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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assimilation | The process of acquiring a culture |
| James Bank | Focuses specifically on developing a multicultural curriculum |
| Bilingual Education | Educational programs in which students or limited or no English-speaking ability attend classes taught in their native language |
| Cultural Difference theory | Theory that asserts that academic problems can be overcome if educators study and meditate the cultural gap separating school and home |
| Cultural Pluralism | Acceptance and encouragement of cultural diversity |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching | Recognizing that students learn in different ways, and that effective teachers recognize and respond to those differences |
| Culture | A set of learned beliefs, values, and behaviors |
| Deficit Theory | Theory that asserts that the values, language patterns, and behaviors that children from certain racial and ethnic groups bring to school put them at an educational disadvantage |
| Demographic Forecasting | Study and predictions of people and their vital statistics |
| Dual-Language Instruction | |
| English as a Second Language | An immersion approach to bilingual education that removes students from the regular classroom to provide instruction in English |
| English language learners | Students whose native language is not English and are learning to speak and write English |
| English-only movement | Those who support this movement feel that English is a unifying national bond that preserves our common culture |
| Ethnicity | Refers to shared common cultural traits such as language, religion, and dress |
| Expectation Theory | Theory that holds that a student 's academic performance can be improved if a teacher's attitudes and beliefs about that student's academic potential are modified |
| Generalizations | Broad statements about a group that offer information, clues, and insights that can help a teacher plan more efficiently |
| Immersion | Bilingual education model that teaches students with limited English by using a sheltered or simplified English vocabulary, yet teaching in English and not in the other language |
| Gloria Ladson-Billings | Developed three promising culturally responsive principles for teaching not only African American children but others as well |
| Language Submersion | A sink or swim approach where the teacher only teaches English and if the the student does or doesn't learn |
| Lau vs Nichols | A case between Kinney Lau and 1800 other Chinese students who were failing their courses because they could not understand English |
| maintenance (development) approach | Bilingual model that emphasizes the importance of acquiring English while maintaining competence in the native language |
| Multicultural education | |
| Multiracial | Term that peters to people whose ancestry consists of more than one race |
| Carlos Julius Ovando | A Nicaragua and was anxious to show his teachers what he knew |
| Race | Refers to a group of individuals sharing common genetic attributes, physical appearance, and ancestry |
| Stereotypes | Absolute statements applied to all members of a group, suggesting that members of a group have a fixed, often inherited set of characteristics |
| Stereotype Threat | A measure of how social context, such as self-image, trust in others, and a sense of belonging, can influence academic performance |
| Transitional Approach | Uses the native language as a bridge to English language instruction |
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