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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"literacy program"”.
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The Design Plan for a Comprehensive Financial Literacy Program
The need for financial literacy among Americans has become a national topic of interest. Economists, financial professionals, educators, and government officials recognize there is an overall deficit of financial knowledge. More specifically, higher education administrators have become increasingly …
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Moving To A District Balanced Literacy Program: A Change Leadership Plan
… reform model Success For All (SFA) to a balanced literacy framework within Harmony District 841. The framework advocated for balanced literacy instruction that supported the integration of authentic reading and writing experiences, application of literacy strategies and skills, implementation of a …
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Investigating A State-Funded Disciplinary Literacy Program In Kentucky For Educators Of Adolescent Students
… for educators of adolescents, namely the Literacy for Adolescent Teachers (LAT), at a regional midsize university in Kentucky. The LAT is a year-long experience that enrollees undertake to grow professionally by gaining specific literacy skills. This study focuses specifically on …
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A case study of employees' motivation to participate in a workplace language and literacy program
… employees participate in workplace language and literacy classes and the factors that affect their motivation to participate are relative unknowns. This study investigates NESB shopfloor employees' motivation to participate in a Communication Skills Development Program (CSDP) course and the …
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Reinscribing and reimagining linguistic and social hierarchies in a prison-based language and literacy program
… investigates the teaching of language and literacy in a peer-taught, prison-based, English as a second language (ESL) program, Language Partners (LP) which is situated in a men’s medium security prison in Illinois. Following historical trends in the U.S. in which language and literacy …
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A Mixed-Design Study Investigating the Benefits and Perceptions of a Teacher-Guided Summer Literacy Program
… whether participating in a teacher-guided summer literacy program affected reading achievement of students who had completed second grade and (b) parents' and students' perceptions of the program. Data were collected through spring and fall scores of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), …
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Development and Implementation of a Health Literacy Program in a Community Primary Care Clinic in Houston, Texas
Literacy is the way in which our society is able to express ideas and have them understood by others. Without literacy, and particularly health literacy, individuals cannot become full participants in managing their own health and wellness. In the United States, 37% of the population has basic or …
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Chinese Language Family Literacy Program: Impact on Young Children's Literacy Development in Chinese and English
Previous research on family literacy in North America has generally been conducted in English, even if the program targets English for speakers of other languages. However, the differences in English proficiency among parent participants may vary enormously in ways that are not easily predictable. …
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Experienced and Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Their Satisfaction Regarding the Implementation of a Balanced Literacy Program in Grades K--2
… positive perception regarding the effects of the literacy program on their instructional practice and student learning. Specific recommendations for the specific program, as well as recommendations for other school districts wanting to implement such a literacy program are provided.
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The relationship between an Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) literacy program and women's lives in Semi-urban context, in Cape Peninsula
… in a Adult Basic Education and Training programme in Eersterivier in the Cape Peninsula area a questionnaire was used to collect demographic information of the participants Data was analysed by thematic analysis and coded, categorised and discussed according to the aim and objectives of …
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An Ethnographic Study of a Literacy Program in a High-Poverty, Ethnically Diverse Elementary School within the Context of No Child Left Behind
This is an ethnographic case study of a high poverty, ethnically diverse elementary school and the transformation that occurred there. The research describes what happened at the school within the context of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) during a nine-year period. The researcher documents the …
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An investigation of family literacy practices of eight families with preprimary children and a family literacy program conducted in a low socio-economic area
Study of the research literature showed that literacy skills are socialised in young children along with their learning of oral language. This socialisation process occurs within a child's home environment long before they enter formal schooling. Family literacy has been shown to have the potential …
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Student and Teacher Engagement in a Scripted Literacy Program: a Case Study of the High Point Reading Intervention Program in an Urban Elementary School
… elementary school participating in High Point, a literacy intervention program. The study also examines teacher engagement in the program. High Point is a “late” literacy intervention program published by Hampton Brown. It targets fourth through eighth grade students who test at least two years …
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An after-school literacy program : investigating the experiences of students with literacy difficulties, their volunteer tutors, and the tutors' transition into the teaching profession
… institutions to provide students with literacy skills, and teachers with the instructional supports necessary to facilitate this skill acquisition. Questions were posed to gain information concerning the efficacy ofteaching literacy strategies to students with learning difficulties, the …
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