Because of the success of the field trials, New Zealand adopted the Reading Recovery Program. ... Clay and Cazden suggest that phonemic awareness is the outcome of emerging literacy rather than a prerequisite (Spiegel, 1995). ... These books provide natural language rather than a controlled vocabulary. ... Teachers provide support for the children as they read more difficult, unfamiliar text. ... However, when comparing the success rates of children in the Reading Recovery Program with other programs that keep students for years and never reach the reading level of peers, Reading Recover...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thus, members of Mexican-American communities have shown that they are capable and ready to surmount the educational barriers necessary for their children's academic, social, and economic success. ... Bustamante indicates that with many Mexican-Americans employed in low-paying jobs, white Americans assume they have little interest in education, and thus, have no desire to achievee more competitive professional employment. ... Without their labor, things would be much more expensive."" ... Yet, many Americans speculate that the high drop-out rates and lack of Mexican-Americans...

• Word Count: 4836
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been a part of the policy and practice developments of the last decade. ... And understanding how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. ... Ben-Shahar (2007) asserts that possessing a tangible career focus is synonymous with having hope and envisioning the achievability of one's personal success stor...

• Word Count: 5495
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been a part of the policy and practice developments of the last decade. ... And understanding how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. ... Ben-Shahar (2007) asserts that possessing a tangible career focus is synonymous with having hope and envisioning the achievability of one's personal success stor...

• Word Count: 5459
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For such method, bilingual teachers were the focal point for the success of individual students of any class level. ... The request will be granted if they can find parents of twenty of more children on the same school who want the same thing. ... In fact many argue that the issue of bilingual education has mainly been viewed as a political and social matter rather than an educational or pedagogy problem. ... Because bilingual teachers get paid more, they"re accused of being in it for the money. Education has been seen as being the most important ingredient for the success of any individua...

• Word Count: 3729
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate