Local booksellers promote the works of local authors and many conduct reading programs for children.
These specialists can also prescribe an exciting array of high-tech optical devices such as software and screen-reading programs that enlarge e-mail and Web site copy, as well as handheld devices that enlarge printed material of any size.
In our hearts we know we need a change in our educational system that goes deeper than new reading programs or smaller class sizes, but we can't imagine what that should look like or how it should work, and frankly, we're scared.
This program will provide extra help to middle- and high school students who fall behind in reading and math, expand Advanced Placement programs in low-income schools, and invite math and science professionals from the private sector to teach part-time in our high schools.
Besides reading your books and listening to your audio programs is there a way that individuals can learn from you directly?
Some programs simply post videos of lectures or reading material online with little emphasis on whether students understand the material.
World Book Capital is an annual title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the outstanding quality of its programs and initiatives to promote books and reading.
Maybe I was reading too much into the violent swings that are clearly the result of computer programs.
C. and Baltimore (among other cities) to provide instruction in remedial math and reading for disadvantaged students, found that academic gains exceeded federal expectations for those programs.
In the spirit of Earth Day last Friday, I did some reading on what companies are doing these days to improve environmental sustainability, curious to see whether such programs are finding their way into incentive plans, and whether they are providing tangible results.
FORBES: The Role of Environmental Sustainability in Executive Compensation
Just 7 percent of fourth-grade and 3 percent of eighth-grade English learners scored "proficient" or above in a nationwide reading exam, and thousands languish for years in ineffective English-as-a-second-language programs.
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