Sentences with phrase «written in a language parents»

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Because I was precocious with language and read and wrote early, I suspect that my parents assumed I was advanced in other ways as well, when I wasn't.

This interactive chapter of the Parent Guide is written in every day language, and includes «What it Is, What You Need to Know, and What Your Choices Are» for each intervention so you can select your preferences, and take notes to help you ask questions of your doula and healthcare provider.

While the book was very helpful in general, I did find the language to be a bit on the academic side, and considering that the author suggests that parents might find the book accessible, it does take a bit of time to really get into this style of writing.

Paul Tough writes about education, parenting, poverty, and politics for various publications in the U.S.. His book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, was translated into 27 languages and spent more than a year on the New York Times best - seller list.

Generally, these guidelines have been used for those implementing at a local level, and written in plain language, they're meant to be a service to educators and parents.

Special education teachers are expected to do quite a lot: Assess students» skills to determine their needs and then develop teaching plans; organize and assign activities that are specific to each student's abilities; teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one - on - one; and write individualized education plans in parent - friendly language.

That was perceived as a mandate for teaching children in their parents» language, writes Paul Peterson in Saving Schools.

Through various photo projects, students can achieve these general objectives: • participate in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities related to the photo project; • develop appreciation of photography; • interact with other students, parents, and teachers to accomplish and share the photo project; • demonstrate increased oral and written language production; and • work cooperatively throughout the process.

Participants learn through: - Participating in a fun pub - style quiz to eradicate common spelling, punctuation, and grammar misconceptions and errors; - Considering the role of parents, their needs and interests, and what they expect from their child's school, as a means to understand why schools sometimes receive difficult communications; - Reading and analysing examples of poor written correspondence, considering how both the tone and the accuracy can be improved; - Exploring different language strategies to create a personal, polite tone within emails, by considering the connotations of different words; - Taking away help sheets that can be referred to whenever written communications are being drafted.

A number of national organizations, including the Council of the Great City Schools and the National Parent Teacher Association, have taken up that effort, publishing written materials and creating video and audio segments — in multiple languages — designed to explain the standards to parents, in clear, jargon - free terms.

Using the app, both Mohler and parents can write in their native language and then translate the messages into the receiver's language.

Each school district shall develop and maintain on file a uniform process by which the district determines whether to offer AIS during the 2015 - 2016 school year to students who scored above a scale score specified in subclause (3) of this clause but below level 3 / proficient on a grade 3 - 8 English language arts or mathematics State assessment in 2014 - 2015, and shall no later than November 1, 2015 either post to its website or distribute to parents in writing a description of such process;

States must communicate with parents and other stakeholders in a manner that is accessible, including by providing written information in languages that parents can understand and, where practicable, by providing information in alternate formats for parents with disabilities.

The standards are clear and concise to ensure that parents, teachers, and students have a clear understanding of the expectations in reading, writing, speaking and listening, language and mathematics in school.

In Massachusetts Charter Public Schools: Best Practices from the Phoenix Charter Academies, author Cara Stillings Candal writes that during the 2014 - 15 school year, more than 86 percent of Phoenix Academy students were teen parents, court - involved, highly truant, English language learners, received special education services, or had already dropped out of high school.

These barriers include parents» level of literacy; language preferred for reading, listening, speaking, and writing; daily commitments and responsibilities that may affect the time, energy, and attention available to devote to school; and parents» level of comfort in becoming involved in their children's education.

Under the supervision of the Principal and Student Services Manager, Education Specialist is responsible for the success of students in the primary academic areas (reading, writing, language, and / or math, etc) through implementing Voices approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress / activities / outcomes; modeling the necessary skills to perform assignments; providing a safe and optimal learning environment and providing feedback to students, classroom teachers, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goal, etc..

«Children who have been abused, come from homes where parents are in and out of prison or are drug addicts, children who are homeless, have behavioral issues, have special needs, or where English is a second language have even more of a challenge meeting NCLB expectations,» wrote New Hampshire educator Debbie Lane.

All notices that are send home are written in both English and Spanish, all parent teacher conferences or workshops are done in both languages and many staff members of bilingual.

In an essay for Education Votes, Palacios, the daughter of immigrants, wrote: «When I meet with parents, they recognize I'm one of them and not just because we speak the same language but because I believe in their kids.&raquIn an essay for Education Votes, Palacios, the daughter of immigrants, wrote: «When I meet with parents, they recognize I'm one of them and not just because we speak the same language but because I believe in their kids.&raquin their kids.»

The exam has provoked widespread consternation from parents and schools because of implementation problems that led to delays in administering the test, as well as a writing portion of the language arts section being deleted and a key interactive feature being dropped because it didn't work correctly.

What is lost in this language is the feeling that one parent invariably has that since they are the one writing the check, it is they who is paying child support.

I ensure that all bulletins, and notices to parents are written in their native or primary language.

I encourage all staff and consultants to ensure that all bulletins, newsletters, and notices to parents are written in their native or primary language.

Specialization: Certified reading specialist, Literacy: reading, language arts and writing process, Parent and teacher counselor, Trained in Wilson Reading System