Chapter 3: Understanding Diverse Literacy Needs

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

A document outlining a student's learning needs, describing the special education services that are to be provided and how the student's progress is to be monitored and assessed.

Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)

A methedology that emphasizes caring and making knowledge accessible for all students, regardless of cultural background.

Matthew Effect

A phenomenon (observes by Stanovich) that described how disparity between good and poor readers increases due to their exposure to reading.

English Language Proficiency Levels

A series of levels describing an individual's progress in speaking, reading, writing, and listening to English. The levels include entering or starting, emerging, developing, expanding, and bridging.

Diversity

A state of having differences including race, ethnicity, gender, culture, language, learning abilities, and learning styles.

Limited English Proficient Learner (LEP)

A student who is not fluent in the english language.

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

An educational right for all children outlined in Section 504 of the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Development of interpersonal, interpersonal and cognitive skills.

English-Language Learners (ELL)

Individual's who speak primary languages that are different from English, but who are also learning the English language.

Individual's with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Is a four-part piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs.

Linguistically Responsive Teaching

Methodology for teaching that uses strategies specifically designed to academically support students in learning content through English while developing proficiency.

English as A Second Language (ESL) Program

Programs providing a range of service options for English-language learners.

Intellectually Gifted Learners

Students who demonstrate exceptional abilities to learn and achieve in one or more academic areas.

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Students with disabilities should be educated with and have access to similar opportunities for non-disabled peers.

Reading Volume

The amount of reading students engage in during a period of time.