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This document discusses how a reading program called Reading Plus is helping students at West Port High School in Florida improve their reading skills. The principal says Reading Plus allows students to exceed expectations and achieve higher scores on standardized tests. It targets specific weaknesses and helps students progress beyond grade level to prepare for college. Both the principal and a teacher who was named Reading Teacher of the Year see Reading Plus changing students' lives by motivating them to read more each day.
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Many children today are not getting enough daily exercise and nutrients needed to build strong bones. Approximately 32% of American children are overweight or obese due to increased technology use and less outdoor play. The AAOS recommends that parents ensure children get at least 30-60 minutes of physical activity per day, eat a diet high in calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin C, and do strength training exercises to help build stronger bones and reduce obesity and osteoporosis risks later in life.
KatyPerryIG
Katy Perry and Staples have donated $1 million to support classrooms as teachers often spend hundreds of their own money on school supplies each year. They encourage people to donate themselves at Staplesforstudents.com to further help teachers and students. Katy Perry and Staples are teaming up to provide financial support for classrooms.
InnerEngineering
The document discusses improving sleep quality and overall health. It states that many people struggle with insomnia and other sleep disorders. It then introduces the Inner Engineering program, which features meditation techniques like Shambhavi Kriya. Research on Shambhavi Kriya shows it can significantly improve sleep quality - participants fell asleep faster, had more restful REM sleep, and symptoms of insomnia decreased. The program aims to not only enhance sleep but also reduce stress and promote feelings of rest throughout the day, leading to benefits like improved immune function and mental well-being.
HumanaTelemedicine
Telemedicine allows patients to access healthcare providers remotely through mobile apps or online video calls, providing convenience and potentially lowering costs compared to in-person visits. It is being offered more through health insurance plans to treat minor illnesses and connect with doctors without needing to visit urgent care. While not replacing regular doctors, telemedicine gives patients access to care anywhere by connecting with licensed providers in under 5 minutes on average. It is a good option for non-emergency issues like colds or headaches.
EducationalGifts
This document discusses giving children experiential gifts for the holidays that encourage learning new skills instead of toys. It suggests that experiences help children's education by allowing them to apply skills learned in school. The vice president of Education at Sylvan Learning encourages giving gifts like cooking classes, STEM classes through Sylvan, music lessons, or sports classes. These types of classes teach useful skills while incorporating math, science, problem solving and more. They are described as gifts that are special for both the child and entire family.
CrizalforKids
80% of a child's learning is visual, yet 35% of children have never seen an eye doctor. It is important to get yearly eye exams for children and equip them with glasses if needed. Children's lenses get dirty, scratched, and strained from glare easily. Essilor's Crizal for Kids lenses are smudge-resistant, anti-glare, durable, and offer unlimited replacements to help children see better at school. They also provide strong UV protection, as children spend more time outside exposed to the sun's UV rays compared to adults. This helps reduce risks of permanent eye damage from UV and blue light from digital devices.
CancerInsurance
This document discusses health insurance options for childhood cancer survivors. It notes that having health insurance is critical for cancer survivors to ensure continuous coverage and avoid being denied for pre-existing conditions. It provides several options for health insurance, including staying on a parent's plan until age 26, employer-provided insurance, group insurance through organizations, state/federal programs like Medicaid, prescription drug discount programs, individual policies, and learning more at beyondthecure.org. The key message is that childhood cancer survivors should fully understand their health insurance rights and responsibilities to maintain dependable coverage.
ByeDeskPhone
A survey by communications company Dialpad found that the traditional desk phone is becoming obsolete as more employees work remotely. The survey found that 80% of companies rely on remote workers and 67% allow employees to work from home. As remote and flexible work increases, the need for desk phones is decreasing. Dialpad offers cloud-based phone, video, and messaging services to replace desk phones and allow communication from any location. They predict that desk phones will disappear completely from offices within 3 years as remote work continues to grow.
BringParks2You
Most Americans agree that spending time outdoors can improve both physical and mental health by reducing stress, benefiting mental well-being, and leading to a longer, healthier life. However, many Americans spend over 90% of their time indoors due to work and other obligations. A recent survey found that activities like watching sunrises, bringing nature into the workplace, visiting national park museums, eating meals outside, gardening, and hiking can help increase levels of nature engagement and connect people with the mental and physical health benefits of the natural world.
AspenGetsIt
Aspen Dental has launched a campaign called "What would it take to get you to go to the dentist?" to address barriers that prevent Americans from visiting the dentist regularly. As part of the campaign, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and fellow driver Danica Patrick surprised race fans at Talladega Superspeedway by fulfilling some of their wishes of things that would motivate them to go to the dentist, such as gifts of a car, boat, or helicopter ride directly to the dentist office. The campaign aims to show that Aspen Dental understands barriers patients face and is willing to make dentistry easier to improve dental health.
AntiBackFlow
Dentists have become more focused on infection control over the decades, employing stricter methods like routine glove, mask, and gown use. However, backflow from saliva evacuation systems poses a cross-contamination risk by potentially allowing fluid from previous patients to enter the current patient's mouth. A new disposable valve called the DOVE Backflow Prevention Valve addresses this issue by only allowing one-way suction flow to prevent backflow, providing a new level of safety. Dentists can easily attach and discard the valves between patients in seconds rather than spending over 10 minutes sterilizing traditional metal valves.
AneurysmAwareness
Lisa Colagrossi, a journalist, died suddenly from a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2015. Her husband Todd Crawford created The Lisa Colagrossi Foundation to increase awareness of brain aneurysms after realizing how little was known about the condition and its symptoms. The Foundation has since helped save lives by educating people about risk factors for brain aneurysms like high blood pressure, smoking, and family history, as well as common warning signs like the worst headache of a person's life. Their goal is to help more people recognize the signs of brain aneurysms so treatment can be sought to prevent further rupturing.
AgeWithOptimism
A new Humana survey found that optimism seems to be key for mental and physical health in aging Americans over 60. The survey found that those who rated themselves as very optimistic about aging tended to be the most physically and socially active, and reported fewer physically unhealthy days. They also felt younger than their actual age. However, a separate study by Humana and USC found that media portrayals of those over 60 are often inaccurate and ageist, with characters facing demeaning references to their age. These negative perceptions from a lack of representation and ageist media portrayals may negatively impact the health of aging Americans by dampening optimism.
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ReadingPrincipal
- 1. (NU) - While parents may un- derstand the importance of reading to their kids at an early age, not all children are born bookworms. In fact, according to a report re- leased last year by Common Sense Media, adolescents aren’t reading for fun much anymore and their reading achievement hasn’t in- creased for more than two decades. Among the findings: girls tend to read 10 minutes longer than boys; and adolescents read more than teenagers. And yet, one high school is challenging and exceeding this re- search by promoting and using a reading program that is not only helping its students understand and comprehend literature, but moti- vating them to read more. Reading Plus (www.reading- plus.com) is an online reading pro- gram that changes how, what, and why students read, and according to Jayne Ellspermann, the 2015 National Principal of the Year at West Port High School in Ocala, Fla., is helping her students to de- velop a confidence in reading that wasn’t there before. “We have students who have mastered their basic needs, but what we really appreciate about Reading Plus is the opportunity for students, once they’re em- powered, to exceed what we would have thought was their po- tential as they progress through this program,” says Ellspermann. “As they are empowered, as they increase their reading po- tential, we are able to leverage Reading Plus to allow these stu- dents to become college ready, to increase their ACT and SAT scores, so that the possibilities for our students are limitless.” The program targets specific skill gaps and helps to push stu- dents to meet their goals. In ad- dition to developing basic pro- ficiency, the program can help students move beyond grade- level reading and advance to- ward college-readiness. Ellspermann hopes that through the use of the Reading Plus program, students will be empowered and inspired to pick up a book prior to National Reading Day on January 22 (http://national-reading-day.org). “Reading Plus is changing lives one student at a time every single day,” says Natasha Murphy, the 2014 Florida Reading Associ- ation High School Reading Teacher of the Year “I’m able to see this change in my students dai- ly. And it’s an amazing thing.” For more information, visit www.readingplus.com. Reading Program Is ‘Changing Lives One Student at a Time’ EDUCATION NewsUSA Make reading fun again. NewsUSA