Sentences with phrase «opportunities for children»

«The volunteers have a profound and long term positive impact on these communities by improving the opportunities for these children and giving them a chance to learn, grow and be literate.»

An obvious advantage of a higher family income is that it enables parents to spend more money on books, computers, high - quality child care, summer camps, music lessons, private schooling, and other enrichment opportunities for their children.

The plan's five main objectives, to be delivered by 2021, are: to develop a new Welsh language; to increase opportunities for children and young people to use their Welsh in various contexts and embed their language use patterns from an early age; to support leaders and practitioners in Wales to continue to develop their Welsh language skills and have the knowledge and expertise to deliver the curriculum through the medium of Welsh and Welsh as a subject; to increase the number of learners in Welsh - medium settings; and to ensure that all learners can have equal access to Welsh - medium education and experience the best opportunities to develop their language skills.

«With today's concerns about growing educational disparities, we carry an even greater responsibility as educators to make decisions and take actions that contribute to more equitable educational opportunities for children and families in and out of school.»

'... we have lots of other opportunities for children to participate in gross motor activities and fine motor activities but [the teachers then worked to create] a specific fundamental motor skills program that caters for kids from K - 2,» Simpson explains.

Of equal importance is providing opportunities for children to express their feelings about particular events or experiences, perhaps through writing or art.

She knew it might be a long shot, but the work that was being done at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in Washington, D.C., where she serves as CEO, was already in line with the goals of the initiative: creating educational opportunities for children in distressed communities by offering «cradle - to - college» services.

«The first module consists of a range of engaging, child - focused learning experiences that provide lots of opportunities for the children to be able to isolate and produce beginning sounds of words,» says Pizzino.

Hopefully our donation can lead to additional opportunities for the children at Our Place.»

Continuing to bring new devices into the classroom which offer exciting learning opportunities for children and teachers may seem like a good idea to begin with, but having too many programmes, operating systems and applications will soon prove to be quite stress - inducing.

Finally, charters and other public school choice policies — strengthened in 35 states — continue to empower parents to seek out the best educational opportunities for their children.

The Supreme Court likely remained silent on this issue because of the limited range of impact created by voucher programs when juxtaposed with the Brown Court's broad goal of equal opportunities for all children.

A snapshot survey of a sample of heads, teachers and school support staff who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) reveals the extent to which poverty is damaging the educational opportunities for children from poor families.

«The new building brings together the school and children's centre to create a hub of activity and opportunities for children and families to achieve and thrive.

The United States is engaged in an ongoing, public discussion about how to best expand afterschool time and opportunities for children and youth, to support their learning and development across the day, throughout the year, and from kindergarten through high school.

Provide casual opportunities for your children to come in contact with reading material about their interests.

Mass 2020 - Affiliate of the NCTL, committed to expanding educational and economic opportunities for children and families across Massachusetts

Having a small outside space needn't limit opportunities for children to play, learn and be active.

In fact, there is an argument in favour of keeping some of these minor risks, as managed opportunities for children to learn to look after themselves and others, without coming to serious harm in the process.

Matthew Reed, chief executive of The Children's Society, said: «Internet access opens up a whole new world of opportunities for children and young people's education and development, but it has many risks as well as benefits.

One of the recommendations was to provide opportunities for children outside of the classroom.

Roberta used the many family relocations as teaching opportunities for her children (John has a younger brother and an older sister).

Extensive inequities in education funding, by which students with the greatest needs receive the fewest funds, still prevail in many parts of the United States; for that reason, state courts continue to have a critical role in ensuring meaningful educational opportunities for all children.

Logical consequences, as discussed in the last article, are ways in which adults structure learning opportunities for children when natural consequences pose too much harm.

The Lab announces the launch of By All Means 2.0 and two additional initiatives to support communities in expanding services and opportunities for children.

Kamras was inspired to become a teacher in part by the disparities he saw between educational opportunities for children from low - income and those from upper - income families.

Colourful, simple slides explaining fronted adverbials, giving examples and opportunities for children to practise.

The assembly and associated classroom activities provide learning opportunities for children linked to PSHE / Citizenship, English, Science, Geography and the Environment, ICT and Art

Differing Educational Strageties Louie found that Chinese - American parents» strategies to improve opportunities for their children differ greatly, depending on the families» social class, financial means, and access to information about the educational system.

Some of these included: having a whole school approach, giving children ownership, having an action plan, integration within the curriculum, having more time, staff passion, having experience of learning in this area, inclusion of all stakeholders, and opportunities for children to interact at first hand with real - life examples.

Communities and organizations can make it clear to candidates that as voters, they will prioritize equity and increased opportunities for all children.

Hannah Young, PE Subject Leader at Morley Victoria Primary School near Leeds, says: «SPIRALPE ™ lesson plans are practical and well thought out and provide lots of opportunities for children to repeat and progress tasks to develop their physical literacy.

Early childhood educators could be trained in the explicit use of «maths talk» in their everyday interactions with children to enhance opportunities for children to develop their early numeracy skills.

Publicly funded kindergarten is available to virtually all children in the U.S. at age five, but access to preschool opportunities for children four years old and younger remains uneven across regions and socioeconomic groups.

«The opportunities for children to learn in a garden are endless (and you can) spark their interest by learning about seeds, and how plants grow, and [by] providing the children with fun challenges.

These both offer opportunities for children to make up their own rules, be creative and develop ideas.

They provide opportunities for children to gather, exchange views and share ideas, and to relax perhaps away from the gaze of others.

Logical consequences, as we learned in the last two articles, are ways in which adults structure learning opportunities for children.

Research has highlighted the importance of providing ongoing opportunities for children to read aloud in class to teachers and friends, and at home to parents, siblings and even pets.

These findings highlight the importance of providing learning opportunities for children in their preschool years.

This is the reason why creating opportunities for adults to support each other as playful learners is a successful strategy to increase playful learning opportunities for children.

The data should be disaggregated by student group in order to assure progress and opportunities for all children, and to inform a process of continuous evaluation and improvement.

The expansion of charter and magnet schools, along with private school options, does provide some opportunities for children in high - poverty areas to attend schools that are more mixed in terms of class and income.

I think we need an alternative approach and I think this approach is to provide plenty of opportunities for children to practise solving problems using strategies of their choice and allowing the child to decide on when they are ready to try out a new strategy.»

Isolation, salary, housing, social life, educational opportunities for children, and employment issues for spouses often lead to high turnover.

My approach has always been to provide opportunities for my children to consume small amounts of chocolate that is real, whole and free of GMOs and always in the presence of healthy fats to prevent excessive consumption or development of addiction.

Certainly any strategy that seeks to improve life chances and equalise opportunities for children without turning the tide against growing levels of child poverty is going to face an uphill struggle and place an even greater burden on services that seek to alleviate various negative effects of inadequate family resources.

Interactive experiences like sharing toys, working in a team, and listening to a teacher may provide opportunities for children to learn about what constitutes a desirable reputation and the kinds of strategies that are effective for building a good reputation in their social environment.

Enck blames the decline on more and more young people growing up in urban cultures removed from hunting, an increasing proportion of ethnic minorities (who are less likely to hunt) in the population and — surprise, surprise — the rise in single - parent families «with fewer opportunities for children to learn about hunting from their fathers».

Avoiding failure leads to missed opportunities for children with ADHD.»