Martha's students clamored for her to read Maus aloud to them as they followed the text; as soon as she stopped they pleaded for her to continue. This confirms Ivey's (1999) observation that reading aloud is "a powerful practice for promoting literacy appreciation and development" and shows "reading is pleasurable and worthwhile" (p. 375). This also has been helpful when the students first ran across the various sound effects that are featured in...more
After the implementation of the strategy, Mrs. Stelkan and I talked at length about ways to improve the strategy.Her first concern was about keeping students occupied who finished the reading and their role sheet early. She found that 20 minutes was sufficient for almost all of her students to finish their work but those who read quickly often found themselves staring blankly or bothering other students. Students who finished early were invited...more
When I ask the average sports fan to name some good wrestling schools, I invariably hear names like Iowa, Iowa State and Oklahoma State. While there is no doubt that these schools have some of the strongest wrestling programs in the country, there are many other great wrestling schools that most people would either never associate with the sport or have never heard of, period.Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, for instance, is a small school that has one of the top 10 wrestling programs in the country on a regular basis. As a sports writer, I have covered two state champion high school wrestlers that signed with Lehigh, one of whom was nationally-ranked and had Olympic aspirations.Cal Poly is another example of one of those strong wrestling schools that not many people think about when they talk about the sport. They are usually among the top 25 schools in the country, and have several wrestlers considered to be among the best in their respective weight classes.Another school that usually has a few individual wrestlers ranked among the elite Division I competitors in the country is Bucknell University.Moving over to the Ivy League, Cornell is considered to be a wrestling...more
Global financial markets are evolving rapidly every day; while Asia still lags behind the Western Nations in investment sophistication, the gap is also closing quickly.Asia Investment Education Overview By: Glenn Ho About the Author AsiaPacFinance.com is an online resource for Asia Pacific financial information. Based in Asia,...more
There is in fact no requirement for virtually any instructor to quit teaching as well as locate one more work in an attempt to compensate an individual's daily expenses. No matter what occupation, in the event you don't learn how to handle your wages, you may truly think about your own salary as not really adequate. The simplest way to conquer low...more
Information and technology has completely changed and in fact improved the lifestyles of countless people. The methods of giving and receiving education, ways of buying and selling things, processes of conducting business, styles of computing and many more things have been affected by the escalation of technology. In todays age of internet, the process of providing education is being influenced by fresh and unique designs, innovative development techniques, and effective communication for the conduction of error free coaching, highly compatible platforms, user-friendly tools and much more. The process of Elearning application development involves the use of latest electronic devices and internet for minimizing the distance related hurdles in education. The development of Elearning applications focuses on making the entire process of education more appealing and easy not only for the receivers but for the teachers as well. Technical as well as professional expertise is essential for developing an effective Elearning application. Prior to anything else, an Elearning application developer must have a deep understanding about the educating system of virtual classrooms. This helps...more
All preschool crafts should be carefully supervised, and if any activity such as hot glueing is required then it should be done so only by an adult to prevent burning and the piece not handed back to the child until it is thoroughly dry. All arts and...more
Slideshare is one kind of "online PowerPoint presentation"platform which allows people to post and share their PowerPoint presentations. For teachers, you don't have to worry about whether your presentations can not be viewed by your students if they...more
Education has become first right of every children, government is trying really hard to improve the standard of education. Primary and secondary education is not difficult to pursue, when it comes to get higher education people have to face lot of...more
So, plan out your back to school tea party and share some lovely moments with your child. It's fun and its a great way to help your child kick start his or her first season of school!Back to School and how Tea can serve as an Alternative By:...more
Maus Is an Ideal Model for Literacy Learning and Teaching By: Arsenalo About the Author In our online Vibram Fivefingers section, you can chase after every kind of cheap Vibram Five Fingers you want. Choose the best Vibram...more
School is a place of learning, of course. But in keeping with the trends that kids like to show a bit about themselves through their clothing, it goes a long way to find ways that they can do that while sticking with their school's uniform policy.How...more