Sentences with phrase «reading for schoolchildren»

Anthologies of reading for schoolchildren now carefully select stories to include all the major ethnic and racial groups; to ensure that girls and women are portrayed in a positive, nonsexist manner; and to include at least one selection dealing with a disabled person.

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U.S. Schoolchildren Tumble in International Reading Exam Rankings, Worrying Educators (The Washington Post) Marty West discusses the impact the Great Recession may have had on school systems and what that means for improving educational outcomes for the most challenged students.

Here we examine U.S. schoolchildren who all entered kindergarten at risk for severe reading difficulties.

For millions of American schoolchildren, it is a nightmare from which they can not wake, a trial visited upon them each year when the law requires them to take reading tests with little preparation.

Robles hoped her Mechanical Encyclopedia would be easier for schoolchildren to carry than several books; she also believed the invention would make reading more accessible for all, the Daily Mail reports.

Every year hundreds of schoolchildren read Scott O'Dell's fictional account, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and many people contact the Museum for information about the Lone Woman.