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First half. Second half.
German 4 4
Book-keeping b 3 3
Commercial Law 2 2
Typewriting and stenography will be given in connection with Book-keeping b.
Students preparing for college should omit...
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went to pre-kindergarten programs. In recent years, some politicians held the belief that pre-kindergarten
programs would eventually impact scores recorded for the No Child Left Behind
Act. This notion brought forth even more funding for...
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According to Bear, et al. (2004), this word study program “evolves from three decades of
research in developmental aspects of word knowledge with children and adults” (p. 5). This
research has shown specific patterns of errors that children...
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Background, Significance, and Purpose Setting
Before students start their kindergarten year in the local school district, they are given a
series of individual kindergarten assessments. During this 25 minute appointment, the student...
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categorized as a high-poverty, Title I school, with all of the students qualifying for free lunch (B.
Moser, personal communication, October 8, 2010).
Research has shown that there can be positive growth in reading achievement when
students, even...
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KINDERGARTEN-NORMAL COURSE.
The first three years of this course are the same as the first three years of the Normal Course.
Fourth Year. First Half. Second Half. ...
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FOUR YEARS KINDERGARTEN COURSE.
The first two years of this course are the same as the first two years of the Normal course.
Third Year. First half. Second half.
1. English c 4 4
2. Kindergarten Practice...
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Fourth Year. First half. Second half.
Educational Psychology 3
Child Psychology 2
Kindergarten Practice b 6 6
Kindergarten Theory b 4 4
Elective……………………………. 2
Drawing b 2 2...
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NOTE.-The second year of this course will not be given at the U. of U. in 1907-8.
Second Year. First Half. Second Half.
Algebra a 5 (5)
Accounting and Business Law 2 2
Chemistry a 3 3
Cooking (4...
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Note 1.-Students may take Algebra b and Geometry b instead of Geometry a and Accounting and Business Law, or Dress Making and Cooking.
Note 2.-Students may take an elective instead of Dress Making and...
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time, the students did show varying rates of progress when it came to specific target skills (West,
Denton, & Reaney, 2000).
A significant factor in student achievement is socioeconomic status. Low-income
students have a higher probability of...
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Fantuzzo et al., 2005; Mead, 2008). Caucasian and Asian children demonstrated higher levels of
skill in reading (Al Otaiba, Kosanovich-Grek, Torgesen, Hassler, & Wahl). Research by
Fantuzzo et al. concluded “African American, Hispanic, and...
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COURSES OF STUDY.
The Branch Normal offers the following courses:
(1) The regular four years' course leading to a Normal certificate with the exception of the professional work of the fourth year which...
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Special Course in Reading. Normal students who desire to prepare themselves as teachers of Reading should take Oral Expression a, b, and c, and Elocution I and V, and half year of Training in Reading.
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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this study was to examine the academic gains of students entering
kindergarten at below-grade level, on-grade level, and above-grade level, to determine the
amount of progress made throughout the year....
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Fourth Year. First Half. Second Half.
Art 2 2
Kindergarten Practice a…………… 4
Kindergarten Theory a 4 4
Observation 2
Reviews 3 3
English 1 3 3
Sociology 1 2 2
Special Kindergarten...
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COURSES OF STUDY.
The Branch Normal offers the following courses:
(1) The regular four years' Normal Course leading to a Normal certificate with the exception of the professional work of the fourth year, which is given at the...
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etc., till it is a pleasure for any alumnus, or group of them, to spend a day at the Normal. The Alumni boost constantly for the Normal.
THE LITSIC.
The Litsic is an organization of Alumni. It was organized in the fall of 1909...
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Fifth Year. First Half. Second Half.
Physical Education 1 and 2 2 2
Educational Psychology 3
Kindergarten Practice b 4
Kindergarten Theory b 4 4
Pedagogy…………………………….. 3...
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tested in the subject of language arts using curriculum-based measurements. Formal research
began in February of 2011 and includes archival data from August 2010 to February 2011. The
gathered data were used to classify students as below-grade...