Sentences with phrase «track reading achievements»

You can track reading achievements or influence the plot of a novel.

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His achievements are unprecedented in the track world, and upon reading his book chronicling his journey of sacrifice — in which he overcomes obstacles while staying true to himself — you think, «This could be a winning formula for anyone who wants to be successful in business.»»

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.

Recommendation: We recommend revising the proposed regulations to track closely to the statutory language around the academic indicator based on assessment and delete the extraneous words that require the academic achievement indicator to «equally measure grade - level proficiency on the reading / language arts and mathematics assessments.»

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

But fifth - graders at the Liberation College Preparatory School and Spirit College Prep, new schools in Houston, declined in both reading and math achievement in their first year, based on standardized tests administered by KIPP to keep track of each school's and each child's progress.

Students can track their progress against individual reading goals, check their Lexile scores and the number of texts they've completed and show off their achievement badges — all via their personal data dashboard.

With a full suite of pre-built, easy - to - read reports, Edulastic shows you whether you're on track with achievement and growth, and where you need to intervene.

The elements, in addition to the tracking their progress throughout the year aims to increase academic achievement in reading and development authentic engagement and ownership of the content in the class.

NAEP has two major goals: to compare student achievement in states and other jurisdictions and to track changes in achievement of fourth -, eighth -, and twelfth - graders over time in mathematics, reading, writing, science, and other content domains.

Reading specialists also work closely with parents to track student progress, set goals, and provide updates on student achievement.

Fifty - two percent of the roughly 4,100 displaced students tracked in the study ended up attending schools in the bottom third of the district in math achievement, and 43 percent ended up at schools in the bottom third for reading.

But ConnCAN press release reads «proven track record of effectively increasing student achievement growth.»

Teachers assess students again in the winter and spring to track their overall reading achievement.

Tripartite Growth Trajectories of Reading and Math Achievement: Tracking National Academic Progress at Primary, Middle, and High School Levels

Tracking Achievement Gaps and Assessing the Impact of NCLB on the Gaps: An In - depth Look into National and State Reading and Math Outcome Trends

Tracking 1,300 students» achievement on the NWEA MAP test from the fall of 2012 to the spring of 2016 shows that the percentage of students performing at or above grade level in math went from 34 to 62 % (a 28 % increase), and that the percentage of students performing at or above grade level in reading went from 25 to 56 % (a 31 % increase).

You can share books being read, unlock achievements, track your personal reading history and even share it all on Facebook.

Qlovi's software allows teachers to assess and track students» reading and writing skills to accelerate achievement.

It can also track achievements, store reading accomplishments and reward children for reaching milestones in their weekly reading.

The main premise behind this application is that it tracks your reading, is social and gives you achievements for reading.

Kindle FreeTime lets you create profiles for kids so you can set reading goals for them; it sort of game - ifies reading by tracking accomplishments, awarding achievements, and encouraging better reading habits.

It tracks accomplishments, awards achievements, and generally encourages better reading habits.

Kobo also has something called Reading Life, which tracks your reading stats and, in a nod to the game - ification of e-reading, doles out awards as you attain certain achievReading Life, which tracks your reading stats and, in a nod to the game - ification of e-reading, doles out awards as you attain certain achievreading stats and, in a nod to the game - ification of e-reading, doles out awards as you attain certain achievreading, doles out awards as you attain certain achievements.

With Kindle FreeTime, children can view their reading progress for each book, track reading accomplishments for each day, and earn achievement badges for reaching milestones.

Caillier (2007) states that while many states were not on track towards making adequate yearly progress (AYP) in both reading and mathematics, there have been recorded improvements in student achievement in almost all states.

In another study, observations of peer victimization during class time predicted restricted growth within one academic year on students» state - based standardized reading achievement test scores, after statistical control of their previous reading achievement test scores, ADHD symptom severity, and ability grouping (i.e., tracking) in their classroom [30].