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Chapter 3
Multicultural Competence in Special Education
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subcultures | A culture that is associated with or part of a larger culture; a culture that is not the entire culture of a nation or other entity. Sometimes called "microculture," but a subculture is not necessarily small or a minority of a larger culture. |
| Exceptionality Group | People who share a collection of specific abilities or disabilities. |
| Curriculum-based Measurement (CBM) | A formative evaluation method designed to evaluate performance in the curriculum to which students are exposed; usually involves giving students a small sample of items from the curriculum in use in their schools. |
| Classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) | An instructional procedure in which all students in the class are involved in tutoring and being tutored by classmates on specific skills as directed by their teacher. |
| Sheltered-English Approach | A method in which language-minority students are taught all their subjects in English at a level that is modified constantly according to individuals' needs. |
| Multicultural Education | Aims to change education institutions and curricula so they will provide equal educational opportunities to students regardless to their gender, social class, ethnicity, race, disability, or other cultural identity. |
| Justice | Within the context of education means broadening students' perspectives by exposing them to different opinions with respect to real-world issues such as sexism, racism, and poverty. |
| Many nations and regions are splintered into _____. | Factions, Clans, tribes, and gangs. |