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As an Editor of the Employment Law Blog, Suzanne H. "Suzanne's wealth of experience
from her past practice as an employment attorney and from her current
human resources consulting practice offers our members an incredible
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Text Talk offers robust instruction, designed to help teachers increase
the rate of vocabulary acquisition in the primary grades, with an eye toward
helping vocabulary-deficient children catch up early to prevent later reading
comprehension difficulties .
* Professional development tools, including author research summaries, and
an implementation DVD with videos of an expert teacher modeling Text
Talk instruction in a real classroom setting .
* Text Talk students mastered a significantly higher percentage of
new words compared with the control group (37% vs.

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Risley, authors of The Social World of Children Learning to Talk, refer to the
"30 million word gap" to dramatically illustrate the disparity between
children from varying socio -economic backgrounds in terms of the total number
of words experienced by the time a child reaches his or her 3rd birthday. 15%).

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"In collaboration with the leading academic researchers in the field,
Scholastic's Text Talk meets the educational challenge of improving vocabulary
and comprehension skills for young learners with a unique program that is
engaging, interactive and fun for children," said Margery Mayer, President,
Scholastic Education.
* Engaging lesson plans for lively, direct and systematic vocabulary
instruction.

Vocabulary Gains
- Beck and McKeown's 2004 research revealed the following:
* Kindergarten children in the Text Talk group demonstrated a
significantly higher number of words learned (14 .
* First graders receiving Text Talk also significantly outperformed
the control group with higher gains in words learned (15.

For more information about Scholastic's Text Talk, including research
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President + CEO of EPS. McRae worked extensively in the area of employment and
employee benefits law, first as an associate with Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky + Walker in its Atlanta office, and subsequently in an
in-house capacity for Turner Broadcasting System and Southern Company .,
offers her professional insight into recent events in the human
resources and employment law arenas.
* Adhesive Text Talk Notes that stick to the pages of each read-aloud
book, offering point-of-use support and specific instructional language
helping teachers engage children in rich discussions about words and
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leading researcher in examining the effect of vocabulary instruction on
reading comprehension . "Scholastic is pleased to extend the benefits of Text
Talk's proven instructional approach to teachers and students in classrooms
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The program has been proven effective at building vocabulary for all
students, and, in particular, for students who enter school with limited
vocabulary experiences . Scientifically-based research revealed the following
results:

Oral Language Gains
- According to the McKeown and Beck's 2003 research, Text Talk's read-
aloud approach yielded positive results regarding language growth.

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human resources professionals. Scientific Research Proves Text Talk's Systematic Instruction
Helps Close Vocabulary Gap for At-Risk Students

SAN ANTONIO, Scholastic, the global
children's publishing, education and media company, today announced the launch
of Text Talk, a research-based vocabulary program for K-3 students that builds
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Text Talk was developed by Dr. Isabel Beck , member of the International
Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame, and Dr.
* Word Winner Chart, encouraging students to use vocabulary words in daily
conversation.
* Lending library to promote continued experiences with read-aloud books.

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("EPS"), the premier provider of nationwide employment
relations consulting, announced today that they will provide expert
advice and insight to members of the Employment Law Information
Network ("ELinfonet").

Scholastic Launches Text Talk New Research-Validated Vocabulary and Comprehension Program for Grades K-3

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However,
studies reveal a disturbing gap in word knowledge between advantaged and
disadvantaged students, one that begins before children enter school and too
often widens through the primary grades. Text Talk's unique instructional model, which
includes language-rich read-alouds, direct vocabulary instruction, and
carefully crafted instructional Talk, helps educators build students' word
knowledge and reading comprehension.25 mean words).

About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL ) is the world's largest publisher and
distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology.

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EPS will
support ELinfonet by providing expert answers to questions posted on
its online "Ask the Experts" webpage and will serve on the editorial
board of its Employment Law Blog. Our participation only highlights the
wide spectrum of employee relations information contained on the
site," concluded Ms. Vocabulary development is a critical early literacy skill.

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Text Talk enables instructors to
challenge students to actively think about and use robust vocabulary words ,
giving children valuable early experiences with spoken words so that when they
encounter them later in print they will recognize and understand them.com/texttalk .

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Scholastic's Text Talk presents an effective, proven solution to closing the
vocabulary gap and laying a strong foundation in reading comprehension.

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McRae. As required by Reading First legislation , Scholastic's
Text Talk helps teachers introduce systematic vocabulary instruction into
their curriculum."

Each of the three levels of Scholastic's Text Talk include:
* 20 Read -aloud trade books, personally selected by the authors to
maximize student Talk and to promote comprehension of the Text.
On average, children's verbal responses to questions increased from
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