Sentences with phrase «without basic literacy skills»

He declared that the state definition «might gain some heft, for example, if the rest of school stopped for students who leave third grade without basic literacy skills.

Most of us take our ability to read and write for granted and find it difficult to imagine how we would go about our daily lives without basic literacy skills.

Not exact matches

She suggests schools take advantage of the expertise available from adult literacy and military educators who have developed programs for older, at - risk students in public schools who reach the secondary level without basic skills.

The Kakuma case, co-authored by Michelle Bellino, Ed.D.» 14, of the University of Michigan, describes how a previous policy emphasis on access to education in the developing world resulted in large numbers of students completing school without basic literacy or math skills.

It's one thing to use a tablet computer and its apps to learn basic literacy skills; but learning to create, read critically, use online content responsibly and be a respectful digital citizen are not always skills that can be learned without the guidance of a teacher of some kind (notice I did not say «adult»).

In short, all children — but especially the poor who grow up without the language and book exposure to help them succeed — should be getting early - literacy instruction that balances basic skills with playful, content - rich language experiences.

It can also help more severely disabled students to build a basic level of mathematical literacy, without perhaps the same level of skills.

I'm not knocking the literacy initiative or the 2025 goal, but we must work fast for our older students who continue to matriculate without basic reading skills.

Test scores show that high schools in impoverished cities are graduating high percentages of their students without the basic literacy and numeracy skills the schools promise,» Moukawsher wrote.