Teachers, Parents, and Reading Instruction: A Learning Alliance

This paper explores some ways in which teachers can direct the efforts of parents so children gain the best possible advantage in learning to read

FISCAL STATE POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

One of the most important measures to be taken for the development of sustainable economy in Latvia is to implement an effective fiscal policy. It means a complex and well timed use of fiscal instruments to regulate economy. Evaluating the proposals of the government and the measures taken for the stabilization of economy we can make the conclusion that they have not always been effective and economically justified. Several rearrangements in the field of planning taxes and budget have been late. The aim of the article is on the basis of the theoretical viewpoints, to undertake a critical assessment of the fiscal measures taken by the government of Latvia and to make recommendations for the improvement of the effectiveness of the fiscal policy in Latvia

The impact of Biblical preaching on the growth of the evangelical church in Kenya

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Profile Analysis of Diagnostic Reading Tests: Is It Warranted?

Through the use of various screening instruments and achievement measures, a number of children are identified as possible reading disability cases. Once identified, these children are subjected to further testing usually with a reading diagnostic test which attempts to identify specific strengths and weaknesses in performance. Discussions with school psychologists, educational diagnosticians, and teachers of children with reading disabilities suggest that much credence is still placed on profile analysis of diagnostic reading test data as suggested by their authors (Durrell, 1957: Karlsen, Madden, and Gardner, 1966) among others. Reviews by Wechsler (1974), Sattler (1974) and Hirshoren and Kavale (1977), in the area of intelligence testing, provide appropriate cautions regarding the practice of profile analysis. Since it is not unusual to find remedial programs developed at least in part on these profiles, it might be profitable to examine why profile analysis adds spurious specificity and misatriculated authority to quasi diagnostic statements

Is Response-to-Intervention Good Policy for Specific Learning Disability?

The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) established new provisions for specific learning disability (SLD) identification, including: (a) no longer requiring consideration of IQ-achievement discrepancy, and (b) permitting response-to-intervention (RTI) as part of SLD evaluation procedures. We discuss several policy implications of these new regulations by considering the original construct of SLD, the still “experimental” status and implementation of RTI, the closer alignment of RTI objectives with No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2001) than former IDEA regulations, and the shift in focus from serving as a special education identification procedure to a general education instructional procedure. We conclude by proposing several recommendations for the appropriate inclusion of both RTI and psychometric evaluation within the continuum of SLD identification procedures

CREATION OF INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR STUDY OF THE NATIONAL FISCAL SPACE

The choice and topicality of the theme is substantiated by the fact that a sustainable development of a country is affected by the policy implemented by the government. One of its main parts is the fiscal or budget policy which means the formation of the necessary funds of the revenues and expenditures to ensure the functioning of the government. Accordingly, the concept of fiscal space has been activated which is closely connected with the implementation of the instruments of fiscal policy (taxes, government expenditures, government debt). The aim of the research is to create an innovative approach to the investigation of the creation of the state fiscal space applying the simulation method in the environment of Matlab/Simulink in order to forecast the influence of the corporate income tax on the state economic and financial indicators taking into account the changes of the corporate income tax offered by the government and the Bank of Latvia. Methodology of the research implies the following activities: the identification of the concept of fiscal space and its application in the context of the influence on economy; the creation of the assessment methodology of the components of fiscal space using technological tools (data modelling in Matlab / Simulink environment)

A Time to Define: Making the Specific Learning Disability Definition Prescribe Specific Learning Disability

Unlike other special education categories defined in U.S. law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), the definition of specific learning disability (SLD) has not changed since first proposed in 1968. Thus, although the operational definition of SLD has responded to new knowledge and understanding about the construct, the formal definition has remained static for 40 years, creating a schism between theory and practice. Using concepts gleaned from the scientific study of formal and operational definitions as well as the history of another special education category (i.e., mental retardation), in this article we demonstrate why change in the SLD definition is necessary. Finally, we propose a change in the SLD definition in federal regulations to redress the disconnect between theory and practice and restore integrity to the SLD field

THE ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL APPROACHES FOR CALCULATING TURNOVER RATIOS

The methods of financial analysis are widely used to estimate a company\u27s financial position and results of business activities. Studying scientific literature of the theoretical guidelines for the financial statement analysis we can find different approaches. The aim of the research is to study methods of turnover financial ratios calculations and basing on the empirical research findings to develop the recommendations for improvement the methods for it. The authors of this paper are studying theoretically different scientist`s findings for using book value or average value of balance sheet analyzing such important ratios as turnover of companies. For the empirical research the data from annual statements of Latvian companies of manufacturing and trade branches are used. In the research the authors have applied quantitative and qualitative methods of economics such as the mathematical and the statistical methods, the ratio analysis, the graphical method, the logically – constructive methods. At the end of the research the authors give the summary of general conclusions and findings