Sentences with phrase «social reading program»

Unfortunately, there is no Reading Life or Kobo Pulse built into Windows 8, so Kobo's famous social reading program is nowhere to be seen.

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The widely read social media site will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for its Reddit Gold program.

Some have added courses in corporate social responsibility; others offer a fast - track 12 - month program; some prescribe readings beyond the textbook, including blogs and other new media.

His own experiences, beginning with the Peace Corps in the 1960s and including extensive involvement in domestic social programs, his reading, and his reflections have led him toward certain conclusions.

This is one way to «read» television — to ask who benefits by particular kinds of programs and commercials, by what is present on or absent from the screen, by the arrangements in the social system itself regarding television.

The ease with which many disconnect their individual faiths from institutional belonging is revealed in a study of the unchurched in Appalachia: 80 per cent engaged in religious activities every week — activities ranging from prayer to reading, from watching religious television programs to conversations with others or visits to ministers (David H. Smith et al., Participation in Social and Political Activities [Jossey - Bass, 1980], p. 222).

If you have been reading my blog for a while you would know that my 2nd Grader has Autism and recently she started being part of social skills program in the school.

Our program is designed to promote independence and self esteem; develop social skills; ignite a love for learning; enrich language (reading) and pre-math skills; and enhance fine and gross motor skills.

«If thousands upon thousands of children are not learning to read, write, speak and compute, it is not because of overcrowded classrooms, the effects of poverty and social conditions, poorly developed educational programs and materials and inadequately trained teachers.

NEHRP is the federal government's coordinated long - term nationwide program to reduce risks to life and property resulting from earthquakes, and to facilitate social, economic and industrial recovery after... Continue Reading»

For social media scheduling, I rely heavily on CoSchedule (read about the program here).

They provide life - changing opportunities through their Holistic Care Programs and their social enterprise where women create beautiful jewelry and become managers, accountants, graphic designers, and... continue reading...

The Short Version: SilverSneakers is a dynamic exercise program where senior adults come together and create social... (read more)

Events such as Election Day mock voting, Veteran's Day Memorial program, and our 9/11 Remembrance take place throughout the year and are integrated into our rich curriculum, which includes classes in physical education, music, Spanish, art, and technology in addition to the core subjects of reading, math, science, and social studies.

At the first station students completed vocabulary, listening, speaking, and reading exercises adapted to their level in the online learning program Learn Social by Knowledge Transmission.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Students in these programs are not able to advance unless they have proficiency in reading and math, as well as in problem solving and so - called softer skills — the personal qualities, habits, attitudes and social skills that make someone a good employee and compatible in the workplace.

To learn more about the connection between social and emotional development and college - and career - ready skills — including suggestions for how to integrate SED into a rigorous academic program — read the full report from the Aspen Institute.

Such programs seem to encourage teachers to focus their work efforts on the areas of student performance that are being measured — primarily the core academic areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and reading.

Research shows that students who take part in high - quality summer learning programs that combine academics, enrichment and physical activity benefit from substantial improvements in their academic achievement, vocabulary and reading skills, social skills, work habits and attitudes, and readiness to learn.

Students using vouchers to attend established private schools in Cleveland are slightly outperforming their public school counterparts in language skills and science, and doing about the same in reading, math, and social studies, according to the latest independent evaluation of the program.

Fifth graders in schools where teachers faithfully used the Responsive Classroom teaching approach performed better on statewide assessments of mathematics and reading skills than their peers at schools that did not use the social - emotional - learning program's strategies as much, according to new research presented at a national conference here last week.

In one, researchers examined how SEL intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent training with home visits, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and classroom social - emotional curricula) for kindergarten students impacted their adult lives, and found that these programs led to 10 % (59 % vs. 69 % for the control group) fewer psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems at the age of 25 (Dodge et al., 2014).

This 20 - year randomized controlled trial examined the impact of social and emotional intervention programs (such as social skills training, parent behavior - management training with home visiting, peer coaching, reading tutoring, and classroom social - emotional curricula) for 979 high - risk students in kindergarten.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

Creating social - emotional learning (SEL) programs that deliver positive outcomes for large numbers of students requires (1) user - friendly lessons that teachers can easily fit into... Read More

A recent pilot program in New York City public schools showed that elementary students in schools that used C.K.L.A. outperformed their peers in reading, science and social studies.

The Roots and Wings model consists of elementary school age learning programs, reading and language arts instruction, tutoring, family support and integrated services, social studies and science instruction, and mathematics instruction.

These skills were invaluable when she moved to DC and became a Program Director for the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service, where she directed the DC Reads program; a literacy tutoring pProgram Director for the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service, where she directed the DC Reads program; a literacy tutoring pprogram; a literacy tutoring programprogram.

The K - 12 word lists include popular literacy and reading programs, like Journeys; spelling based on Fountas and Pinnell's latest research, Dolch and Fry sight words along with Fountas and Pinnell recommended high frequency words; vocabulary, like homonyms and homophones; and content specific vocabulary, like literature, math, science, and social studies.

Try these tips with the following Merit programs: Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Upper Grades, Accu - Reading, Science Reading for College Prep, and Social Studies Reading for College Prep

Learn Abouts is a nonfiction, curriculum - based science and social studies reading program.

Read about the new groups formed by «teacherpreneurs» who are using social media to lead one another; the programs like PAR that empower educators to evaluate and support colleagues and improve practice; and the efforts in some areas where teachers manage whole schools.

The mentees who participated in the program demonstrated lagging performance in reading, dysfunctional family structures, low socioeconomic status, and a lack of a print - rich home environment, based on the input from the school counselor, social worker, and classroom teacher.

Abstract In this article, I consider social class and reading performance, outline a non-categorical approach to reading disability, describe the reading intervention program we have developed for older low - progress readers, and seek to demonstrate how students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds can, and do, make substantial progress when offered effective reading instruction based on the available scientific research evidence.

Just fifteen years ago... high - poverty (MPS) schools were fully staffed with librarians, guidance counselors, full - time reading specialists, art, music and physical education specialists, program implementers, technology teachers, paraprofessionals, special education teachers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, speech pathologists, and classroom teachers with small classes that allowed them to provide plenty of individual attention to children.

The STAAR program includes annual assessments for • Reading and mathematics, grades 3 — 8 • Writing at grades 4 and 7 • Science at grades 5 and 8 • Social studies at grade 8 • End - of - course assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, biology and U.S history.

At that time, Auer and other high - performing, high - poverty schools were fully staffed with librarians, guidance counselors, full - time reading specialists, art, music and physical education specialists, program implementers, technology teachers, paraprofessionals, special education teachers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, speech pathologists, and classroom teachers with small classes that allowed them to provide plenty of individual attention to children.

The academic program of KIPP WAYS Primary is focused on building core foundational academic skills in phonics, reading, writing, and math, enhanced by targeted exposure and instruction in science, social studies, enrichment and character skills.

«Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways, Partnerships and Fidelity,» examines how successful organizations address how to scale up, whom to involve in the process and the Read more about Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs -LSB-...]

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The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Science released this week an evaluation of a recent study on the effects of the Head Start program and, in typically terse language, reported «potentially positive effects» on reading but «no discernible effects on mathematics achievement and social - emotional development for 3 - and 4 - year old children.»

Our Reading Buddies program offers students the opportunity to develop social - emotional skills and collaborate with peers on reading, writing, and project - based learning activities, which are connected to our SEL vision andReading Buddies program offers students the opportunity to develop social - emotional skills and collaborate with peers on reading, writing, and project - based learning activities, which are connected to our SEL vision andreading, writing, and project - based learning activities, which are connected to our SEL vision and goals.

The Read Charlotte team put in over 1,000 hours of review over two - dozen databases and clearinghouses that catalogue «what works» for a variety of education and social programs.

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«As more programs are being taken up in schools and districts, there becomes this greater demand to assess them, to see if they're working, to see if students are, in fact, learning the skills that are being taught,» said Lindsay Read, manager of research at the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, or CASEL.

Our school offers the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Primary Years Program that includes world languages, the arts, physical education, global awareness, celebration of diversity, along with core subjects (math, reading, language, science, social studies).

The Second Step Program is instrumental in strengthening the social - emotional skills of over 10.6 million students every year in the U.S., and we're extending our reach in 2017 with our just - released Read More

Margaret conducts and applies unique educational research on national and state curriculum standards in English Language Arts Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, K - 12, to improve student achievement and curriculum programs in school districts throughout Texas and the United States.