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Welcome to the May/June 2006 edition of Connections!
It is officially summer, a busy season for you. Please turn to
Sopris West as your resource for research-based curricula,
intervention tools, assessment, and professional development
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National
Math Panel Announced, Focus on
Algebra |
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Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
announced the 17 voting members named to the first ever
National Mathematics Advisory Panel. The group, modeled after
the National Reading Panel, will examine scientific research
on mathematics instruction and learning with an emphasis on
algebra. The initial policy recommendation report is due in
January 2007 with the final report in February
2008.
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What is
the Three-tier Reading Model? |
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In literacy intervention and special education circles,
the phrase “Three-tier Reading Model” increasingly is being
used. What exactly does it mean?
Currently the University of Texas System/Texas Education
Agency is conducting research for Preventing Reading
Difficulties: A Three-tier Intervention Model, funded by the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education.
With a focus on K–3 instruction, the project is expected to
increase understanding of how to prevent reading disabilities
through early intervention and “improve early and appropriate
special education” placements.
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By the
Numbers |
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Lately, there is a lot of buzz around the spelling bee.
It’s a featured player in the current movie Akeelah and the
Bee as well as an Academy Award nominated film, an
acclaimed documentary, and an award-winning Broadway play.
Recently, the Scripps National Spelling Bee was broadcasted
for the first time on primetime. Here are some statistics for
the 79-year-old event.
- The first girl in seven years won; the second and third
place finishers also were girls
- 8 million viewers were spellbound for ABC’s primetime
broadcast
- 23,413 words featured in the Consolidated Word
List of national spelling bee words dating back to 1950
- The gender breakdown of the 81 previous winners
(includes co-champions)—42 girls and 39 boys
- First event was in 1925 with nine contestants; the 2006
event included 275 contestants, the largest number to date
Sources: The E. W. Scripps Company and Nielsen Media
Research
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