Chapter 7 and 8 in ECE today

warmth

Displaying or exhibiting kindness and genuine affection

Elementary and Secondary education act (ESEA)

Federal legislation that funds mainly elementary and secondary education.

Title 1

section of the elementary and secondary education act (ECEA) that provides monies to supplement the education of children from low-income families.

intentional teaching

the process of teaching children the skills they need for success based on specific goals and standards

Sure start

A department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) program based on the head start program model for command-sponsored children at overseas installations.

migrant family

A family with school-aged children that moves from one geographic location to another to engage in agricultural work

Early Head Start

A federal program serving pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families.

center-based child care

Child care and education provided in a facility other than a home

No Child left Behind Act (NCLB)

Federal law passed in 2001 that has significantly influenced early childhood education.

family child care

Home-based care and education provided by a nonrelative outside the child's home; also known as family care

Economic opportunity Act of 1964 (EOA)

Implemented several social programs to promote the health, education, and general welfare of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Head Start

One of the longest running programs to address systemic poverty in the United States.

seasonal family

a family with children who are engaged primarily in seasonal agricultural labor and who have not changed their residence to another geographic location in the preceding two-year period.

Migrant and seasonal head start :(

a federal program designed to provide educational and other services to children and families who earn income in agricultural work.

data-driven instruction

a type of teaching in which analysis of assessment data is used to make decisions about how to best meet the instructional needs of each child.

vertical planning

collaboratively planning with teachers in grades below and above that which you teach.

horizontal planning

collaboratively planning with your grade-level colleagues.

Head start program performance standards

federal guidelines for head start and early head start, designed to ensure that all children and families receive high-quality services.

Common core state standards

national benchmarks in math and English created to have uniformity no matter where students attend public schools.

standards

statements of what students should know and be able to do

alignment

the arrangement of standards, curriculum, and tests so that they complement one another

curriculum alignment

the process of making sure that the content of what curriculum matches what the standards say students should know and be able to do.