Sentences with phrase «specific language approach»

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David Nahamoo, manager of the human - languages group, says the company is focusing on specific applications, rather than the general approach taken by Mobile Technologies and Sakhr.

Whereas the Niebuhrian generation was concerned that what is said theologically make sense in the intellectual climate shaped by modern thought, the new approach is to recognize that all thought is a function of language, and that all language is culturally specific.

(There's a specific cinematic language these films speak; when you hear a certain kind of music cue, or see a shot framed in just such a way, or when a character expresses anything approaching contentment, you'll know it's coming, so gird your loins.)

While subject - area knowledge is privileged in the standards — INTASC has developed specific standards for science, mathematics, English language arts, and special education, and will soon release those for the elementary - school level, social studies, and foreign language — the standards also make clear that knowledge of child development, learning theory, and teaching approaches is essential.

This approach allows educators to have a shared vision and language and, just as important, a shared definition of specific behaviors, which can be identified and measured.

There is more upside for teachers in doing exactly what they chiefly do now — test prep, skills, and strategies — unless we actively promote a domain - specific approach to language arts.

But he said one piece, the specific language describing what level of student growth would rate as a four versus a three versus a two, still is being fine - tuned among officials representing the Oregon Education Association, the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, the state education agency and the Chalkboard Project, a Portland - based nonprofit that has helped many school districts pioneer new approaches to teacher evaluation.

Our approach to teacher development with a focus on students» academic language / literacy skills in content specific context is influenced by SFL that views learning as a linguistic process.

Focus areas range from academic disciplines (K — 12 math, science, world languages, and so on) to specific programs (such as library media, guidance, or Response to Intervention) to approaches that promote deeper thinking (such as the extent to which critical thinking is embedded in a district's curriculum).

This small - scale exhibition does not document the events of this year nor does it aim to predict the ones of next years, it rather sets to confront the deep and rapid changes brought to our culture by the historic developments, claiming that art's specific language possesses unique possibilities that allow us to identify the most intimate representations and aspirations of our times and to offer us the critical instruments for making sense of our reality and for approaching our common future.

... if this storm points to a failure, it's really a failure not of the specific forecast, but of the format and language that is used to communicate all forecasts, an approach that fails to clearly spell out uncertainties and the difficulty of picking one of a number of potential storm tracks.

Don't use lazy language: Provide dynamic and specific content throughout your resumé by using action verbs, the proper tense of verbs and an approach that encourages the reader to continue to investigate your qualification.

Specific parent - training approaches yielded gains in short - term language function and some challenging behaviors.

This book articulates the theoretical basis of the therapy in simple, easy - to - follow language, and offers practical guidance and strategies on how to tailor your CFT approach to specific client populations.

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