♦ Escrito por Cynthia Hobbs y Stefan Wright* Cynthia Hobbs, Stefan Wright y Harris Keefa visitando la construcción del Marriott Courtyard Hotel en New Kingston. Algunas veces, una oportunidad le puede cambiar la vida a una persona. Este parece ser el caso de Harris Keefa de Kingston, Jamaica. Keefa participó en un entrenamiento para aprender a trabajar acero … [Lee más...] about De niños a hombres
From boys to men
♦ By Cynthia Hobbs and Stefan Wright* . Sometimes one opportunity can change a person’s life. That seems to be the case for Mr. Keefa Harris of Kingston, Jamaica. Keefa received training in steel work under an IDB-funded Citizen Security & Justice Program. His interest and dedication set him apart as a star participant. … [Lee más...] about From boys to men
Háblale a tu bebé
A los niños se les enseña formalmente a leer en el primer año de primaria. Sin embargo, aprender a leer no se logra de la noche a la mañana, sino que requiere del dominio de habilidades pre-lectoras que se empiezan a desarrollar desde los primeros meses de vida. Por esa razón, para mejorar la capacidad lectora de los estudiantes hay que promover estas habilidades desde antes de … [Lee más...] about Háblale a tu bebé
Talk to your baby
* By Catalina Covacevich Children formally learn to read in first grade. However, this is not achieved overnight. Instead it requires the mastery of pre-reading skills that begin to develop in the first months of life. For that reason, we should promote these skills before entering school. In that way, we can improve the reading ability of students. … [Lee más...] about Talk to your baby
Why Girls Do Better
Girls outperform boys in high school and are more likely to persist in and graduate from college and earn graduate degrees. To understand why this is happening, new research by DiPrete and Buchmann suggests you need to look no further than 8th grade grades. Girls start school more ready to learn than boys. By kindergarten, girls are substantially more attentive, eager to … [Lee más...] about Why Girls Do Better
