Sentences with phrase «of kindergarteners»

Aligning a high - quality PreK experience with its overall education reform goals has helped MCPS achieve significant results: almost 90 percent of Kindergarteners enter first grade with essential early literacy skills; nearly 88 percent of third graders read proficiently; achievement gaps between different racial and ethnic groups across all grade levels have declined by double digits; 90 percent of seniors graduate from high school and about 77 percent of them enroll in college.

David Schwake (RD, SNS) isn't above dressing like a carrot or an apple if it will put a smile on a student's face, and there is nothing he likes more than being swarmed by a room full of kindergarteners who can name the benefits of Vitamin A («Eyes!»).

10, visited a classroom of kindergarteners in Corinto, Nicaragua she asked them what they thought would happen if children's book characters Froggy and Clifford met.

In Fort Worth, just over half of our kindergarteners enter school ready to learn.

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One mom of a kindergartener told me that her child comes home with her home - packed lunch uneaten because she is bused to school and then eats Froot Loops and a doughnut for breakfast.

The researchers used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998 - 99 (ECLS - K), which followed a nationally representative sample of kindergarteners from the 1998 - 1999 school year through 2006 - 2007, at which time the majority of participants were enrolled in 8th grade.

BEIJING — China's education ministry ordered a nationwide investigation on Tuesday into whether schools are giving students medication without permission after a protest by parents of kindergarteners who were given an antiviral drug.

Almost half of all kindergarteners through high school seniors in America are now nonwhite, the U.S. Department of Education says, and a quarter are Hispanic, without a private or Catholic school - going tradition.

Avina and his class of kindergarteners adapted the classic children's book «Miss Nelson is Missing» using songs by Garbage ~ Bjork ~ Blondie and Madonna to help illustrate their unique take on the story.

A classroom of kindergarteners can vary in age from an older four - year - old to a young six - year - old.

Since the school's inception in 1981, Hartsbrook has evolved from a fledgling institution with one teacher and a handful of kindergarteners to a fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from infancy through 12th grade.

In a fascinating study of kindergarteners, Melissa Kamins and Carol Dweck have shown that a common tactic of authoritarian caregiving — shaming a child for poor performance — can make kids perform more poorly on problem - solving tasks (Kamins and Dweck 1999).

But in the adult group, the gains were reversed — to the point that college students performed at the level of the kindergarteners on two of the three tasks — suggesting the «use it or lose it» effect.

Gina, just thought you should know that this recipe has the thumbs up of kindergarteners.

These screenings are usually offered to help give parents the chance to address any physical or cognitive related issues that could make school challenging for a kindergartener while also checking what the incoming group of kindergarteners already knows.

At Boulder's Columbine Elementary School I experienced for the first time the sight of kindergarteners serving themselves from the salad bar.

The EvenFlo Maestro is another great option for families needing a car seat to last for the rest of their kindergartener's childhood.

But I agree — it's a huge challenge to accomodate the needs of the Kindergartener and the growing 5th grade boy at the same time.

A parent of one of my kindergarteners gave me one when I had my daughter and it was the BEST gift ever because new moms don't typically think of buying that stuff... and of course the first fever will be at 3 am!

When September hit and I began to prepare for returning to my classroom and a new set of Kindergarteners, my body, which previously had been successfully pumping once a day for eight months, stopped responding to the pump.

The researchers used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and examined cohorts of kindergarteners from across the U.S. in 1998 and 2010.

Ridiculously cute group of kindergarteners sing about how ready they are to go to first grade, to the tune of «Love and Marriage.»

Ninety - eight percent of kindergarteners tested at genius level.

Donaldson Gramling remembers that many of her kindergarteners» parents really wanted their kids to succeed.

Using two nationally - representative datasets, this study compares early life experiences of kindergarteners in 1998 and 2010.

His third paper looked at how to improve texting interventions that encourage parents to the support the literacy development of their kindergarteners.

Moskowitz has boasted on national TV and in a prominent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about her harsh discipline policies including her suspension of kindergarteners.

The NAEYC report points out that nearly a quarter of all kindergarteners are currently enrolled in half - day programs, and these children will be expected to meet the same Common Core State Standards as their peers who receive twice as much instruction.

By the end of the year, 96 percent of kindergarteners reached or exceeded the proficient mark on the same STEP test.

The confidence, poise and knowledge of kindergarteners presenting their learning to groups of parents was remarkable!

This year Utah is at a 4.3 percent exemption rate, putting Utahns close to falling below the national goal of having 95 % of all kindergarteners vaccinated.

«The majority of our kindergarteners [who] will be leaving kindergarten, they are writing a paragraph.

For instance, KIPP said that it had close to 20 percent of its kindergarteners receiving special - education services, well above the district average, but that many were not identified until after the October data in the ELC count.

LaTia loves molding the minds of Kindergarteners and setting them up for a positive elementary school experience.

The energy and warmth of the kindergarteners couples with the caring and nurturing instruction left an indelible impression.

What the data says: In the First Five Assessment of school readiness in Oakland Unified School DIstrict, about half of kindergarteners overall were proficient in each area.

With the increased expectation of kindergarteners reading nonfiction texts based on the Common Core Standards, it is crucial that teachers have access to leveled nonfi

When we arrive with our dogs, Jake and Betty, the excitement rivals a busload of kindergarteners on a field trip to Disneyland.

I know 9th grade seems miles away to a mom of a kindergartener, but trust me, the years fly by.

We use data from nationally - representative samples of kindergarteners (ages 5 - 6) in 1998 (n = 20,220), 2006 (n = 6,600), and 2010 (n = 16,980) to estimate trends in racial / ethnic and income school readiness gaps.

I don't care if it's the president or a class of kindergarteners — the level of importance does not matter.

Located in a house on the property of a biodynamic farm, the fledgling institution included one teacher and a handful of kindergarteners.

In a fascinating study of kindergarteners, Melissa Kamins and Carol Dweck have shown that a common tactic of authoritarian caregiving — shaming a child for poor performance — can make kids perform more poorly on problem - solving tasks (Kamins and Dweck 1999).

(Calif.) Barely a year after passage of the state's controversial school immunization law — and still months away from when it becomes operative — the number of kindergarteners entering school fully vaccinated has jumped more than 2 percent or by about 28,000 children.