Sentences with phrase «school reading material»

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I started reading the «His Dark Materials» series in middle school, but have continued to reread them throughout my life.

Bags crowding her feet hold the coffee cake she'll take to the Sunday school class she'll teach later, the Jeopardy - style game she's devised for today's lesson, and reading materials and toys to keep kids occupied.

I would invite all Christians — evangelicals or not — to visit 2FP's website, closely read the background and FAQ material (including the «Four Horsemen» articles), as well as Wigg - Stevenson's Fermi Project paper («A World Without Nuclear Weapons»), his and Wilbanks» Relevant articles and the Spring 2009 issue of Yale Divinity School's Reflections, which was devoted to «Faith and the Future of Nuclear Weapons» and was guest - edited by Wigg - Stevenson.

and to obtain the Material Safety Data Sheets (boy, are those a fun read:P) so I could take a look at what kinds of cleaning products are used in the school.

A public school child is taught reading literacy with McDonald's - branded materials.

They invest in programs that support children from birth through high school such as providing learning materials, summer camps and reading tutors.

The book concludes with «Mrs. Q's Guide to Quiet Revolution: An Action and Resource Guide» which provides advice for different stakeholders — parents, teachers, kids, teenagers, chefs and nutritionists — as well as a Resources Guide to point would - be school food reformers toward helpful organizations, blogs and reading material.

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«The NUTs Breaking the Mould project, in which the National Union of Teachers has worked with a small group of primary schools to consider how «traditional» gender stereotypes could be challenged in the classroom through reading materials, is a really useful resource.

Winning schools each receive 2,000 books and other reading materials.

Montgomery Blair High School students Elliot Kienzle, Eric Lu, Alex Miao, Arnold Mong, and Jamie Vinson clinched the National Science Bowl after correctly answering a tough final question, which Kerry read aloud: «Material A has a bulk modulus that is twice the bulk modulus of Material B.

We here at The A.V. Club dimly remember the source material, a craptastic 1997 paperback that read like a middle - schooler's impression of Michael Crichton and basically only existed to be sold to a Hollywood studio and made into a movie — a sort of Cowboys & Aliens avant la lettre.

Based on the popular 1936 children's book «The Story of Ferdinand,» by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson, the Blue Sky Studios animated film captures the essence of its source material, which is still read in elementary schools today.

«Just as certain reading materials and language are inappropriate at school, so is visiting Web sites that don't meet the needs of an assignment,» Lake told Education World.

Students and teachers decorated the café with Room to Read educational materials and tirelessly spread the word to the school and community.

Although there is much more to the school curriculum than literacy and numeracy, students» abilities to read and understand different forms of written material and to apply mathematics to everyday problems are among the most important outcomes of an effective curriculum.

This is important because American kids don't read informational text as well as literary texts and because there has been such an imbalance between literature and other kinds of materials in schools.

The choice of literature or reading material within the secondary school environment is yet to reflect this.

Yet for students to tackle new and difficult, or «evolutionarily novel» material in reading, math, and other subjects, schools need to emphasize effort and persistence.

New York City's schools, for example, have long been have long been in the thrall of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP), which encourages even the youngest children to plumb the depths of their six - and seven - year - old souls for material for personal essays.

It is understandable that in schools where even just meeting the minimum standards in reading and math, amid budget cuts, would opt out of a robotics programs due to the costs of acquiring materials.

Schools utilizing this approach would likely have a balanced literacy framework — one that emphasizes the teacher's role in choosing strategies and materials — instead of a scripted commercial reading program.

Those precious resources were spent developing the EngageNY curriculum materials that schools and teachers in other states have eagerly downloaded in enormous numbers; rigorous exams that reflect real - world standards of proficiency in math and reading; and teacher certification standards that are now among the highest in the nation.

This bundle combines resources for: Improving handwriting Assessing the gaps in a student's literacy skills so the teacher knows what needs to be improve upon Practical strategies for teachers to differentiate reading material to make it accessible for all pupils - regardless of their ability range A grid outlining explicitly the active literacy skills that are embedded in the content of all subjects in secondary schools A resource for engaging reluctant readers A resource for Parents» Evening to show concerned parents simple techniques that will help them to build their child's spelling skills at home This bundle supports all subjects across the curriculum - including SEN and EAL groups too

My school's spring break is next week, so I've started to prep them by asking them to reflect on and decide whether they have enough reading material for the break.

The class also helps out the school community by laminating teacher's materials, making alphabet books for kindergartners, and reading to second - grade pals.

He acknowledges that some learners prefer reading printed material and thinks schools should accommodate that as well.

A national panel urged federal policymakers last week to «take a more active role» in promoting adolescent reading and writing, and called for nothing short of a «literacy revolution» to keep students in school and ensure they are able to learn the complex material that college and careers will demand of them.

I encourage school leaders and educators to read the source material to learn more about the views of parents and guardians on these and other issues, including school choice, diversity, wraparound services, and more.

Access to reading materials is crucial, of course, but according to our research, that's not enough, especially in the early elementary school years.

«I can muster little enthusiasm for basal readers, those homogenized and bowdlerized grade - school texts, edited according to readability formulas and syllable schemes, that constitute the bulk of the average child's officially sanctioned reading material in American schools,» comments Ms. Ohanian, a senior editor of Learning87 and a former teacher.

If you are doing this activity with middle or high school students, you might want to create a different form that challenges students to read more comprehensive material; that form will probably include more fields for students to fill in.

Certified school library media specialists have a significant impact on student achievement by motivating students to read and helping them to find level appropriate reading materials, teaching them to locate and evaluate authoritative information sources, and preparing them for success in college and careers.

In a study of 5 schools found to be most effective out of a sample of 741 schools which were part of a study of compensatory reading programs, Wilder (1977) found the following factors common to all 5 schools: reading was identified as an important instructional goal; leadership in the reading program was provided by either the principal or reading specialist; attention was given to basic skills; a breadth of materials was made available; and ideas were communicated across teachers, a process which was typically fostered by the program leader.

Phineas Banning High School students (PBHS) are effective communicators who have read widely across the academic disciplines and evaluated and interpreted written and media materials throughout a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum by developing the ability to respond appropriately in speaking and writing.

An effectively designed classroom library should support reading inside and outside of school, help students learn about how to select appropriate reading materials, provide a place for students to read independently, as well as serve as a place to talk and discuss books.

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The categories included program characteristics (explicitly articulated objectives and role expectations, provision for continuous student progress, flexibility in matching materials and instruction to student needs, and stability of programs over several years), leadership behaviors (establishing reading improvement as a school priority, being knowledgeable about reading instruction, actively facilitating instructional decisions, establishing and maintaining monitoring of student progress, and evaluating teachers), and psychological conditions (high expectations for students, calm and businesslike school climate, staff commitment to the reading program, staff cooperation, parental involvement, and attribution of reading failure to program defects).

You can read the detailed models themselves, financial details about the models, broader overviews such as An Opportunity Culture for All or materials specifically for teachers — or you can just work your way through everything listed on the Tools for School Design Teams page to get the whole Opportunity Culture shebang.

Peirce Elementary School, Newton This project will focus on continuing to identify evidence - based methods to improve reading and writing instruction for our learners with special needs, support professional learning for our district's special educators to increase consistency of literacy intervention amongst schools, and ensure that our district has the most appropriate and current assessment and instructional materials.

One description I find useful is categorizing implementation into a 3 - part 3 - year rubric that schools / districts are in an Awareness or Transition or Implementation phase, with Awareness being activities becoming familiar with common core standards themselves, Transition being professional development on the more detailed curriculum frameworks and acquiring instructional materials focused on common... Read More

NPR talked to someone at the Association of American Publishers, who said, «There's been no time in American history where this number of school districts wanted to swap out all their reading and math materials at all grades for new things.»

Alexander McNeece is a multi-award winning school administrator whose goal is to eliminate the Achievement Gap by using motivational reading material, developing a school culture of writing, and integrating 21st Century technology into every facet of his teachers» teaching and his students» learning.

From basic reading instruction to high school equivalency and workplace skills development, NRP offers more than 400 titles of comprehensive adult education materials designed for students of all levels to take the next step forward.

This means that the students that Mr. Poland is intentionally sending us can not read high school level texts or materials, yet Mr. Poland intends on evaluating us based on the new so - called «Smarter Balance» common core tests, tests that the students can not possibly pass because district mandate has advanced them without having held them to standards in the name of fraudulent graduation rates.

A student's reading level is then accurately correlated to major reading programs, including Lexile, ATOS, F&P, and DRA so teachers can also direct students to supplemental reading materials in your school or library that are appropriate to his / her reading level and recommended instructional strategies and interventions.

The school principal or a PDL committee can spotlight a «book of the month» to motivate staff to read materials on a variety of topics.

The grants will help schools improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to current school library materials; technologically advanced media centers; and professionally certified media specialists.

To support school districts with independent purchasing decisions regarding instructional materials, the Department conducts a thorough evaluation and review that assesses programs based on focus on standards, coherence... Continue Reading»

North Carolina, Louisiana, and Tennessee all independently concluded that TFA corps members were the most effective out of recent graduates from other teacher preparation programs with which they had worked.151 A controlled study conducted by Mathematica found that students taught by TFA teachers earned higher math scores than students taught by non-TFA teachers with similar years of experience; the TFA - taught students learned approximately 2.6 months of additional material in math during the school year.152 Similarly, another study found that TFA first to third grade teachers» students grew 1.3 additional months in reading compared with their peers who had non-TFA teachers.153