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  2. The Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (EGIDS), developed by Lewis and Simons (2010), measures a language's status in terms of endangerment or development. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The table below shows the various levels on the scale:

  3. 55 million books in 20 years: Governor's Early Literacy ... - AOL

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    It all began in 1995 when Dolly Parton got the idea to send free books to every kid in her East Tennessee county.Other states took note over the years and replicated Parton's program.

  4. The Early Language Milestone - Wikipedia

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    The Early Language Milestone Scale (The ELM Scale) is one of the tools for detecting and measuring language delays in children. It is one of the first lines in the investigation process in diagnosing the delay, and also one of the tools for monitoring the progression.

  5. DIBELS - Wikipedia

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    DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) is a series of short tests designed to evaluate key literacy skills among students in kindergarten through 8th grade, such as phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The theory behind DIBELS is that giving students a number of quick tests, will ...

  6. Composite Pennsylvania 11

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    Reading 4th Grade Math 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade Math 2010 Risk for Homelessness Rank: 9 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 per hour Income needed for 2-BR apartment: $16.19 per hour Households paying more than 50% of income for rent: 25% Female-headed household: 6.5% Children without health insurance: 8.2% Children in poverty (5 yr avg.): 17%

  7. Joshua Fishman - Wikipedia

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    Joshua Fishman (Yiddish: שיקל פֿישמאַן — Shikl Fishman; July 18, 1926 – March 1, 2015) was an American linguist who specialized in the sociology of language, language planning, bilingual education, and language and ethnicity.

  8. Fountas and Pinnell reading levels - Wikipedia

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    The Ontario Human Rights Commission created a giant meta-report "Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities", has in part 8 "Curriculum and instruction" devoted to criticizing whole language systems, cueing systems, and also specifically Fountas & Pinnell's balanced literacy in sections ...

  9. Emergent literacies - Wikipedia

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    Emergent literacy is a term that is used to explain a child's knowledge of reading and writing skills before they learn how to read and write words. [1] It signals a belief that, in literate society, young children—even one- and two-year-olds—are in the process of becoming literate. [2]