Sentences with phrase «students in a reading»

Private school students, on average, score better than public school students in reading, math and a host of other subject areas, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

FRAC's «Making it Work in Large School Districts» takes a look at the country's largest school districts — from 17,000 students in Reading, PA to 1.1 million students in New York City — and puts the spotlight on those that are «going the extra mile» to connect students with their morning meal.

She has studied reading and tutored students in reading.

Preliminary results released 2 years ago suggested that the answer, for first - and fourth - grade students in reading and for sixth - and ninth - grade students in math, was no.

Middle school students in a reading improvement class liked using e-readers for a variety or reasons, and felt their reading improved as a result.

They are sure to engage students in the reading process.

The budget includes money for the state to continue testing students in reading, mathematics, and science, as required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Some key reforms live on, including the federal requirement that states test their students in reading and math from grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, disaggregate the results, and report the information to the public; and the requirement that states intervene in the bottom five percent of their schools.

The report also shows private school students outperforming public students in reading in most states for which comparisons were possible, but it urges caution in interpreting those results.

For a resource on how to get a book club rolling, check out Elizabeth's blog post about how she engages her students in reading.

Under the NCLB law, states must test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school.

In 2011, the average SAT combined score for YES Prep African American students in reading, writing, and mathematics was 1556, far above the national average of 1273 for African Americans, and significantly higher than the 1500 national average for all students.

The program uses Lexile scores, which measure reading ability and the difficulty of the text, to place students in reading groups.

NCLB requires annual testing of students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 (and at least once in grades 10 through 12) and that states rate schools, both as a whole and for key subgroups, with regard to whether they are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward their state's proficiency goals.

Here's a video that showcases how we use technology like Photoshop and blogging to engage students in reading, writing and arts.

Under the law, a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, states must test students in reading and mathematics annually in grades 3 - 8 and once in high school,...

Since the year 2000, the most developed countries have been able to compare knowledge and skills of their 15 - year - old students in reading, mathematics and science in a periodic PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) test.

We discussed ways he could assist his students in reading this year.

The LITERACY SKILLS (1)- READING TO UNDERSTAND unit of work and workbooklet for SEN students is filled with a wide range of modern and young adult topics to engage students in reading a variety of short and longer texts.

In 2011, Dr. David Figlio found that scholarship students slightly outperformed Florida public school students in reading and math, though the differences were not statistically significant in all categories.

The percent proficient jumped 13 points for minority students in Reading First schools and 6.7 points for minorities at other schools.

With the award, the E.T.S., which has operated the Congressionally mandated assessment program since 1983, will design and develop the 1994 assessment, which will test students in reading, mathematics, science, U.S. history, and geography.

I CAN statements of learning targets for students in Reading aligned to the Common Core Standards.

By the start of 3th grade, students who had participated in four years of the summer program performed better than nonparticipating students in reading, math, and writing.

And of course a broad and deep base of knowledge doesn't just assist students in reading nonfiction texts: it makes successful readers of fiction too, just as the knowledge that students derive from reading isn't exclusively from nonfiction.

A large sample of high school seniors nationwide, in both public and private schools, took the tests last year — 18,700 students in reading and 13,200 in mathematics.

With bright, familiar images of bugs and simple text, this book will engage students in reading as they learn basic math concepts.

And it is still not uncommon to hear educators insist that assessing students in reading and math is unfair, especially to students likely not to perform well.

But soon after the deal was announced at a Nov. 14 ceremony, partisan rivalry made its appearance: state GOP Chairman Frank Suitter proclaimed that Republicans had long supported schools and predicted that no shortage of loyalists would line up to help tutor students in reading and mathematics.

We find no clear indication that the negative effect differs in size for higher - and lower - achieving students in reading, however.

I've read about March Madness brackets being used for poetry and short story analysis, so the options for English teachers are limitless - ultimately, it's all about engaging students in reading, writing and interpretation!

Julia told us about how she engaged students in reading and finding a place in the library through finger knitting!

RocRead is a collaborative, community - wide effort to engage city students in reading.

Amid the intense debates about how much progress the nation has made in raising student achievement and whether federal investments in education have produced results, one important trend tends to be overlooked — namely, the notable gains made by African American and Latino students in reading and math achievement since 1971.

ESSA retains the requirement that states test all students in reading and math in grades three through eight and once in high school, as well as the requirement that states ensure those tests align with states» college - and career - ready standards.

Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Mathematics (2009)

This will allow you to embark on a long - term plan of diagnostically testing your students in reading and storing the data for historical tracking as well as for future federal requirements to store diagnostic data.

Bergeson singled out improvements by minority students who outstripped their white peers in terms of the increase in the percentage meeting standards: by Hispanic students in reading and writing in grades four, seven, and ten, and in math in grade four, and by black students in reading in those three grades and in writing in grade ten.

Statistically significant differences were found in schools for teachers and students in reading and the enjoyment of reading.

«Long - term improvement is also gap - narrowing improvement,» Cheatham said, citing a 36 percentage - point rise for black students in reading proficiency in four years at Lindbergh Elementary School, and a 19 percentage - point gain for black students in reading proficiency over the same period at Glendale.

This book will surely help teachers in their effort to engage their students in both reading and writing.»

Aligned to state and national standards, this fiction title will engage students in reading and learning.

This video explains how to place students in Read Naturally Live with an appropriate series (curriculum), level, and goal.

Aligned to state and national standards, this high - interest title will engage students in reading and learning.

According to NAEP, in New York State fourth - grade Black and Hispanic students scored 25 points below White students in reading tests.

With dynamic images and high - interest content, this title will engage students in reading and learning.

At each school, Book Buddies coordinators, who are current or former graduate students in reading at UVA, supervise 15 tutoring pairs.

Two graduate students in reading education apprenticed to become Book Buddies II site coordinators and earned FWS funds for supervising community volunteers and writing lesson plans.

I have noticed big gains from students in their reading comprehension and their ability to attach meaning to the text.

They actively involve students in reading books that engage them and in writing poems, essays, narratives, plays, and speeches about ideas that are theirs alone.