NYSTCE EAS (NYSTCE) flashcards
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- Equity in education
- Providing resources and support according to students' individual needs so all can access learning, rather than giving identical support to every student.
- Stereotype threat
- Anxiety that one's performance might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group, which can lower test performance.
- Funds of knowledge
- Skills and knowledge students develop in their families and communities that teachers can incorporate as instructional resources.
- Culturally responsive teaching
- Instruction that uses students' cultural experiences and references to make learning relevant while maintaining high expectations.
- Deficit thinking
- Interpreting student differences as deficiencies; it can lower teacher expectations and lead to inappropriate referrals.
- Acculturation
- The process of adapting to a new culture; students may adapt at different rates in home and school settings.
- Equality versus equity
- Equality gives everyone the same resources; equity distributes resources based on need to create fair opportunities.
- Family language access
- Schools must communicate with parents in a language they understand, using interpreters when needed for meaningful participation.
- BICS
- Basic interpersonal communication skills; conversational language that typically develops in one to three years of exposure.
- CALP
- Cognitive academic language proficiency; academic language that typically takes five to seven years to develop with support.
- Comprehensible input
- Language and content presented at a level students can understand with support, such as visuals, gestures, and scaffolding.
- SIOP model
- Sheltered instruction framework with components such as building background, comprehensible input, interaction, and review and assessment.
- Language objective
- A lesson goal specifying the academic language functions or forms students will use to learn content.
- NYSITELL
- New York State English language proficiency identification test administered to potential ELLs after the Home Language Questionnaire.
- NYSESLAT
- New York State annual English language proficiency test used to measure ELLs' progress and determine exit eligibility.
- Language difference versus disability
- A student's limited English should not alone indicate a disability; assessment must distinguish normal second-language acquisition from a learning disorder.
- Least restrictive environment
- The requirement that students with disabilities be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
- Free appropriate public education
- IDEA guarantee of special education and related services designed to meet a student's needs at public expense.
- Individualized Education Program
- A written plan for a student eligible for special education, including present levels, annual goals, services, and progress monitoring.
- Section 504 plan
- Accommodations for a student whose disability substantially limits a major life activity; specialized instruction is not always required.
- Accommodation versus modification
- Accommodations change how a student accesses content; modifications change what content or performance is expected.
- Universal Design for Learning
- Instructional framework using multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression to support diverse learners.
- Response to Intervention
- A tiered prevention framework using research-based interventions and progress monitoring before or alongside referral for special education.
- Manifestation determination
- A review deciding whether a student's behavior leading to discipline is related to the student's disability or inadequate services.
- Mandated reporting
- Legal duty of teachers to report reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect to designated child protective authorities.
- FERPA
- Federal law protecting education records and generally requiring parental consent before disclosure, with specified exceptions.
- Due process hearing
- Formal procedure allowing parents or districts to resolve disputes about special education identification, evaluation, or services.
- Prior written notice
- Written notice schools must give parents before proposing or refusing to change a student's special education identification, evaluation, or placement.
- Confidentiality of records
- Student education records may be shared only with school officials who have a legitimate educational interest.
- Co-teaching
- Two or more educators jointly planning, instructing, and assessing a shared group of students, often general and special educators.
- Professional development
- Ongoing learning activities that help teachers maintain certification and improve instruction based on student needs.
- Duty to supervise
- Teachers must reasonably monitor students to prevent harm and are responsible for foreseeable risks during school activities.