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LABORATORIES AND APPARATUS.
The Laboratories are located in the Science Building.
The biological laboratory is provided with compound microscopes, dissecting microscopes, accessory...
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LABORATORIES AND APPARATUS.
The laboratories are located in the Science building.
The Biological Laboratory is provided with compound microscopes, dissecting microscopes, accessory instruments, and chemical reagents. The dissecting...
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Elementary Zoology: This is a thoroughly practical course for teachers, and little. attention is given to those subjects which the teacher cannot use in common school work. Burnett's Zoology is used.
3 hours per week,...
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a few carefully selected groups of facts taking the place of the more vague and general consideration of the great mass of history.
3 hours per week throughout the year.
History of Education.-Lectures, discussions,...
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a few carefully selected groups of facts taking the place of the more vague and general consideration of the great mass of history.
Three hours per week throughout the year.
NOTE.-European and English History may...
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General History. The work of this course is based on original documents and extracts from contemporaneous writers. While the ground usually gone over in General History is covered, certain great movements and important...
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
Mr. Smith.
Elementary Physics. Recitations and laboratory work. The recitations are accompanied by numerous lecture-table experiments, which fully illustrate the subject matter of the lessons....
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The buildings are thoroughly modern in every respect, being commodious, well lighted, and provided with the best system of heating and ventilation.
The athletic grounds are laid out, planned after the Stadium at St. Louis...
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The athletic grounds are laid out, planned after the Stadium at St. Louis Exposition of 1904.
LABORATORIES AND APPARATUS.
The laboratories are located in the Science building.
The Biological Laboratory is provided...
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures...
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school connection and the HLEs of these students are just some of the reasons for these
remarkable academic achievements.
Delimitations
This study did not collect data from any schools other than Dixie Sun Elementary. It
focused on ELLs in the...
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discovery that emerged from this qualitative study were the differences in the amounts of literacy
activities that took place per hour. For example, even though these families were all from low-
SES backgrounds, researchers categorized them into...
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when they enter school compared to children from poor HLEs. However, those children from
low-SES families and ethnic backgrounds had the most variability of literacy experiences in the
home environment. “Relating these profiles to SES and...
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students’ investment in school learning appears to increase” (Haneda, 2006, p. 343). ELLs can
then feel safe to learn in this type of school environment as it allows them become active readers
and writers when exposed to new texts.
It is not...
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English language proficiency and literacy skills, and were based on a 5-point scale: pre-emergent
= 1, emergent = 2, intermediate = 3, advanced = 4, and fluent = 5.
Table 1
Student Participant Selection Based on CRT and UALPA Scores
CRT...
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perspective about the HLEs of ELLs from low-SES families. The instruments used to collect
data for this study are located in Appendices A through D.
The tasks that were completed in sequential order to accomplish the purpose of the...
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the questionnaires truthfully; therefore, a more comprehensive study that included follow-up
qualitative measures was needed in order to balance the data. Lastly, conducting a home visit, a
qualitative approach, created a window into the lives...
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Chapter 4
Results
Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used for data collection in this
research project to answer questions about the high degree of variability in HLEs among ELLs
from low-SES families. Investigative measures,...
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are working. The children speak Spanish to their parents, and both English and Spanish to each
other. While the interview is conducted in Spanish with the mom, she mentioned that she is
learning English from her children and likes to practice...
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Quantitative Data: Language and Literacy in the School
All of the high ELLs preferred to speak only English with their peers at school. More
than half of low ELLs preferred to speak both English and Spanish (see Table 6). The majority of
low...