Not exact matches
Catherine Snow: Incorporating
Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine S
Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and
rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine S
rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary
instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.
As I've argued before, the English
language arts block could be a great opportunity to infuse content -
rich instruction.
The Common Core standards, which have been adopted in 45 states plus the District of Columbia, are meant to guide
rich and rigorous
instruction in math and
language arts.
In short, all children — but especially the poor who grow up without the
language and book exposure to help them succeed — should be getting early - literacy
instruction that balances basic skills with playful, content -
rich language experiences.
Reading Roots provides
rich literature experiences, extensive oral -
language development, and thematically focused writing
instruction.
Engagement Based Sheltered
Instruction A
rich model of student engagement that helps educators understand students»
language proficiency levels and the
language demands of content areas, texts and tests; develop student academic
language in content areas; and plan, teach and observe for maximum cognitive engagement.
Such an approach incorporates phonics
instruction with the
rich literacy environments advocated by whole
language instruction.
Participants will come away with a
richer understanding of how the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model provides a common
language of
instruction so that teachers, students, and leaders can work together to form a solid foundation.
Specifically, we wanted to create meaningful and
rich literacy experiences for these students — experiences that stimulated their higher order and critical thinking, while still maintaining a place for
instruction in basic skills in
language conventions.
Take a look at Number Talks: Integrated ELD to see an example of
language -
rich instruction in math.
Whether it be
language as artmaking material (as is the case with Lawrence Weiner's work), the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt (where the
instructions for carrying out a piece are as crucial as the drawing itself), or the often dense and always
rich writings of the British group Art &
Language (their essays being best understood as art), recent art history is brimming with artists engaging with
language in order to better elucidate a specific conceptual and aesthetic sensibility.
Early Literacy &
Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance
language -
rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new
instruction practices to better prepare children for kindergarten.