Sentences with phrase «promote reading comprehension skills»

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.

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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)
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