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AJ TaylorFebruary 13, 2021Last Updated: February 28, 2021
Read Across Iowa will launch March 1 and begin a month-long celebration to bring the joys of reading to area kids of all ages. Agriculturally themed Read Across Iowa events will be held across the state and will feature books and materials about agriculture that will appeal to all readers.
“Starting at birth, reading to children is an investment with a life-long return,” said Constance Beecher, an associate professor of education and extension specialist at Iowa State University. “Early reading and talking with children is essential to a strong start in life.”
Research shows that one of the strongest predictors of school success is reading to children and having books in the home, Beecher said. Children who read and listen to books hear a greater variety of words – up to 50% more – leading to a better vocabulary than those who watch media. Children raised in homes with more than 500 books spent three years longe
In whose interest is it to destroy South Africaâs intelligence capacity?
By Opinion
BB Senokoane
After watching the Zondo Commission on the issues relating to the State Security Agency, I came to a wake-up call that we do not have state or national security, we are a vulnerable nation.
I am not here to justify the possible abuse and abuse of state agencies and resources, but rather I am moving from a view that state security and state secrets and must be protected by all cost and any means necessary. I want to qualify my statement by saying, if and when there is or might have been an abuse of State Security Agency, this must be made a private matter and in there should be a private tribunal or private courts to handle such matters.
Filed in Administrative, Faculty on January 15, 2021
Texas Tech University invites nominations and applications for an innovative and engaged leader to serve as the founding School Director of the forthcoming School of Financial Planning. The Department of Financial Planning at Texas Tech University is widely recognized as the leader in financial planning education. This reputation was earned through years of innovation and excellence in the field leading to the first and forthcoming School of Financial Planning. Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their accomplishments both in and out the classroom, students are actively involved and highly successful in national competitions, and many alumni are recognized leaders in the professional community. The School has a broad range of successful programs and is in constant pursuit of new opportunities that support its goals of solidifying financial planning as a highly desired and sought-after educational opportunity
A BANGOR University professor is to be awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) after being included on the New Year Honours List. Professor Alexander (Sandy) Toogood, an Honorary Professor at Bangor University’s School of Education, has been rewarded for services to people with intellectual disabilities. Prof Toogood, from Ruthin, a former senior lecturer in Behavioural Analysis and is now honorary professor in the School of Education. He said: “Receiving an award is a humbling experience for most and very often a stimulus for reflecting on the wonderful work being done by one’s friends and colleagues. Increasingly, people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities are finding new ways to contribute to society, which is more inclusive now than when I started in the field forty years ago.