Sentences with phrase «of language growth»

Assessment and evaluation policy must ensure that these long - term investments in the building blocks of language growth are rewarded, not punished.

The nature of language growth is such that in earlier grades, scores will likely fluctuate (especially in high - poverty schools) as academic domains that have been taught may or may not appear on any particular reading test.

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With its latest raise, what3words plans to put the funds to use for further global expansion, to launch a new voice recognition product, develop its unique address system in several Asian languages, and support the growth of its team.

The doctrine of growth hacking has spread like wildfire in the five years since the term was coined, and so has its language.

Domestic consumer credit growth represented a «pocket of risk,» the BoE said, echoing language used before.

«Just having the product available in the local language did not spur organic growth,» wrote Trello's VP of marketing in a blog post outlining lessons from the company's initial international expansion.

English is the second language of choice for many Cambodians, especially in major cities and destinations, thanks to the growth of tourism and increasing number of international companies entering the market.

The Fund managers follow a growth - oriented investment process with emphasis on qualitative research, as well as knowledge of local languages and business cultures.

Company Firmographic data and language for 50k high - growth companies that have received venture capital funding since 2012, on top of a greater global dataset of over 1.8 M companies

The development of an international communications strategy (i.e., «a set of procedures for dealing with language and cultural barriers as they arise») could assist Canadian SMEs to establish a presence in markets that do not use English and French but in which the potential for rapid export growth exists.

According to Banjo, Best Buy's earnings result did show consecutive quarters of double - digit online sales growth, but the company's language and tone painted an even more positive picture.

The Fed also changed the language of its statement, acknowledging the slowdown after it indicated «solid» growth following the January meeting.

Religious language is also historical and evolutionary: it depicts the people of God as on a journey to the holy land, the Church as a mystical body evolving toward the fullness of Christ, the liturgy as consisting of cycles of growth, the Christian life as an exodus, grace as growth in the fullness of Christ, dogma as evolving, etc..

With others, the use of «religious» language may actually block religious growth.

Even the Brundtland Commission, which at first glance seems to be an exception with its blunt language about unsustainable population growth, ends in a familiar UN place: «Talking of population just as numbers glosses over an important point: People are also a creative resource, and this creativity is an asset societies must tap....

Persons with immature or malformed superegos (called «character disorder» or «psychopathic personalities» in traditional psychiatric language) need a different type of growth and therefore a different approach to therapy.

Learning to detect the forms of self - flattery which grant us immunity from accountability is a vital part of ethical and spiritual growth, as is learning to detect where our cynicism about the victim language of others is justified and where, half - muffled and scarcely articulate, there are real victims on whose behalf we must extend ourselves.

It is very puzzling for the historian that the Nestorian missionaries who were eager to create alphabets for Central Asian people and who helped the growth of indigenous theology among the Chinese Christians did not encourage translation of the Bible into Arabic or the Syriac liturgy into the language of the people in India.

Acquaintance with what Reuel Howe calls the «language of relationship» can point them in the direction of growth.

The true testing ground for the implicate - order strategy, it seems to me, may indeed be biology rather than physics, where abstract methods are so powerful as to perhaps make it dispensable: just as the old style building - block materialist was refuted not by philosophical polemic, but by the one authority in which he trusted, i.e., by physics itself, so the nothing - but reductionist in contemporary biology will modify his views should it be possible some day to provide him with a mathematical language that fills the currently existing gap between our formal knowledge of gene structure and combinations, and our intuitive apprehension of growth and shape.

And perhaps what students need more than anything for these positive academic habits to flourish is to spend as much time as possible in environments where they feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use some of the language of Deci and Ryan, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.

According to Robert Hall, professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Kansas City, there was no statistical difference in growth, language development, vision or cognitive development among the children studied, although in most categories the breast - fed infants did show slightly better performance.

Between the ages of 2 and 3, kids experience a tremendous growth spurt in language skills.

Play is a great opportunity for developing language and vocabulary, facilitating cognitive exploration and growth, and promoting the positive effects of joy!

Each year, for 12 years, give or take, my family and I have been making a similar crossing, albeit of the ocean, to live in Italy for cultural exchanges, language learning, educational growth, and to show our children a different way of life than the one we lead in Massachusetts, USA.

For over 70 years, our School has emphasized rigorous core academic subjects, world languages, the arts, and athletics, while supporting the healthy intellectual, social, and emotional growth of our students.

Beyond providing perfect nutrition at every stage of your baby's growth, breastfeeding is a language, subtle and intimate, between you and your baby, as well as a proud and marvelous expression of your unique abilities as a woman.

What Deci and Ryan's research suggests is that students will be more likely to display these positive academic habits when they are in an environment where they feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use Deci and Ryan's language, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.

Mama will be more appreciative of your motherly skills when she witnesses the growth particularly with her gross motor skill and language.

Increasing amounts of research have shown that infants and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other regular caregivers for healthy brain growth.82, — , 84 In addition, the results of 7 studies have shown that infants younger than 18 months who are exposed to TV may suffer from a delay in language development, and 1 study revealed that infant videos may delay language development.85, — , 91 No studies have documented a benefit of early viewing.92

The extra myelin growth was greatest in areas of the brain «associated with language, emotional function and cognition.»

It distracts the parent and decreases parent - child interaction.30, 31 Infant vocabulary growth is directly related to the amount of «talk time» or the amount of time parents spend speaking to them.32 Heavy television use in a household can interfere with a child's language development simply because parents likely spend less time talking to the child.33

We will evaluate your baby's physical condition, growth parameters and tests of reflexes, vision, hearing, development, language, and motor assessment.

Always the inquisitive student, she thrives on change and growth, and is enthusiastic about slew of hobbies including gardening, cooking, dancing, language, literature, and blogging about this mishmash of interests at ~ ~ myOLIO ~ ~.

Children were often viewed simply as small versions of adults and little attention was paid to the many advances in cognitive abilities, language usage, and physical growth that occur during childhood and adolescence.

Estimates are adjusted for child age, sex, fetal growth, gestational age, race / ethnicity, and primary language and for maternal age, parity, smoking status, IQ, depression, employment, and child care at 6 months» post partum, as well as for parental education level, annual household income, and Home Observation Measurement of the Environment short form score.

Creative play promotes growth and change in key areas of development, including language, physical, cognitive and social skills.

Over 150 black and white photos and 16 pages of color photos illustrate the growth of motor, language, social, and cognitive skills.

At the very heart of the beast Cuomo created in education law last spring is language that links a complicated and demonstrably unreliable mathematical formula called a growth score as the tool to be used in evaluating teachers.

In reading Channel 4's economics editor Paul Mason's response in the Guardian I was struck by the extent to which even an article that openly discussed the need for a renewed debate about the future shape of our economy employed very a traditional growth - orientated language and framework.

Whilst the performance of the Ftse is still displayed using visually alarming colours of red (for negative growth) or green (for positive) and hourly news bulletins still insist on telling the world how the stocks are faring, we're still a long way from developing and spreading a new economics language that doesn't worship at the altar of growth.

2.30 pm Oral Questions Ensuring effective implementation of the stalking offences under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - Lord Kennedy of Southwark Reducing the geographic disparity in Gross Value Added per head within the UK - Lord Wigley British Academy's report «Languages: the State of the Nation» concluding that the UK will be unable to meet its aspirations for growth and global influence unless action is taken to remedy the deficit in foreign language skills - Baroness Coussins Office of Fair Trading's report on payday loans - Lord Mitchell Legislation Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Report stage (Day 2)- Baroness Hanham Orders and Regulations Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 and Motion to Regret - Viscount Younger of Leckie / Lord Young of Norwoodgrowth and global influence unless action is taken to remedy the deficit in foreign language skills - Baroness Coussins Office of Fair Trading's report on payday loans - Lord Mitchell Legislation Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Report stage (Day 2)- Baroness Hanham Orders and Regulations Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 and Motion to Regret - Viscount Younger of Leckie / Lord Young of NorwoodGrowth and Infrastructure Bill - Report stage (Day 2)- Baroness Hanham Orders and Regulations Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 and Motion to Regret - Viscount Younger of Leckie / Lord Young of Norwood Green

The language now says that the casinos would be for the «legislative purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

«This Bill offered us a significant opportunity to support the growth of the Welsh language across Wales.

As the statewide vote approached, opponents warned that new casinos would exacerbate addictive gambling, while good - government groups cried foul after the state Board of Elections approved ballot language that included a warm description of the potential benefits of the change («promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes») but none of the possible drawbacks.

Local papers are, however, useful sources of business news such as company growth, innovations, or awards which will help you identify smaller companies with promising futures or interests in developing markets in Europe, as they will particularly value your language skills and experience of working overseas.

The research team led by Ji - Young Choi, an assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies, found dual - language learners (DLLs) had significant growth, eventually outperforming students who only spoke English, once DLLs gained basic English proficiency.

Spanish skills did not cause English growth to slow, so it's not a matter of necessary trade - offs between two languages.

Although they were able to obtain information about the range and number of speakers for more than 90 % of the world's estimated 6909 languages, they could only glean details about the rate of decline or growth for 9 %, or 649, of those languages, Amano notes.

In addition, bilingual students who displayed a growth in the components of working memory also showed growth in language and reading comprehension.