...to be successful in reading and learning. This program is for students to use individually or as a small group and is a type of curriculum. The program is supposed to be used for approximately 30-100 minutes per day for five days a week (which averages to about four to 16 weeks). Based on the research, the effects of this curriculum were small on the domains of reading fluency and alphabetics and there was a medium to large effect on the domains of reading comprehension and the general literacy achievements. The Wilson Reading System is an intervention type of curriculum that is meant for a small group and is designed to help promote accuracy in reading (also known as decoding) and spelling for students who have certain word-level deficits. This program is also meant to help with reading fluency as well as other things. According to the evidence, from this program, there was a small for fluency, alphabetics, and comprehension in the context of these domains. The curriculum program called Failure Free Reading helps improve vocabulary, efficiency, word recognition, and reading comprehension. It is extremely helpful for improving fluency in sight words. This program can be for small group, individual, or the whole class. The evidence of improvements in fluency, comprehension, and alphabetics were small. The Error Correction & Word Drill Techniques has many strategies and cues to help improve upon reading strategies. The intervention/curriculum can be used within small...
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...This essay will aim to look at how curriculum and assessment are being operated in two different early years settings. The settings under examination are 3-5 year olds and 5-8 year olds. We will start with the definitions of curriculum and assessment and the relationships between them. After that, I will explore similarities and differences between approaches to curriculum and assessment in the two settings. Curriculum is an integrated system drawing together every element for learning and teaching, including learning outcomes, learning areas, teaching strategies, evaluation and assessment to help with children’s learning progression (MacLachlan, Fleer& Edwards, 2010). Curriculum refers to “all the experiences, activities and events, whether direct or indirect, which occur within an environment designed to foster children’s learning and development” (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR], 1996). Early childhood educators regard ‘the curriculum’ as a guidance of learning instructions and assessment (Baxter, 2012). A good curriculum can offer the expert guidance, evidence of effectiveness and flexibility. It enables early childhood educators to draw upon a comprehensive view of early years education linked to their own observations and experiences; therefore educators set up and modify learning programs accordingly and timely (Early Childhood Australia, 2013). Assessment can be described as the process of finding out what children know, understand...
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...In this essay, it will explore literacy components of reading and writing. Through this essay, it will mainly discuss 21st-century literacy learning, approaches to teaching reading and writing, and multi- literacies. As well as these topics a curriculum analysis will be performed on both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, Assessment in early years and primary and government policy. To being the journey of understanding these areas associated with reading and writing, it is important to know what literacy means in today’s society. Leu & Kinzer, 2000) points out, literacy can be thought of as a moving target, continually changing its meaning depending on what society expects literate individuals to do’. Just important...
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...given the WAPT in which this test identifies students who are English Language Learners. Language proficiency levels are determined through the ACCESS test which is given once a year in the early spring, and when the correct levels of English proficiency is determined, then the English Language Learner teacher will devise a plan specially designed to help the ELL student progress in learning English. The students are assessed in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the English language. They are scored on a rubic: one-entering, two-beginning, three-developing, four-expanding, five-bridging, and six-reaching. Then, the results from this assessment are used to make a learning plan for the student. This is a formal assessment, while informal assessments are used and vary throughout the school year. Teachers, (both home and ELL) are given the ACCESS results at the beginning of the year, as well as the learning plan for their students. Modifications for each student are included, and students that score below level on the reading portion of the ACCESS test are eligible for accommodations on state testing. The ELL teacher gives the results to the home teacher to include in the Personal Education Plan, (PEP), in which the common core...
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...Senior English Curriculum Map: 2010-2011 School Year English IV * Note: “Sacred Book List” Addendum is at the end of this document Quarter #1 August 23 to October 22 Essential Questions: 1. How do writers and artists organize or construct text to convey meaning? 2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village? Unit Goals 1. To understand the relationship between perspective and critical theory. 2. To apply critical theories to various texts studied and created. 3. To control and manipulate textual elements in writing to clearly and effectively convey a controlling idea or thesis. Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio products. Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. . Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length. Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum. QUARTER #1 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide August 23 – October 22 Standards and Benchmarks | Unit Pacing Guide | SpringBoard Unit/Activities | Assessments | SpringBoard Unit 1Literature * The students will analyze and compare significant works of...
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...Our County has implemented a systemic mindset initiative as part of our FCPS 4 Year Instructional Leadership Plan. Schools have been engaged in book studies with Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci. FCPS is also the first school system in Maryland to infuse mindset into the curriculum for grade 6. I am part of a team of eight Primary Talent Development teachers that service our elementary schools in grades K-2 to deliver mindset lessons. Our schools are embarking on a journey toward cultivating a Growth Mindset School Culture and developing students’ Psychosocial Skills. Principals are asking teachers to infuse Mindset into their daily lessons. These initiatives have led teachers to seek out resources to support this systemic...
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...The authors of the three readings all seem to suggest the same in terms of helping children and adolescents meet the increasing complex and diverse literacy demands, which is incorporating informational text into the classroom and curriculum during the early years. Biancarosa (2012) states, “No matter how successful early instruction in reading is, it cannot fully prepare students for the literacy demands that evolve after 3rd grade (pg.26). From grades K-3, students are learning to read, they are memorizing sight words and decoding. The shift begins in the 4th grade when students are reading to learn. Students are reading to obtain information. Biancarosa (2012) suggests moving out of the 20th century and into the 21st with incorporating digital...
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...the simplest forms, but it is the human self that decides what a fair course of action or thinking is. Being judgmental begins with the way we people are brought up. If being educated about the progressing world around us helps to keep negative judgments to a minimum, we could slowly make our way up on the “Happiest Countries” list. We call it equality and unfortunately, we are far from perfect when it comes to treating out neighbor like we’d want to be treated. The way to achieve such a feat can only be done by educating the public about their innate bias towards others. However, success is not achieved overnight. We get a little closer to total equality every day, even if it is a slow journey. The first step to make progress in this journey is for people to be educated. An anti-bias curriculum needs to be implemented into classrooms nationwide because it will lead to greater understanding between mainstream America and non-mainstream America, promote acceptance of diversity, and allow the already diverse to accept themselves. Bias is everywhere. It is impossible to live life without some form of bias. However, what anti-bias education seeks to do is enlighten people about the differences and similarities between different ethnicities, gender identities, people with disabilities, different religions and people from different economic backgrounds. Although there are many different categories of bias in our everyday lives, with America even more so rapidly becoming a melting...
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...competencies for the nurse educator role of your choice (either hospital-based or academic; ANA or NLN) in the assigned readings. Select one competency and share it with your classmates. Be sure to address why you selected the one you did. Discuss how you have already met it or how you plan to meet it as you embark on your journey as a nurse educator. Support your response with literature. How do you see health care reform affecting the role of the nurse educator? Use the literature to support your response. Be specific to your selected area of interest. NUR 647E Week 2 Discussion Question Find an article on a societal factor that is affecting nursing/patient education curriculum. Summarize your article for your classmates in 1-2 paragraphs. Discuss why you chose the article and what we can learn from this trend – how would you use it to improve the quality of nursing/patient education? This article and those posted by your classmates may become the foundation of your paper due in Topic 2. Be sure to include the entire citation in APA format. The article you select cannot be from any of the course materials or supplemental readings. Please note: It is a violation of copyright law to post the entire text of the article to an online discussion board. So be sure to post only the citation information so that we can locate it if we are interested in reading more. The article should come from a graduate-level journal, like an advanced practice journal or nursing education journal...
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...Hail, Columbia is a book that wrote by John Scofield provides a fascinating perspective on the Pacific Northwest History especially in the Pacific fur trade. This book is a great resource for the students and history enthusiasts. In analyzing this book, the key criteria included the author perspectives, organization and sources. Starting with the journey of captains John Kendrick and Robert Gray on the first day of October 1787 along with the sailors and tradesmen, they set sail from Boston and soon to be the first Yankees that lays eyes on the abundant and resource-rich Northwest Coast of North America. Further in the book, the author also mentioned that Kendrick using the Columbia Rediviva while Gray on board on the Lady Washington was sailed around treacherous cape horn and sailed north up the western coasts to present day Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Moreover, they also traded sea otter pelts with the Indians. The sea otter usually called by the Russian as ”Soft Gold”. Then, they finally would sail to the China ports of Macao and Canton, where they traded the skins for tea and fine china and...
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...As I read and re-read the article inspiration for my essay, I revisited my thesis statement at least 10 times. My mind was a jumbo of APA formatting, Core Curriculum theory, technology, and Biblical Integration; just to name a few of my thoughts. As I considered my audience and the outline that I so easily discarded; I thought about my educational journey and determined that I think of myself as well educated. My story begins in the 4th grade in Buffalo, New York at Public School 74. I guess you could say that this is where I was being mis-educated based on the premise that memorization of a bunch of facts was the fast track to becoming well educated. Little did I know that one phone call would forever change my life. My grandmother who essentially was a smart woman was raising me. There are two reasons I can say that with confidence. The 1st reason I considered her a smart woman was because family history tells me that she was born in 1927, a child of a black father who was a numbers runner and a mother who as far as I can tell by the stories was a stay at home mother of Caucasian and Native American descent. Her brother, Uncle Jerry taught her how to read at the age of three using the comics from the local newspaper. She embraced learning and was enrolled in school at five, set to graduate at the age of 18. She was intelligent for a young black girl going to a predominately-white elementary school in the 30’s. She skipped two grades and graduated high school at the tender...
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...future. Obtaining an undergraduate degree is the first major step toward a career in the legal profession. After graduating from college, one should research the different law schools, and select the school that is best suited for one’s overall success. Grades and overall GPA while at the undergraduate level is one-half of the factors used to determine ones acceptance to law school. The other half is ones score on the LSAT. LSAT The LSAT is the standardized Law School Admission Test. The test is comprised five thirty-five minute segments designed to last half a day. The LSAT used to measure the analytical and logical reasoning abilities of an individual as well as the persons reading comprehension skills. Most of the questions on the test are multiple choice and based on the analysis of one or two readings presented in the section. Recently, a new section was...
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...UNV 501: Online Learning Environment Navigation Guide Introduction GCU’s Learning Management System (LMS) ANGEL and the www.gcu.edu Web site have many resources to help you become a successful student. Refer to the Module 1 Readings for more direction on how to find things. Directions Search ANGEL and the www.gcu.edu Web site for answers to the following questions. You should complete the guide while navigating ANGEL and the GCU Web site. Use this guide to assist you when completing the “Navigating the Online Learning Environment Quiz” due at the end of Module 1. ANGEL Questions 1. After you log into your UNV 501 course in ANGEL, find the Student Success Center link in the light purple band at the top of the screen. Click on this link. List some of the services provided to students at this link. Tutorials, writing templates, style guides, plagiarism do’s and don’ts, policy and handbooks. 2. Inside the Student Success Center, click on the Writing Center link. What writing style is required for most 500-level courses at GCU? APA Style 3. Inside the Student Success Center, click on the Support Services link. List the services available at this link. Financial aid, Library, Technical Support, Tutoring 4. Inside the Student Success Center, click on the Succeed at GCU link. Click on the Tutorials link to the left. What tutorials are available for students at this link?Loud Cloud walk to class, transitioning from angel to Loud Cloud, Outlook live, Writing...
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...help me become a better teacher. It is through recognizing what compels my teaching methods that will allow me to see clearly the path I am taking as a teacher. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 3 Exploring Different Aspects of My Philosophy of Education There are three educational philosophies that I would like to explore deeper to better grasp where my own philosophy of education is rooted. I took the Inventory of Philosophies of Education and found that my responses to the questions lead me to determine that my philosophy of education is a combination of essentialism, perennialism, and progressivism (Sadker & Zittleman, 2009, p.186). These philosophies shape how I approach teaching, classroom management, group dynamics, and curriculum development. It is essential for me as an educator to understand what drives my teaching so I can better understand the methods I have employed to get to the desired destination. The first philosophy I want to explore is essentialism. Essentialism is an American educational philosophy that began “in the 1930’s as a reaction to progressivism” (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2009, p. 41). The purpose of education for the essentialists is to teach a common core of...
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...implementation of the Accelerated Math Project, the teachers are continually learning and applying current research. Academics are supplemented with interactive activities that support programs such as, Character Counts Education and OLWEUS, a bully prevention program. The mission statement holds a powerful meaning for students at Navarrete. It states that, “Navarrete Elementary will provide a safe and nurturing environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated with respect. Navarrete will consistently strive to empower students to become positive, independent, lifelong learners and critical thinkers by having high school-wide expectations, while using innovative instruction, diverse discipline and a creative implementation of the curriculum” (Navarrete’s Mission, 2013). The school holds strong values and sets high expectations for the students who attend there. They provide a safe, disciplined environment where students can take risks, try new things, and participate in engaging, meaningful...
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