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Preparing Young Children for School

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Preparing Young Children for School

This practice guide, developed in conjunction with an expert panel, distills contemporary early childhood and preschool education research into seven easily comprehensible and practical recommendations. The guidance will help to prepare young children to benefit from the learning opportunities they will encounter in school. 

Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools

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Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools

Along with reading comprehension, writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life and in the global economy. Yet every year in the U.S., large numbers of adolescents graduate from high school unable to write at the basic levels required by colleges and employers. This report discusses 11 specific teaching techniques that research suggests will help improve the writing abilities of students in grades 4-12.

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