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Council of the Great City Schools, 2023
English learners (ELs) are one of America's fastest-growing student groups, and their numbers are most concentrated in the country's Great Cities. In addition, the academic needs of these school children are complex and varied, especially as they are developing knowledge of multiple language systems. This document is continued evidence of how…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Reading Instruction
Jimenez, E. C. – Online Submission, 2020
The aim of this study was conducted to identify the impact of contextualized e-learning resources as tools for a stronger academic platform. To achieve this, this paper used an experimental type of research. A total of 180 students participated in the experiment using cluster sampling. For the instrument, this study used Supplementary Learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials
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Clark, Amy; Henderson, Peter; Gifford, Sue – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
"Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1" reviews the best available evidence to offer five recommendations for developing the maths skills of 3-7-year olds. Recommendations include integrating maths into different activities throughout the day -- for example, at registration and snack time -- to familiarise children…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
Neuman, Susan B. – Albert Shanker Institute, 2014
The Preschool Educational Environment Rating System (PEERS) is a measure designed to examine the quality of instruction in preschool settings. Unlike other rating scales, it not only measures the environment, it also examines both how teachers construct their classroom for instruction and the quality of the enactment of instruction. Designed on…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Educational Environment
Achieve, Inc., 2014
In joint partnership, Achieve, The Council of Chief State School Officers, and Student Achievement Partners have developed a Toolkit for Evaluating the Alignment of Instructional and Assessment Materials to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Toolkit is a set of interrelated, freely available instruments for evaluating alignment to the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Alignment (Education), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Beauchat, Katherine A.; Blamey, Katrin L.; Walpole, Sharon – Guilford Publications, 2010
Written expressly for preschool teachers, this engaging book explains the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of implementing best practices for instruction in the preschool classroom. The authors show how to target key areas of language and literacy development across the entire school day, including whole-group and small-group activities, center…
Descriptors: Play, Group Activities, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth
Im, Janice H.; Osborn, Carol A.; Sanchez, Sylvia Y.; Thorp, Eva K. – ZERO TO THREE, 2007
"Cradling Literacy" provides field-tested instructional materials for instructors to help early childhood teachers develop knowledge and skills in nurturing early language and literacy in young children from birth to 5 years. The research and strategies presented in the instructional manual center on how child, parent, and teacher can work…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Class Activities, Teacher Effectiveness, Training
n/a – New York State Department of Education, 2005
This English Language Arts Core Curriculum is a standards-based document that provides an additional level of specificity to the learning standards for English language arts adopted by the New York State Board of Regents in 1996. It is designed to provide assistance, while allowing for creativity, in the development of local instructional…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Resource Materials, Instructional Materials, Educational Strategies