Storytelling has a wealth of benefits for young people, and has been shown to enhance speaking and listening skills, and increase early literacy and
promote reading comprehension skills.
Not exact matches
Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of
reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of
skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep
comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language
skill, and deep
comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to
promote deep
comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students
reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language
skill, and deep
comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language
skills (Snow & Uccelli).
As with prereading, guided -
reading activities not only enhance
comprehension but also
promote vocabulary knowledge and study
skills.
Listening
comprehension is a vital
skill for future
reading comprehension and literacy... and Bluebee Pals
promote listening
skills in a fun and engaging way.
As vocabulary knowledge is a significant determinate of
reading comprehension ability, early lessons and activities that
promote vocabulary knowledge and other
reading skills are critical.
Music has a positive influence on the development of young adults, including increasing the capacity of the memory, sharpening the concentration, fostering self - expression,
promoting social
skills and improving
reading and
comprehension skills.
Basic
skills instruction is helpful as students learn basic decoding and fluency, but teaching for meaning is more effective in
promoting reading comprehension.
Children in preschool and kindergarten develop their
comprehension skills through experiences that
promote oral and written language
skills, such as discussions, play activities, retellings, and emergent
readings.
This allowed students to take on leadership roles while
promoting students»
reading comprehension, which is a core
skill required for math proficiency.
WriteToLearn provides English language learners (ELLs) the opportunity to focus on fundamental writing
skills, while improving
reading comprehension and expanding their academic vocabulary — key components that align to the College and Career Readiness Standards and
promote acceleration from ELL classification.
Assisted in classrooms at the local YMCA
reading «corestorybooks» that
promoted vocabulary and
comprehension by
reading high - quality children's literature together; designed fun learning activities that let children experiment and practice with words and ideas to deepen their understanding of books; and encourage social interaction through group activities designed to develop and
promote language and literacy
skills.
* Knowledge of current methods for
promoting and selling products or services, including sales techniques, marketing strategy, sales control systems, and product demonstration * Proficient in financial markets, financial data analysis, and accounting principles * Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite * Familiar with customer relationship management software * Excellent
reading comprehension * Bilingual communication
skills (English and Spanish)