Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods. South Philadelphia has a mainly immigrant, working-class population, while North Philadelphia and areas west of University Park are rough and somewhat rundown. Some of the best older suburbs lie along the old Pennsylvania Railroad âMain Lineâ running to the west.
In general usage, the term direct instruction refers to (1) instructional approaches that are structured, sequenced, and led by teachers, and/or (2) the presentation of academic content to students by teachers, such as in a lecture or demonstration.
To read with joy and understanding, to learn and grow through reading, to read critically and thoughtfully are the goals of all reading programs. The way different programs approach these goals are what distinguish. one program from another. Reading Mastery incorporates perhaps the. largest variety of instructional techniques of any commercially. developed reading program available. Some programs provide a set of. instructional techniques for building comprehension skills, but omit. speciï¬c phonics instruction for decoding. Other programs feature a set of. techniques to teach decoding, but omit comprehension instruction. Reading Mastery, on the other hand, incorporates techniques for.