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‘Persons may have (literacy skills).’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ have.v (:q det (nn literacy.n (plur skill.n)))]

Learned by Reading

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Obviously we all have a personal obligation to turn off the TV and read to our own children; but beyond that, participating in a literacy program, working with parents who themselves may have difficulty reading, helping their children with their literacy skills, can make a huge difference in a child’s life.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The found that “The results suggest that children’s sensitivity to both dynamic auditory and visual stimuli are related to their literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sister Val, who has been actively involved in teaching on Indian Reservations for 23 years, is a deeply committed teacher of the “Adult Ed’ ’ component of the FACE Program… working directly with the parents of the children to help them obtain their GED certification, or simply improve their literacy skills and get them better prepared for more advanced education and / or certain employment opportunities.
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In Wikipedia:

The project is certainly a family and community project in hopes to connect in unity with compassion to make the life of a young Navajo child enjoy reading, while to increase and improve their literacy skills in areas such as vocabulary, comprehension, phonemic awareness, alphabetic principles, fluency, oral language and phonics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They’re all for resource – type positions, working with struggling? elementary students to help improve their literacy skills, which is pretty much what I did at my last job, back in Halifax.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This study looked at preschool and early – school – aged children to determine whether there were differences between hyperopic and emmetropic children in their emergent literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Since children usually spend great deal of their time watching television, it can influence their literacy skills.
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In Wikipedia:

This program trains teenage volunteers to work with pre – readers to enhance their literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The federal Government works in partnership with provinces, territories, business and voluntary organizations across the country to help Canadians improve their literacy skills and build better lives.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This new approach to learning allows learners to apply their basic literacy skills to real – world situations so they can gain the confidence and skills to be successful.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The resources will all enable children, and also older learners, to develop their literacy skills while at the same time having lots of fun.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They recognize the need to improve their literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“RIF’s new relationship with AudibleKids is especially exciting because it’s a generation – relevant way to motivate children to read and improve their literacy skills.”
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In Wikipedia:

The “’SAGE Youth Program ’” gives students an opportunity to develop and improve their basic literacy skills by working one – on – one with trained and devoted volunteers once a week.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Before we read The Arrival, we practiced our visual literacy skills with the online activity, “Scrutinize a Bearden’ ’ (this website).
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In Wikipedia:

A local adult education program in every county provides academic instruction in reading, writing, math, science and social studies to help adults improve their literacy skills, earn a GED, prepare for college and employment and learn English as a second language.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ve been mulling this? over the last 24 hrs and have been wondering if the English course will adapt and have students complete tasks that assess their digital literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It focuses on how children in America are being neglected when it comes to being pushed to improve their literacy skills.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sale Price: $ 36.63, Vendor: this website Full Details Designed for helping kindergartners and first – graders who need extra work on their early literacy skills, this proven plan for teaching phonological awareness is a teacher’s best friend.
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Queried on 2013-05-25.