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EveryVStudentVSucceedsVActV(ESSA)V-
VAnswerVInV2015,VthisVlawVbecameVtheVprimaryVgoverningVforVschoolVfunding,Voperatio
ns,VandVaccountability.
TitleVIIIVSectionVofVESSAV-
VAnswerVRequiresVstatesVtoVuseVstandardizeVpracticeVtoVidentifyVstudentsVinVneedVofVE
nglishVlanguageVinstructionVsupport,VincludingVassessmentVinVreading,Vwriting,Vlistenin
g,VandVspeaking.
FederalVGoverningVAgencyV-
VAnswerVAVgoverningVbodyVregardingVpublicVschoolVeducationVthatVmakesVtheVlawsVan
dVregulationsVandVhasVanVimpactVonVstateVpolicies.
StateVEducationVAgencyV(SEA)V-
VAnswerVAVgoverningVbodyVthatVmustVfollowVorVbeVinVcomplianceVwithVtheVfederalVlawsV
andVregulations,VenactVtheVlaws,VandVmonitorVimplementation.
LocalVEducationVAgencyV(LEA)V-
VAnswerVAVgoverningVbodyVthatVmustVfollowVtheirVstatesVlawsVandVregulations.VPlacesV
suchVasVpublicVschoolsVandVpublicVcharterVdistricts.
HomeVLanguageVSurveyV-
VAnswerVIsVaVquestionnaireVgivenVtoVparentsVorVguardiansVthatVhelpsVschoolsVandVLoc
alVEducationVAgenciesVidentifyVwhichVstudentsVareVpotentialVEnglishVlearnersVandVwho
VwillVrequireVassessmentVofVtheVEnglishVlanguageVproficiencyVtoVdetermineVwhetherVth
eyVareVeligibleVforVlanguageVassistanceVservices.
BilingualVEducationVActVofV1967V(BEA)V-
VAnswerVAnVactVthatVwasVdesignedVtoVaddressVdismalVperformanceVandVhighVdropoutVr
atesVcausedVbyVEnglishVonlyVpoliciesVfollowingVaVdecadeVofVanti-
foreignVsentimentVthroughoutVtheVUS.V
UnderVthisVAct,VgrantsVwereVauthorizedVtoVdistributeVfundsVdirectlyVtoVschoolVdistrictVso
VthatVtheyVcouldVinvestVinVgreaterVresources,Vtraining,VandVdevelopmentVtoVteachVlangu
ageVminorityVstudentsVEnglish.
EnglishVasVaVSecondVLanguageV(ESL)VorVEnglishVLanguageVDevelopmentV(ELD)V-
VAnswerVProgramVofVtechniques,Vmethodology,VandVspecialVcurriculumVdesignedVtoVte
achVELsVstudentsVexplicitlyVaboutVtheVEnglishVlanguage,VincludingVtheVacademicVvoca
bularyVneededVtoVaccessVcontentVinstructions,VandVtoVdevelopVtheirVEnglishVlanguageV
proficiencyVinVallVfourVlanguageVdomainsV(speaking,Vlistening,Vreading,VandVwriting).V
Language(s)VusedVforVinstruction:VEnglishVwithVlittleVuseVofVtheVElsVprimaryVlanguage(s
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StructuredVEnglishVImmersionV(SEI)V-
VAnswerVProgramVdesignedVtoVimpartVEnglishVlanguageVskillsVsoVthatVtheVElsVcanVtran
sitionVandVsucceedVinVanVEnglish-onlyVclassroomVonceVproficient.V
Language(s)VusedVforVinstruction:VEnglishVwithVlittleVuseVofVtheVElsVprimaryVlanguage(s
).
TransitionalVBilingualVEducationV(TBE)VorVEarly-ExitVBilingualVEducationV-
VAnswerVProgramVthatVmaintainsVandVdevelopsVskillsVinVtheVprimaryVlanguageVwhileVint
roducing,Vmaintaining,VandVdevelopingVskillsVinVEnglish.VTheVprimaryVpurposeVofVaVTB
EVprogramVisVtoVfacilitateVtheVELsVtransitionVtoVanVall-
EnglishVinstructionalVprogram,VwhileVstudentsVreceiveVacademicVsubjectVinstructionVinV
theVprimaryVlanguageVtoVtheVextentVnecessary.V
Language(s)VusedVforVinstruction:VStudentsVprimaryVlanguageVandVEnglish.
DualVLanguageVorVTwo-WayVImmersionV-
VAnswerVBilingualVprogramVwhereVtheVgoalVisVforVtheVstudentsVtoVdevelopVlanguageVpr
oficiencyVinVtwoVlanguagesVbyVreceivingVinstructionVonVEnglishVandVanotherVanotherVla
nguageVinVaVclassroomVthatVisVusuallyVcomprisedVofVhalfVprimary-
EnglishVspeakersVandVhalfVprimaryVspeakersVofVtheVotherVlanguage.V
Language(s)VusedVforVinstruction:VEnglishVandVanotherVlanguage.
IndividualizedVEducationVPlanVorVProgramV(IEP)V-
VAnswerVAVwrittenVdocument,VdevelopedVatVaVmeetingVofVtheV(WhatVisVtheVterm?)Vteam
,VthatVdescribesVspecializedVinstructionVandVrelatedVservicesVtoVaddressVtheVstudent'sV
needsVthatVresultVfromVtheVstudent'sVdisability.VIndicatesVexactlyVhowVtheVchildVwillVrec
eiveVindividualizedVservicesVandVsupportsVprovidedVatVschool.
World-ClassVInstructionalVDesignVandVAssessmentV(WIDA)V-
VAnswerVIsVaVpartnershipVofV40VstatesVthatVdevelopedVstandardsVandVassessmentsVforV
EnglishVlearners.
WIDAVStandardsVFrameworkV-
VAnswerVDescribesVconceptualizationVofVlanguageVlearningVinVadditionVtoVtheVnatureVof
VacademicVlanguageVandVitsVrelationVtoVlanguageVdevelopment.
WIDAVCanVDoVPhilosophyV-
VAnswerVIsVbasedVonVtheVbeliefVthatVallVstudentsVbringVtoVtheirVlearningVcultural,Vexperi
ential,VandVlinguisticVpractices,Vskills,VandVwaysVofVknowingVfromVtheirVhomesVandVcom
munities.
GuidingVPrinciplesVofVLanguageVDevelopmentV-
VAnswerVRepresentsVWIDA'sVcoreVbeliefsVaboutVlanguageVdevelopmentVtheyVareVderiv
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edVfromVaVsynthesisVofVliteratureVandVresearchVrelatedVtoVlanguageVdevelopmentVandV
effectiveVinstructionalVpracticesVforVlanguageVlearners.
FeaturesVofVAcademicVLanguageVinVSocioculturalVContextsV-
VAnswerVHighlightsVacademicVlanguageVfeaturesVacrossVthreeVdimensions:Vdiscourse,
Vsentence,VandVword/phraseVandVsixVlevelsVofVlanguageVproficiencyVtakingVintoVconsid
erationVtheVvariousVcomponentsVofVtheVlearningVenvironmentV(GradeVlevelVcontent,Vpu
rposesVforVlanguageVuse,VroleVrelationshipsVwithVothers,VandVotherVfactors).
PerformanceVDefinitionsV-
VAnswerVDescribesVtheVcriteriaVofVreceptiveVlanguageV(listeningVandVreading)VandVprod
uctiveVLanguageV(speakingVandVwriting)VatVsixVlevelsVofVlanguageVproficiency.
CanVDoVDescriptorsV-
VAnswerVIllustratesVwhatVlearnersVcanVdoVatVeachVlevelVofVlanguageVproficiencyVacross
VtheVfiveVlanguageVdevelopmentVstandards.
StandardVMatricesV-
VAnswerVHelpsVeducatorsVenvisionVwhatVlanguageVdevelopmentVmightVlookVlikeVinVKV-
V12VclassroomsVacrossVlevelsVofVlanguageVproficiencyVforVeachVofVtheVfiveVstandards.
TransitionVPlanV(IEP)V-
VAnswerVWhenVaVstudentVreachesVtheVageVofV16VtheirVIEPVmustVincludeVaV(WhatVisVtheV
term?)VthatVwillVhelpVthemVprepareVforVlifeVafterVhighVschool.
S-M-A-R-TVGoalsV-VAnswerVGoalsVthatVare:VTheVBestVIEPVgoals.V
•Specific
•MeasurableV
•Attainable
•Results-Oriented
•Time-Bound
LeastVRestrictiveVEnvironmentV(LRE)V-
VAnswerVMeansVkidsVwhoVgetVspecialVeducationVshouldVbeVinVtheVsameVclassroomsVas
VotherVkidsVasVmuchVasVpossible.V
TheVIDEAVrequiresVschoolsVtoVteachVstudentsVinVaV(WhatVisVtheVterm?)
MainstreamingVClassroomV-VAnswerVIsVaVgeneralVeducationVclassroom-
VkidsVwithVanVIEPVareVintegratedVintoVtheVgeneralVeducationVclassroomVforVsomeVorVmo
stVofVtheVday.VTheyVmayValsoVhaveVsomeVinstructionVinVaVseparate,VspecialVeducationV
classroom.
InclusionVClassroomV-
VAnswerVFormerlyVreferredVtoVasVaVmainstreamingVclassroom.VIsVaVgeneralVeducationV
classroomVthatVhasVsomeVstudentsVwhoVreceiveVspecialVeducation.
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ChangeVinVPlacementV(Disciplinary)V-
VAnswerVWhenVaVchildVisVremovedVfromVschool,VwhichVpreventsVtheVchildVfromVreceivin
gVservices.
TheVremovalVfromVtheVprogramVforVmoreVthanV10VconsecutiveVdays,VaVseriesVofVremov
alsVthatVconstituteVaVpatternVorVexceedsV10VcumulativeVschoolVdays,VorVremovalVfromVa
VprogramVtoVanVinterimVandValternativeVeducationalVsetting.
ManifestationV(DeterminationVReview)-(MDR)V-
VAnswerVWhenVaVchild'sVmisbehaviorVisVcausedVbyVaVdisability,VlikeVaVlearningVorVthinki
ngVdifference.
TheVpurposeVisVtoVdetermineVwhetherVtheVoffendingVbehaviorVwasVaVmanifestationVofVt
heVstudentsVdisabilityVorVdueVtoVfailureVtoVimplementVtheVstudentsVprogram.
(MDR)VCommitteeV-
VAnswerVTheVcommitteeVforVmanifestationVdeterminationVreviewVthatVisVintendedVtoVbeV
anVinterdisciplinaryVcommittee.
InterdisciplinaryVPracticeV-
VAnswerVAVpracticeVthatVisVconductedVbyVaVgroupVofVindividualsVwhoVintegrateVmethod
s,Vdata,VandVconceptsVfromVatVleastVtwoVfieldsVinVorderVtoVdevelopVtheoriesVorVsolutions
VthatVareVbeyondVtheVconfinesVofVoneVdiscipline.
FunctionalVBehaviorVAssessmentV(FBA)V-
VAnswerVAVsystematicVmethodVofVassessmentVforVobtainingVinformationVaboutVtheVpur
posesV(functions)VaVproblemVbehaviorVservesVforVaVperson.VIsValsoVfoundedVonVtheVbe
havioralVprincipleVthatVallVbehaviorsVareVfunctionallyVrelatedVtoVtheVpersonsVenvironme
nt.
BehaviorVInterventionVPlanV(BIP)V-
VAnswerVSpecialVeducationVtermVusedVtoVdescribeVtheVwrittenVplanVusedVtoVaddressVpr
oblemVbehaviorVthatVincludesVpositiveVbehavioralVinterventions,VstrategiesVandVsuppor
t.VMayVincludeVprogramVmodificationsVandVsupplementaryVaidsVandVservices.
BoardVCertifiedVBehaviorVAnalystsV(BCBA)V-
VAnswerVBoardVCertifiedVBehaviorVAnalyst,VindpendentVpractitionerVthatVmayVworkVind
ependentlyVorVthroughVanVagency.VTheVBCBAVconductsVdescriptiveVassessment,Vfunct
ionalVanalysis,VandVprovidesVbehaviorVanalyticVservces.VOftenVserveVasVconsultants.VB
CBA'sVareVtheVonlyVindividuals'VqualifiedVtoVoverseeVBCaBAVstaffVaccordingVtoVtheVbeh
avior.V
ThisVpersonVisValsoVsomeoneVwhoVisVtrainedVandVknowledgeableVofVtheVapplicationVofV
(FBA)VandVbehavioralVtheory.VTheyVareValsoVspecificallyVtrainedVandVconductingVandVa