Sentences with phrase «reading at a local school»

I have just started author readings at local schools and that has helped.

Based on your audience, you can hold a book reading at a local school, coffee shop, hospital, library, or bookstore.

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In that place you'll hopefully find people who'll visit you in the hospital when you're there, give you good books to read, watch some games at the local bar with you, maybe volunteer beside you somewhere, or take your kids to Sunday school when you aren't up for it.

Close by, however, was the local synagogue — at once school and place of prayer — where every Sabbath he could worship God and hear the Law read, and come to know what he had to do and avoid doing in obedience to God.

Also, from reading your posts here and at that OTHER site you had, I've signed up for cooking classes at the local Viking Cooking School.

School officials are asking students to read for at least 20 minutes to an hour each day, and visit a local library at least once during the summer.

At the time, African Americans were denied admittance to local schools, so Carver taught himself to read and write.

If you want a law school education on the hundreds of code sections laws that apply, start at the local Law Library and read the California Penal Code books.

Information about the program (and area schools) is available at health centers and local preschools, and a partnership with 27 branches of the local library system helps parents get connected to school services — in addition to registering them for library cards to encourage reading at home.

I wrote my poems for children in my local primary school who asked me to make a website and put the poems onto it so that they could both listen and read the poems at home.

At Sutter Middle School, teacher Monica Sigala's language arts students were learning to perfect the art of letter writing while simultaneously reading about the contributions of farmworker advocate (and local hero) César Chávez.

School Makes «Community Read» Its Own A local librarys community reading program has given rise to a month - long family reading program at Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois.

For the past few years, I have volunteered as a reading buddy with the Early Morning Readers program at a local elementary school.

Anyone curious about how local schools were doing could look at pass rates on annual exams in math and reading, the foundation of federally mandated, test - based accountability.

Housed at Southside Elementary, Lawrence - Lawson Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, Cataract Elementary and Meadowview Schools, CLCs help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offer students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

A lack of resources at the state and local level for secondary schools caused many school systems to eliminate positions for reading teachers and literacy coaches at both the middle and high school levels.

While a student at San Fernando High School, she worked at a local middle school helping students improve their reading skills and grow their reading lSchool, she worked at a local middle school helping students improve their reading skills and grow their reading lschool helping students improve their reading skills and grow their reading levels.

Reading researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA), in conjunction with the local school district, developed Book Buddies as one part of the district's goal to meet the needs of the growing number of children requiring supplemental literacy instruction (Invernizzi, Juel, & Rosemary, 1996; Invernizzi et al., 1997).

«At the beginning of the school year, local school divisions shall partner with the parents of those third grade students in the division who demonstrate reading deficiencies, discussing with them a developed plan for remediation and retesting.

For example, the principal at Lapwai Elementary School used uncommon sense by hiring a local school bus driver to tutor students in reSchool used uncommon sense by hiring a local school bus driver to tutor students in reschool bus driver to tutor students in reading.

I just read all the way through a May 2012 Public Agenda report called «Community Responses to School Reform in Chicago» and was surprised by at least one of the report's recommendations for more effectively collaborating with the community in school reform: that CPS «consider re-engaging and strengthening the capacity of Local School Council (LSC) members» by «improving the way new members are educated and prepared for their role and responsibilities and by using this structure as a means to reach residents in local neighborhoods.&School Reform in Chicago» and was surprised by at least one of the report's recommendations for more effectively collaborating with the community in school reform: that CPS «consider re-engaging and strengthening the capacity of Local School Council (LSC) members» by «improving the way new members are educated and prepared for their role and responsibilities and by using this structure as a means to reach residents in local neighborhoods.&school reform: that CPS «consider re-engaging and strengthening the capacity of Local School Council (LSC) members» by «improving the way new members are educated and prepared for their role and responsibilities and by using this structure as a means to reach residents in local neighborhoods.&rLocal School Council (LSC) members» by «improving the way new members are educated and prepared for their role and responsibilities and by using this structure as a means to reach residents in local neighborhoods.&School Council (LSC) members» by «improving the way new members are educated and prepared for their role and responsibilities and by using this structure as a means to reach residents in local neighborhoods.&rlocal neighborhoods.»

As written in MN Statute 120B.12, a school district must adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no later than the end of grade 3.

The Florida Center for Reading Research, for example, recently published guides to help staff at the state and local levels assemble teams, identify evidence - based programs and strategies, have informed conversations about the evidence supporting various options, and collaborate in their overall efforts to improve schools.

Lack of resources at the local level for secondary schools caused many school systems to eliminate positions for reading teachers at both the middle and high school levels.

«Weak oversight of charter schools puts students and communities at risk of harm, public funds at risk of being wasted and further erodes local control of public education, the resolution reads.

It can be confusing, but it is critical to read as much about it as we can, and pay attention to what's happening also at the state and local levels when it comes to schools.

That reference resonated with the other piece I read this weekend — the wonderful report by my heroes at the National Education Policy Center, «Democracy Left Behind: How Recent Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Action.»

In Liberia, 68 % of girls in Bridge PSLs (Compared with only 42 % at local comparison schools) who couldn't read a single word at the beginning of the year, could read by the end of the year.

Dr. Klein Friedman has served New York City students since the mid 1970s as a teacher of special education and reading in elementary, middle and high schools; staff development trainer; principal; director of literacy and social studies; regional director of academic intervention services and local instructional superintendent; director of secondary school reform, director of academic intervention services, director of a Supplemental Educational Services program internal to the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE); interim superintendent; and currently as executive director of literacy and academic intervention services at NYCDOE.

California is rolling out a new evaluation system to measure success at local schools, and here in West Contra Costa, we're excited to see what we... Read More

Earlier this week, a group of about 100 principals, deans of students and other school leaders gathered at Alverno College's Sister Joel Read Center for a summer training session led by the local nonprofit Schools That Can Milwaukee.

Rain does book readings, at local elementary school and libraries.

As one of the leaders in curricular publishing, too, Scholastic's release of Wilhelm and Smith's title will hopefully hold some level of sway over administrative decision making at the local and state government school boards, allowing more time during the school day to be spent on individualized reading for pleasure rather than simply reading for the sake of the curriculum.

While the top 100 list is usually dominated by new releases, cook books, self - help, a few classics, and recently, coloring books, right now a sizable portion of Amazon's top sellers resemble required reading at your local high school:

Dear Author Enablers, After building a local platform by self - publishing, selling by word of mouth, becoming a reading group selection, giving lectures at high schools and churches, donating to literacy fundraisers and receiving unsolicited praise for my book, what do I do now to spread my net wider?

If you're heading to a new locale, why not do a little advance research and set up some readings and visits at your destination's local libraries, schools or bookstores?

Members take great pride in supporting our community by participating in many charitable activities including: UGA Vet Scholarships, Rockdale & Newton County Food Banks, Christmas for Military Families, Bullet Proof Canine Vests for Local Canine Officers, First - Aid Kits for K - 9 Officers, Purchase of Drug Dog for Newton County, Rockdale 4H, Canine Health Foundation, Take the Lead, Canine Therapy and Reading program at Ficquett Elementary School.

Jack and his mom Eileen spend time reading with kids at local Loudoun County libraries and at Horizon Elementary School in Sterling, VA..

Our staff regularly educates children and young adults about pet care and the veterinary field on «Reading Day» at local schools, at SPCA Kids Camps and Vet Camp at ARF.

These special reading sessions are held at local libraries and select after school programs.

This year, Houston Astros players and staff helped build a learning pavilion at a local community garden and are visiting school classrooms to read environmentally themed books to kids.

When an anonymous tip leads the school board to investigate a suspicious increase in scores at another local middle school,... Read More

«People everywhere want to know what is going on in their own backyard at a very local level, ranging from local bookstore readings to high school sporting events to information about local street closures.»

Some societies let you give back to the local community, helping out at a care home or doing paired reading with primary school kids.

Leslie White, a realty agent with Redfin brokerage in Washington, suggests visiting school fairs and school open houses, reading parent blogs and chatting with parents at local farmers» markets to learn more about schools.