Sentences with phrase «rich vocabulary of»

I wanted to stay up on the wonderfully rich vocabulary of real estate — phrases such «eating into your down.»

Since the early 1990's, Charles Long has explored the possibilities of sculpture through a rich vocabulary of materials, colors, images and shapes.

Throughout her career, PIPA Prize 2010 nominnee Sandra Cinto has developed a rich vocabulary of symbols and lines to create lyrical landscapes that swirl between fantasy and reality.

Many years of experimentation with a limited set of clay slip colours has yielded a rich vocabulary of tonal ranges, where decorative motif is not just the additional applied surface but becomes integral to the vessel form.

Cityscapes, urban or fanatic landscapes evolve with a rich vocabulary of mark making, and embedded history of texture and surface.

Towards the Light presents eleven paintings all created between 2012 - 16 and provides audiences an opportunity to experience the rich vocabulary of techniques and ideas that Bowling continues to expand upon.

David Harrison's first New York solo exhibition (16 September - 30 October 2016) since 2008 features recent paintings that draw on natural and urban themes as well as a rich vocabulary of myth, history and symbolism.

Drawing on a rich vocabulary of myth, history and symbol to create a singular lexicon, his work quickens our perceptions of the everyday, sharpening our dulled senses with an acute lens.

It would be interesting to see her expand her rich vocabulary of material / poetic associations in more ambitious multimedia installations.

There are no indigenous words for occupations or for courts of law, and no indigenous verbs to denote ownership such as borrow, steal, buy or sell, but there is a rich vocabulary of words to describe exchanging and sharing.

While babies may not speak their first word for a year, they are born ready to communicate with a rich vocabulary of body movements, cries and visual responses: all part of the complex language of infant behavior.

In Hebrews there are 4,942 words, with a rich vocabulary of 1,038 words.»

fail to understand the rich vocabulary of symbolism provided by etiquette, which enables people to recognize essential attributes or intentions of others, such as that a man wearing a tie is treating the occasion seriously.

Both Jack Youngerman and Mel Kendrick have developed rich vocabularies of essential forms and structure, as evident in works on paper and sculpture.

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Ironically the test I tooked that showed I have dysexia by an educational psychologist also showed I have a rich vocabulary and am in the top 1 % of the population for verbal reasoning and problem solving ability.

But while the programs of the «Christ of culture» advocates are rich in the vocabulary of 19th century Christian evangelism, the images — and hence the real messages — resonate with The Technique, the gambits of modern television advertising.

Liberalism worked well in contexts where consensus already existed, where a rich moral vocabulary or vision of the good life was deeply embedded; but in a society with Berlin's negative conception of freedom at its center, there is no binding vision.

There will be many opportunities for both of you to describe what you see, hear, and touch to build a rich vocabulary.

Projects funded during the 2007 - 2008 International Polar Year, for example, documented different Arctic native populations» rich vocabulary for different types of sea ice and plumbed the communities» observation of changing caribou behavior.

A self - centered, pop - cultured rich girl who hides her ditziness with a large vocabulary and of - the - moment slang, Cher tries to do some good for others for a change.

Characteristically, American francocinéphiles grafted it onto their own critical vocabulary in order to celebrate not the wondrously rich heritage of their homegrown cinema, but rather the grubbily exotic blooms of Godard (Breathless) and Truffaut (Shoot the Piano Player), themselves in large measure derived from the genuine, originally American article.

In a classroom where students are doing the majority of the talking, where they are engaged with each other in rich, structured conversations and where they use academic vocabulary to support their ideas with evidence, I know two things are happening: Students are experiencing deeper learning, and this classroom is a step closer to ensuring educational equity.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year in your classroom with this rich assortment of activities covering reading passage, fluency passage and chart, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, social studies (culture), and more.

Thus, Bryant's «Corner Office» subjects succeed because of grit, character, and persistence — but only compared to their peers who come from vocabulary - rich households and have good (knowledge - based) educations.

And predicts that, «given the «Matthew Effect» (where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer) and the slowness of vocabulary acquisition, James has been disadvantaged permanently, just as if he had been the victim of ACE.»

Gillim, a former teacher and education media professional, developed the character and series with an explicit purpose to enrich young audiences» vocabulary, close the gap for those who don't grow up in language - rich environments, instill a love of language, and foster better reading comprehension.

If the new tests assess knowledge in ways that demand mastery of sequenced domain knowledge, sophisticated vocabulary, rich content, and cross-disciplinary learning, educators across the country would have a much greater incentive to bring challenging content into their classrooms and thus realize the implicit promise of the new standards.

The standards also emphasize domain - specific vocabulary and informative writing, requiring that students read texts that provide rich subject - area content and models of expository structures.

Among these is the likelihood that, in the race to meet standards, schooling will be reduced to following schedules and scripts; that time spent with literature and rich language will be driven out by vocabulary workbooks; that learning science will become merely the memorization of a string of definitions of technical terms; in short, that American anti-intellectualism (on which I have more to say) will triumph in a haze of bean counting.

Beef Up Your Classroom Library * Make sure you have a wide selection of books that are vocabulary - rich and fun; include both literature (fiction) and factual books (non-fiction).

Obsessed with print - rich environments, they coat walls and surfaces with «a vertiginous array of labels, vocabulary lists, calendars, graphs...» that strike kids as white noise or senseless distraction.

A set of vocabulary rich poems based on the theme of St Patrick's Day.

Financial poverty often goes hand in hand with poverty of experience, and as well as the obvious educational value of the visits, children build a rich bank of experiences that fuel their imagination, build their self - confidence, raise their aspirations and enhance their vocabulary.

Language provides the foundation for the development of self - regulatory skills, enabling students to express themselves and negotiate interactions with others; the demands of these self - regulatory processes in turn can support the development of rich vocabulary and social language skills.

Both programs stressed the importance of high quality language interactions (back and forth conversations, shared book readings, and rich vocabulary), nutrition (prenatal and beyond), and healthy parenting strategies (feeding and sleeping routines, strategies to deal with misbehavior and so on).

A set of exercises created especially for the winter season will develop the thinking, fine motor, attention, observation, imagination and rich vocabulary skills of children of all ages and diverse development.

«At the moment a child living in one of the most deprived areas of the UK is a year behind a child from the richest areas in terms of vocabulary development.

As students progress through the school years, they become active and involved listeners and develop a full command of the English language, evidenced by their use of standard English and their rich speaking and writing vocabularies.

They include rich vocabulary, age - appropriate text, a variety of art styles and media, and a clear connection to at least one theme per book.

Building a rich vocabulary will help students with reading comprehension and writing higher - quality essays to improve scores on the critical reading and writing components of the ACT and SAT exams.

Leisure reading immerses students in contextually rich uses of academic vocabulary within the larger contexts of effective and beautiful academic language that is acquired with minimal effort on the part of the reader.

Increased exposure to literature that is rich in academic vocabulary, like the book noted above, can support students by providing contextually meaningful repeated exposure to the type of academic language that they will eventually find embedded throughout informational texts.

Early reading experiences, opportunities to build vocabulary, and literacy - rich environments are the best ways to support the development of pre-reading and cognitive skills that ensure children are prepared for success in school and life.

Some excellent ways to prepare ELLs to comprehend unfamiliar material include experiential activities (e.g., science experiments, nature studies, or examination of historic photographs); accompanied by rich talk using key vocabulary from the reading material.

While no single tool will provide students, particularly English language learners, with all the vocabulary knowledge they need, we hope WordSift can provide teachers and students with new ways of building the rich word knowledge necessary for academic success.

Building a rich vocabulary helps students with reading comprehension and essay writing, which in turn improves scores on the critical reading and writing components of the ACT and SAT exams.

He has a rich, extensive and challenging vocabulary, and he keeps me turning the pages of the dictionary!

For more on this remarkable book, read a review in BookPage, which asserts that Valente «writes beautifully with a rich and deep vocabulary that is every bit as enjoyable as the plot of the story.»

A dictionary of obsolete and obsolescent words would not only be singularly rich in strong and sweet parts of speech; it would add large possessions to the vocabulary of every competent writer who might not happen to be a competent reader.

In the late 1940s, Ossorio developed wax - resist technique, building up a rich visual vocabulary in layers of wax, black ink, water - based paintings, and other drawing materials.