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The integration of all students, regardless of their background or abilities, in all aspects of the educational process.
What is inclusion?
At least this many languages are spoken in homes in the United States.
What is 350?
The officially recognized sign language with a complex grammar and a well-regulated syntax.
What is American Sign Language?
This is the most common religion in the USA.
What is Protestantism?
Examples include Pacific Islander, African American, and Asian American.
What is panethnic membership?
An ongoing physical, mental, or emotional condition that can make it difficult for a person to perform activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, or remembering.
What is a disability?
This SES class has an income range from $52,698-$129,006 and makes up 40% of the employed population.
What is the middle class?
This occurs when a classroom teacher collaborates with a team of specialists providing services for a student.
The age children learn their gender and begin to exhibit stereotypical behaviors.
What is 5-6 years?
These three things are shared by an ethnic group.
What are a culture, a country of heritage, and a sense of common destiny?
The differences in academic achievement, especially as measured on standardized tests, among groups of students based on their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, native languages, gender, and exceptionalities.
What is achievement gap?
What is ESL, English as a second language?
The policy that ensures all students, regardless of cultural background and family circumstances, would be provided access to similar educational opportunities.
What is equal educational opportunity?
When instruction is not based on or related to religion.
What is secular?
A pedagogy that recognizes, values, and incorporates the cultures of students in the learning and teaching process.
What is culturally relevant/responsive teaching?
The state of fairness and justice across individuals and groups.
What is equity?
Programs that incorporate English and the native language of students in classroom instruction.
What is bilingual education?
A program designed to meet the needs of a child eligible for special education services.
What is an Individualized Education Program or IEP?
These three things are unaffected by gender.
What are verbal abilities, science aptitude, and mathematical aptitude?
This includes diversity, social justice, and equality.
What is the core of multicultural education?
How characteristics such as levels and rank within the social class structure are classified.
What is social stratification?
This is what the majority of the USA population use for official and formal communication.
What is Standard English?
This is promoted as a means to identify special education students.
What is RTI or Response to Intervention?
This was created to prevent discrimination so that females and males have equal educational opportunities.
What is Title IX programs?
A value system in which justice for all people, equality, and fairness are valued and promoted.
What is social justice?