Sentences with phrase «use of academic language»

But, because of the complexity of how the words are put together to create imagery and to cause readers to think deeply about the statements she makes, we would characterize this sentence as making use of academic language.

We also saw marked variability in other dimensions of instruction, like teacher use of student ideas, teachers» and students» use of academic language, and the focus on mathematical meaning and practices.

Not exact matches

The debate about the symbolic dimension of expression, about the relation between literal and figurative uses of language, is an academic battleground.

Here's another, scarcely less oratorical in character, from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: the title of this document (another wonderful example of Vatican bogus academic language when what is needed is a competent journalist used to writing informative headlines) is «Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons» (2003): The Church's teaching on marriage and on the complementarity of the sexes reiterates a truth that is evident to right reason and recognised as such by all the major cultures of the world.

And perhaps what students need more than anything for these positive academic habits to flourish is to spend as much time as possible in environments where they feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use some of the language of Deci and Ryan, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.

What Deci and Ryan's research suggests is that students will be more likely to display these positive academic habits when they are in an environment where they feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use Deci and Ryan's language, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.

He often uses language which is highly unusual in the house of representatives (e.g. calling people crazy), which not only draws a lot of attention from the media, but is also a way to communicate clearly with his voters («look at me speaking plain language among these out - of - touch academic elites»).

There were some exceptions, but in general academic integrity did not feature, and where we did find relevant content, the language used («cheating», «plagiarism») was not reflective of an academic integrity - based approach.

Academic discourse encompasses the idea of dialogue, the language used, and a format that facilitates a high level of communication in the classroom.

This activity is a rigorous way to get the children really thinking about their knowledge of place value, prime numbers, multiples and factors using the academic language.

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).

Medford High Students Chosen as Finalists in National Challenge (The Medford Transcript) As part of a national challenge with HGSE's Making Caring Common and The KIND Foundation, a student team from Medford were selected as finalists and will develop their project to bridge the gap between academic English language learning and everyday language use and needs.

Introduce students to (and reinforce the use of), academic language.

WIDA (World - class Instructional Design and Assessment), an organization that promotes academic language objectives for the benefit of both educators and ELL students, classified academic language along four lines, called Key Uses, that are based upon the purpose of the communication:

Instead of requiring students to «decipher multisyllabic words» or «practice close reading,» teachers should offer «authentic tasks to which the use of reading, writing, and academic language are integral.»

«It's our firm belief that we can disseminate cold, hard facts to a critical mass without boring them to tears or using esoteric language often found in academic research and literature,» he says, adding that documentaries have a proven track record of success.

This activity is a hilarious way to get the children really thinking about their knowledge of place value, prime numbers, multiples and factors using the academic language.

The academic language is used in all of the teaching materials along with specially created vocabulary cards.

The impact on gains in language and literacy will be examined using standardized measures of language and reading administered at the fall and spring of the academic year.

This conversation could be taking place at El Verano School, in Sonoma, California, or at Hamilton Central School, in upstate New York, or in K - 8 classrooms in cities as diverse as San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and dozens of others whose school districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievement.

Using data collected at EF centers in different parts of the world, the project focused on adolescents» academic writing proficiencies across different first languages / cultures (China, Russia, U.S.) and across different types of texts.

Our ultimate goal is to highlight the importance of ongoing adolescent language development for educators, researchers, and policy makers by revealing how teachers» and students» ways of using language support advances in students» text comprehension, academic writing, and school achievement.

The Act (Section 1111 (c)(4)(B)(i)(I)-RRB- requires states to use an indicator of academic achievement that «measures proficiency on the statewide assessments in reading / language arts and mathematics.»

ESSA in § 1111 (c)(4)(B)(i)(I) requires states to use an indicator of academic achievement that «measures proficiency on the statewide assessments in reading / language arts and mathematics.»

Instead, good literacy instruction is organized around authentic tasks to which the use of reading, writing, and academic language are integral.

What I like in the ELD standards are the different stages of students» use of language from lesson to lesson, really stressing that academic vocabulary, which I don't think is stressed enough if you have Common Core only.

Created by and for teachers using the highest - quality research, these courses offer in - class demonstrations for developing oral language, academic vocabulary, knowledge of the world, and pre-literacy skills.

Individual scores on the annual Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in mathematics and reading and English language arts were used as the measure of student performance.

The petition tracks language adopted unanimously by the Knox County School Board, which passed a resolution last week opposing the use of student test scores in teacher evaluation for this academic year.

While there are linguistic and visual input modes, our purpose is to highlight the importance of visual interpretation in the learning process and the important task for science teachers to ensure that students become familiar with and use science - specific academic language.

It will not be used to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement.

The middle grades readers described in the CCSS cite textual evidence to support their ideas, write for different purposes, read across a variety of texts, and use academic language throughout the learning process.

Expressive Sensitivity: skill in the use of words for expressive and practical purposes Rhetorical Skill: to use language effectively for interpersonal negotiation and persuasion Written - academic: to use words well in writing reports, letters, stories, verbal memory, reading / writing.

All teachers, regardless of the grade - level or subject they teach, bear the responsibility of helping students use language — especially academic language.

Cummins (2001) emphasizes the importance of teachers engaging English language learners by using a variety of instructional strategies that connect the learning to the students» own experiences or past learning and that develop academic language.

Echevarria, Vogt and Short's research into sheltered instruction emphasizes that teachers must make the academic content comprehensible while using systematic methods to build and practice English language proficiency within the academic language of science.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and the State Board of Education are using multiple cues to send a uniform message: Parents shouldn't compare the new results with scores on past state standardized tests; this year's English language arts and math tests are, they say, more difficult, and are based on a different set of academic standards.

The amount and scope of academic language used for school work in intermediate grades is overwhelming to many English language learners (ELLs).

• Students are supported to make sense of and use academic language to discuss content.

Copies of the student cumulative academic file should be sent to the nontraditional or alternative school to ensure adherence to second language, special needs, or medical plans, to establish accurate student schedules, and to ensure the student's areas of academic strength and growth are known and used by the nontraditional or alternative school to develop the individual student plan.

His current research projects investigate the measurement of mathematics academic language load in tests, formative assessment practices for English learners in the science classroom, and the design and use of illustrations as a form of testing accommodation for English learners with an approach that uses cognitive science, semiotics, and sociolinguistics in combination.

(4) Early and measured use of high level thinking skills, academic creativity, leadership skills, intense academic interest areas, communications skills, foreign language aptitude or technology expertise.

The distinction between academic language and academic vocabulary is an important one, because throughout this book we will use samples of text and student work that use academic language but not necessarily academic vocabulary.

Reviewers must have expertise in education evaluation or at least one of the program's absolute priorities (increasing educator effectiveness; improving low - performing schools; strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; boosting academic outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners; encouraging parent and family engagement; promoting effective use of technology; serving rural communities; and implementing college - and career - ready standards).

As early as the 19th century, philosopher and academic John Dewey used language related to whole child concepts to describe the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of students (Cohen, 2013).

Leisure reading immerses students in contextually rich uses of academic vocabulary within the larger contexts of effective and beautiful academic language that is acquired with minimal effort on the part of the reader.

We were interested in examining whether the evidence teachers focused on was linked to the lesson learning goal (s) as well as in the level of specificity of the evidence in relation to (a) mathematic content understandings and / or difficulties, (b) engagement in math practices included in the curriculum standards, and (c) use of mathematics academic language.

At the other end of the continuum, 27.3 % of LLMT participants received the highest score of 9, demonstrating the ability to identify evidence of effectiveness directly linked to students» specific mathematical content understandings and difficulties or to student engagement in math practices or to the use of specific mathematics academic language.

Cognitive referencing, the use of results on intelligence and language quotients to decide children's academic options and funding eligibility, is established as inappropriate practice yet continues to be used by many education systems.

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