Sentences with phrase «reading level rather»

We also encourage students to choose books at their independent reading level rather than at their frustration or difficult level.

This means that literature is best chosen for an individual's reading level rather than for a group.

Not exact matches

Tradition 11 reads «Our public relations policy is based on attraction, rather than promotion; we need ALWAYS maintain personal anonymity at the level of PRESS, radio and films.

A higher standard is held to rice used for brown rice protein because while heavy metal levels may read as «undetected» in rice, that does not mean their levels are zero but rather that they are below the small levels the test can detect.

It is pretty sad that rather than helping the children in the public schools in this district be able to read, write or do simple arithmetic at grade level, it is more important for our disgraced assemblyman to provide basketball nets, rather than educational safety nets.

Users can then set their browsers to a preferred privacy level rather than read each site's notice,» Martin notes.

The participants who read about the unethical behavior of a high - ranking executive, rather than an entry - level employee, made significantly more negative hiring recommendations for the job applicant.

While other fertility monitors predict ovulation based on the attainment of a pre-determined level of a given hormone (either luteinizing hormone, estrogen, or a combination of the two), OvaCue has no predetermined level set — rather, it interprets each reading in your cycle in relation to your previous readings.

While other fertility monitors predict ovulation based on the attainment of a pre-determined level of a given hormone (either luteinizing hormone, estrogen, or a combination of the two), the OvaCue has no predetermined level set — rather, it interprets each reading in your cycle in relation to your previous readings.

While other fertility monitors predict ovulation based on the attainment of a pre-determined level of a given hormone (either luteinizing hormone, estrogen, or a combination of the two), OvaCue Mobile has no predetermined level set — rather, it interprets each reading in your cycle in relation to your previous readings.

Also, to mention the Atkins diet, in the book I read, the diet begins with a two week very low carb diet [20 grams of carbo perday] in order to transition the body into a state of nutritional ketosis, using ketones not glucose / insulin for energy generation; however, it is not intended to be a permanent such state but rather for the dieter to gradually add in carbs; however, is one added in only up to the limit, which varies from person to person, of carbs to just below the lvel that would transition out of ketosis, then Atkins would work with that in mind and requiring monitoring for blood or urine ketone levels and must needs be high fat,, moderate protein, and low carbs

I could write down anything that I think might be appealing to you and cater to your level interest but Id rather we talk and we get a feel for... Read More

-- Features several new monsters — Subtle improvements and embellishments — 1080 native — Rextextured rather than rebuilt in HD — Improved loading times — 50 % more content than Tri — Most of the new content comes from the upper levels of the game like the G class quests — New monster: Brachydios — Brachydios is like a cross between a poisonous rhino and an extraordinarily aggressive, volcanic T - Rex — Brachydios enjoys slobbering explosive neon - green saliva all over its stumpy arms and then pile - driving you into the ground with them, leaving a residue of slime wherever it treads — Brachydios will go into rage mode after you hit him a few times and the green nodes on his head start to glow read — Expanded monster stamina system in Ultimate — Can more easily see when a monster is weakened or hurt — Monsters tire out more visibly — AI companions Cha - Cha and Kayumba can be used in single - player — Cha - Cha and Kayumba sing stat - boosting songs and have the odd stab at a monster during battle — The two are mainly used to distract the monster's attention — GamePad shows map — Mess around with your inventory on the GamePad as well — Target button in both versions lets you actually lock on to monsters

On one level, Isle of Dogs can be read as a parable of disenfranchisement, a story of people (rather than pets) being pushed to the margins.

Even if we ignore the fact that most portfolio managers, regulators, and other policy makers rely on the level of test scores (rather than gains) to gauge quality, math and reading achievement results are not particularly reliable indicators of whether teachers, schools, and programs are improving later - life outcomes for students.

Most teachers in Louisiana perceive — correctly — that their standards instead encourage them to teach particular grade - level texts and organize reading skills instruction around those texts rather than teaching reading skills and allowing students to apply them to any text.

To illustrate one such practice they could all adopt with a hypothetical that occurs rather routinely, for students entering their schools at a fifth - grade age but reading at a second - grade level and where the district school where the student was formerly enrolled doesn't transfer the students» academic record, the schools could determine a protocol for pre-assessment as soon as a student enrolls so as to create sound individual growth metrics.

For instance, the standards are clear that elementary - school teachers should assign texts that match a student's grade level, rather than their current reading level.

Rather than boosting confidence, such «protection» actually prevents students from advancing and blocks their understanding of what it takes to succeed... It moves conversations about progress from abstract, generic goals (eg., try harder, study more) to student - determined, targeted goals (eg., increase my reading level by 1.5 years...) and provides them with the skills to track these goals.»

A strong early care and education system, starting at birth and continuing into a child's early elementary years, is the foundation to ensure that children are reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade, a key «learning moment,» when they begin reading to learn, rather than learning to read.

Imagine primary schools where schools are not measured on on a 4th grade reading level but rather the number of children reading on a college level.

She concludes that if students are to achieve at higher levels, educators must emphasize ownership; push for biliteracy rather than using the home language only as a vehicle for English literacy; have students read multicultural literature; and teach skills explicitly, within the context of authentic literacy activities.

With the increasing accountability we're seeing, they're going to be very careful about deflecting time and energy to that science curriculum committee rather than to getting their kids up to grade level in reading.

Rather, to improve children's oral vocabulary development, teachers will need to augment the read - aloud experience with more intentional strategies that require children to process words at deeper levels of understanding.

Rather than seeing the CCSS as a time to get rid of instructional level text interactions, perhaps we can view a portion of it as a time to reinvigorate read aloud and shared reading experiences!

Rather than providing different texts for different ability levels in the same class, all students read the same text.

In every subject, from mathematics and reading to art and physical education, students must master specific skills to progress from one level to another, at their own speed rather than once a year by age.

Achieve3000 ® integrates the Lexile framework into its patented solutions to accurately identify each student's individual reading level, rather than relying on age or grade level.

For example, for a student who is below grade level in reading fluency, the goal may be to read at a rate of 80 words per minute, rather than the grade - level expectation of 150 words per minute.

Rather than an afterthought, parent input is sought early and often and at all levels in this urban district in northeastern Ohio — whether it's for systemwide school improvement plans or implementation of new statewide reading benchmarks.

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.

Subscription - based model Bookboard, an app that allows young readers to unlock new books as they keep reading, is currently in its public beta launch but has already developed and introduced new features that allow parents to receive feedback on what is read, as well as control the reading level of what their children access rather than simply basing it on chronological age of the user.

I wish I could give a priority level to each of my feeds (some are better suited for mobile, others I'd rather read on a bigger screeen).

I'm not going to explain to you how you are incorrect on so many more levels than just one because most of the people who read these posts will get as good of a laugh from that as I am now and I rather not TEACH you how to value a business.

There's still a lot of manful (read: girly) tears coming from series veterans who say that Absolution isn't truly a good Hitman game, and like those media muppets I can see their point as well: levels are smaller and there's more moments where you're prey rather than predator, but that's all liquid shit under the bridge because I enjoyed the hell out of Absolution.

I've always wanted to play one, after having rather enjoyed the first couple versions of the animated series (I was in grad school, and reading 200 pages of Anthropological theory a day — Pokemon and DBZ were about the right level for my remaining mental energy) but have never owned a portable.

(According to a 2014 Levels Beyond survey, 40 % of consumers said they would rather watch a brand video than read the same information.)

(A 2014 Levels Beyond survey found that 51 % of millennials would rather watch a video than read.)

That blog ignored this rather important tidbit of information, probably to mislead people, or maybe they just didn't read the DMI page through, and don't know about the importance of calving in the budget due to their limited knowledge levels.

«The proposed BDC offence level for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis) under the summary conviction offence is not directly linked to impairment, but is, rather, based on a precautionary or a crime prevention approach,» reads the draft.

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Most school districts and administrators agree that, rather than simply retaining third graders who are not reading on grade level, the better option is to identify struggling students prior to third grade and provide academic supports and remedial classes to help them get back on track.

Rather, the constellation of leadership, reforms, and multi-sector efforts at state, district, and school levels drove this progress, and shows that with focus, graduation rates can be increased for all students in every part of the country Read the full report here.