It is referred to state or district tests because schools, principals, teachers, and (sometimes) students are rewarded or sanctioned based upon their results.
It is an approach to teaching children important reading skills. It complements the existing reading curriculum by providing research-validated learning strategies through peer-mediated instruction (i.e., peer pairing, peer tutoring).
Its effectiveness is supported by rigorous research. In other words, research shows that the practice or program works.
Problems with grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling can be resolved through ___________.
Any device or service that helps a student with a disability to meet his or her individualized education program goals and to participate in the general education setting to the greatest possible extent.
It describes the requirements of the assignment and outlines the points the student will receive based on the quality of his or her work. The teacher can give students the ___________ in advance to help them to understand the requirements and expectations for the assignment.
This reliance on understanding and using rich language explains why _____________________ plays such a critical role in children ’ s success in school.
It is a framework for planning and delivering instruction in content areas such as science, history, and mathematics to English language learners as well as other students.
It is the process of transferring one’s thoughts and ideas into words and putting those words on paper. These skills are basic writing skills—primarily handwriting and spelling—and proficient writing requires a mastery of them.
This law requires that special education practices be included in standards-based reform.
It is a school’s plan of instruction: how, when, and what students will be taught, what content will be covered, and what students ought to have learned after they’ve completed a specific course or grade.
In this approach, struggling students’ skills are monitored to determine whether they show adequate growth (referred to as responsiveness) following the implementation of high-quality instruction.
The ability to use proper grammar is necessary if students are to communicate effectively through written language.
A statement of the child’s present levels of educational performance, including how the child’s disability affects his or her involvement in the general curriculum.
They identify the expected understandings and skills needed for content standards by grade level and are tracked according to predetermined time intervals.
The implementation of a practice or program as intended by the researchers or developers is referred to as ______________.
The overarching idea of _______________ is that buildings and tools should be accessible to everyone—those with and those without disabilities.
PALS incorporates a(n) ______________________, a friendly classroom competition in which pairs are assigned to one of two teams and earn points through participation.
I is not a single strategy but rather a framework that teachers can use to implement a variety of strategies, many of which are evidence-based.
It is a writing process that allows the writer to consider the content, quality, and clarity of his or her composition. This process can involve rearranging the order of the text or expanding ideas.