (Haddad, 2005), governance, civil and political rights and literacy, economic well - being and stability, demographic structure, global interconnectivity, institutional stability and well - being, and natural resource dependence (Adger and Vincent, 2005), are all emerging as powerful determinants of vulnerability and the capacity to adapt to climate change.

However, the court has been asked to rule on the status of a range of «signatures» as standards of literacy have varied, and as new technologies have emerged.

The clear social gradient associated with children's vocabulary, emerging literacy, well - being and behaviour is evident from birth to school entry.1 These trajectories track into adolescence and correspond to poorer educational attainment, income and health across the life course.2 — 10 Neuroimaging research extends the evidence for these suboptimal trajectories, showing that children raised in poverty from infancy are more likely to have delayed brain growth with smaller volumetric size of the regions particularly responsible for executive functioning and language.11 This evidence supports the need for further effort to redress inequities that arise from the impact of adversity during the potential developmental window of opportunity in early childhood.

As hypothesized, main effects emerged such that smokers with higher health literacy reported stronger smoking risk perceptions and demonstrated greater smoking risk knowledge retention, regardless of message type, whereas smokers with lower health literacy reported lower levels of perceived risk and knowledge retention in response to all of the messages.

Emerging literacy views and practices of Head Start preschool teachers, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 25, 232 - 242.

Key topics include: Social / emotional development; Best practices in teacher preparation; What Maria Montessori would say about the iPad; Summary of the research; Media literacy; Technology integration; Early literacy; Dual Language Learners; UDL approach to a technology - supported curriculum; STEM; Technology tools for teachers and teaching; Innovative practices and emerging technologies; Strengthening the home - school connection; Strengthening communities; Informal learning environments; and the connected educator.