Sentences with phrase «special language program»

The absence of substantial selection effects may reflect the fact that the cutoff for placement into a special language program is typically the 40th percentile on a test of English proficiency.

Before discussing selection that would bias assessments of special language program performance downward, I will address two factors that could introduce upward biases.

Research in the field of linguistics reveals the natural tension within special language programs — namely, that instruction in two languages can provide benefits, while delaying the transition to English can be costly.

Another potential upward bias on assessments of special language programs, particularly bilingual education programs, is differences in opportunity.

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Your application should ask for specific information such as name, address, and phone number; educational background; work experience, including salary levels; awards or honors; whether the applicant can work full or part time as well as available hours; and any special skills relevant to the job (foreign languages, familiarity with software programs, etc.).

You will not need to learn special skills or programming languages either but can start right away visualizing and sharing your metrics.

In the NAFTA renegotiation, Canada must agree to remove its special class pricing programs and language must be incorporated into the agreement to ensure that Canada does not institute other pricing programs or non-tariff barriers that negatively impact dairy trade and jobs.

There, she developed and taught a language enrichment program for all kindergartners in the district and provided speech and language therapy for the two special education classes, as well as serving those students from kindergarten to sixth grade having articulation, fluency, voice, cleft palate, hearing impairment and language delays.

Participating children had higher rates of high - school completion, lower rates of grade retention and special education placement, and a lower rate of juvenile arrests.32 Another example showing more intensive programming has larger impacts is the Healthy Steps evaluation showing significantly better child language outcomes when the program was initiated prenatally through 24 months.33 These studies suggest that a more intensive intervention involving the child directly may be required for larger effects to be seen.

The city will spend $ 1.8 million for professional development for arts teachers, $ 785,000 to provide arts education for English language learners and special needs students, and $ 220,000 to expand existing student programs like a two - week arts intensive for middle schoolers.

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The program funds attendance of language and area studies courses as well as special language / terminology courses that are offered by state or state - recognized German universities and by affiliated language schools.

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Special Award: Brattle Theater, on its 100th anniversary, «for maintaining the tradition of revival film programming in the Boston area and for its commitment to quality prints and projection» (the Globe's language, not necessarily the BSFC's) Special Award: The Coolidge Corner Theater Foundation and Friends in Support of the Somerville Theater, «for their efforts to preserve historic theaters as sites for alternative film programming» (ditto) Best Discovery or Rediscovery: The Great Rock»n' Roll Swindle (Temple), The Dybbuk (Waszynski), Coonskin (Bakshi), restored Lawrence of Arabia (Lean), Carnival of Souls (Hervey) Best Film Series: The West Rides Again (Museum of Fine Arts), The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer (MFA), The Boston Jewish Film Festival (MFA), The Films of Anna Magnani (MFA), and The Films of John Cassavetes (Harvard Film Archive)

Special Award: Frank Avruch, host of WCVB - TV's «The Great Entertainment» for 18 years Special Award: David Kleiler, programmer at Coolidge Corner, «for his persistence in providing diverse alternative programming under the best theatrical conditions» (Globe language, not necessarily verbatim from BSFC) Best Discovery or Rediscovery: Blowout (De Palma), California Split (Altman), The Golden Coach (Renoir), Meantime (Leigh), Othello (Welles) Best Film Series: Classic Arkoff: At the Drive - In with American International Pictures (Harvard Film Archive), Marvelous Méliès (HFA), The Films of Mike Leigh (MFA), The Films of Robert Altman (Brattle), Yiddish Film: Between Two Worlds (National Center for Jewish Film, screened at Brattle, Coolidge Corner, and MFA)

The contractor then extracts information on each student's demographic characteristics, enrollment, test scores, and certification for and participation in various programs such as free and reduced - price lunch, special education, and English - language services.

Under the formula, the base student allocation is multiplied by a weighted student enrollment, which includes adjustments for different grade levels, English - language learners, special education students, and those in vocational education programs.

Controlling for student demographics, 8th - grade test scores, English language skills, special education program participation, free or reduced - price lunch status (a measure of family income), and mobility during middle school does not alter the basic patterns of graduation and college attendance seen in the descriptive comparisons.

In particular, we know each student's gender, ethnicity, whether they received free or reduced - price lunch through the federal lunch program, whether they were English language learners or received special education services, and their record of suspensions and absences from school.

«In every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.

MY HERO is used across many different disciplines, including English and social studies, computer technology, science and environmental studies, English - as - a-second - language, and special and gifted educational programs.

Yet, much of that work depends on a simple, often unstated, assumption: that the short list of control variables captured in educational data systems — prior achievement, student demographics, English language learner status, eligibility for federally subsidized meals or programs for gifted and special education students — include the relevant factors by which students are sorted to teachers and schools.

We also serve a high percentage of special education students relative to other district schools, and currently house the district - wide program for beginning and intermediate English language learners.

A big factor: Far fewer college students are enrolling in teacher training programs, as we reported this spring, exacerbating a long - standing shortage of instructors in special education, science and English as a second language.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entry.

Murillo said in recent years, Nevada has allocated special funds in programs known as «zoom schools» and «victory schools,» both targeted at low - income or English as a second - language students.

It also calls for more money for English language acquisition programs, civil rights enforcement, and special education services.

The things still undone after 11 years include a relatively small but stubborn achievement gap, a high dropout rate, and struggling programs for English language learners and special - education students.

(ii) Increase the number and percentage of effective teachers (as defined in this notice) teaching hard - to - staff subjects and specialty areas including mathematics, science, and special education; teaching in language instruction educational programs (as defined under Title III of the ESEA); and teaching in other areas as identified by the State or LEA.

These services can include special education, vocational training, interdisciplinary subjects, language programs, early childhood education, parent services, community involvement, transportation, extracurricular activities, lifelong learning and adult education, and other necessary and exciting benefits are shared across districts for the success of every learner.

What to watch: HIDOE intends to expand the efforts of the Teacher Induction Center to better support teachers serving special education students, English language learners, and students in the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program.19 Stakeholders and policymakers should consider how to expand and improve the induction program's services to reach all of Hawaii's teachers and then study the effect on various student populProgram.19 Stakeholders and policymakers should consider how to expand and improve the induction program's services to reach all of Hawaii's teachers and then study the effect on various student populprogram's services to reach all of Hawaii's teachers and then study the effect on various student populations.

If enrollment for rural schools declines further, it will only increase the challenge of providing federally mandated programs for students in special education, English - language instruction, and ensuring students have access to school personnel and curriculum.

The documents obtained by The Post — dated May 23, the day the president's budget is expected to be released — outline the rest of the cuts, including a $ 15 million program that provides child care for low - income parents in college; a $ 27 million arts education program; two programs targeting Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, totaling $ 65 million; two international education and foreign language programs, $ 72 million; a $ 12 million program for gifted students; and $ 12 million for Special Olympics education programs.

This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase language and literacy skills of young children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading comprehension of children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early language and literacy instruction, particularly for dual language learners, and children with special needs.

Highly Qualified Teachers Enrolled in Programs Providing Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification or Licensure (2015) summarizes state - and district - level data on the numbers of full - time equivalent (FTE) highly qualified teachers who were enrolled in alternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diPrograms Providing Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification or Licensure (2015) summarizes state - and district - level data on the numbers of full - time equivalent (FTE) highly qualified teachers who were enrolled in alternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diprograms for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diprograms for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school districts.

Students who are Black, Latino, and English language learners are disproportionately suspended, expelled, and placed into substantially separate special education programs and lower academic tracks at significantly higher rates than their white and Asian, middle class peers.

If a child has a special interest in music or a foreign language, then some preference might be given to a school that offers or excels in those areas in its regular curriculum or through after - school programming or clubs.

Focuses of our Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) approved special education master's degree program include characteristics of students with disabilities, legal and ethical aspects associated with students with disabilities, collaboration and consultation, behavior management, social skills training, language acquisition, instructional methods and assessment.

Careful planning allows students to combine this program with special education or English as a second language (see below for curriculum requirements).

The recent report about special education from Washington State is not alone in its use of frightening language about what is happening to programs for students with disabilities.

Nearly 75 percent of the students receive free or reduced lunch, there are 19 different languages spoken on campus and almost a quarter of the students are in the special education program.

In our survey, one - third or less of the principals have yet integrated the CCSS into expanded learning opportunities or into programs for supporting English - language learners or special education students.

This budget language has the effect of allowing school divisions to carry - over, for appropriation in fiscal year 2003, state fund balances for any Direct Aid to Public Education account with the exception of the SOL Algebra Readiness program and those required to meet the Standards of Quality (i.e., Basic Aid, Textbooks, Vocational EducationSOQ, Gifted Education, Special EducationSOQ, Remedial EducationSOQ, VRS Retirement, Social Security, and VRS Group Life).

English - language learners (ELL)-- Student whose first language is other than English and who is in a special program for learning English.

Teachers surveyed said the lengthy SBAC test is not developmentally appropriate or fair for students, especially those who are young, in special education or English - language learner programs, come from homes without regular computer access, or come from economically disadvantaged school districts.

The project - based, hands - on programs target two at - risk populations, special education students, and English as a second language (ESL) students in grades K - 12.

This language violated the spirit and law underlying Connecticut Magnet School programs and would have especially discriminated against children who face language barriers including those who need ESL services and children who utilize special education services.

Participants will experience firsthand how technology accelerates learning in the primary grades through language immersion, early childhood, special education, and the arts while Minnetonka's 1:1 iPad program highlights the district's approach to digital learning at the secondary level.

Her 21 years of classroom teaching experience includes working with students in grades K - 8, gifted and talented programs, Tier III initiatives, special needs programs and English language learners.

For example, students who are fluent in a tonal language, such as Mandarin, tend to have a greater understanding of math concepts — and some special - education students in language - immersion programs score as well on assessments as their general - education peers in English - only programs.