purpose of the RTI initiative is two-fold, with the first being the provision of high-quality educational services and the second being the screening of all young learners in general education classrooms (What is RTI?, 2016). The evolution of the RTI initiative was based on early experiences with differentiated instruction as an alternative to conventional practices. In this regard, Fisher and Frey (2010) report that, "In many schools, instruction and time are constant -- they do not vary on a student-by-student basis. RTI was designed as a way to encourage teachers to vary instruction and time to create a constant level of learning" (2010, p. 15).… Continue Reading...
Personal philosophy of education statement
Although the settings that are used to deliver educational services today differ markedly from those used a century ago, the fundament purpose of education has remained essentially the same: to provide young learners with the academic background and experiences they need to become contributing citizens to American society (Stone, 2014). The introduction of numerous technological innovations in recent years, though, has also resulted in growing numbers of educators questioning the efficacy of conventional pedagogy that ignores the ability of students to locate information instantaneously online about the 50 state capitals, the names of all the presidents, how far… Continue Reading...
Along with an improvement and strengthening of counseling services, GAP needs to improve their educational services. GAP staff must understand the literacy needs of the current GAP students. Literacy and language barriers are a main education-based problem for Karen refugee students. Introducing new literacy practices can help improve outcomes. One article noted the efficacy of literacy practices where students write out words and discuss them among classmates (Genlott & Gronlund, 2013).
Another study aimed to identify a way to establish a framework for the delivery of health services to newly arrived refugee children (Woodland et al., 2015). The framework included identifying and assessing for… Continue Reading...
