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remedial reading
1. specialized reading instruction adjusted to the needs of a student who does not perform satisfactorily with regular reading instruction. 2. intensive, specialized reading instruction for students r [..]
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multisensory approach
an instructional approach in which the teacher uses more than one of the learners senses to teach a particular lesson.
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nonreader
n. 1. a person who is unable to read even after extensive instruction; one who fails to learn to read. 2. one with an extremely severe reading disability. 3. an illiterate 4. one who knows how to read [..]
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accommodation
n. something that meets a need.
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ACRONYM
n. a word formed from the initial letters of a name, as in NIFL for National Institute for Literacy
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active reading
constructing meaning from text by transforming and integrating textual information into existing networks of knowledge and experience.
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adult basic education
a term applied to "the education of adults in the areas of primary knowledge such as literacy and numeracy, of social and life skills, and of understanding of community life necessary to responsi [..]
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adult literacy
a level of literacy that enables a person in or about to enter the workforce to function effectively both as an individual and as a member of society; functional adult literacy. Note: "The issue [..]
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basic literacy
communicative competence in an oral culture that does not have a writing system. See also literacy.
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basic skills
a general term referring primarily to cognitive and language-related skills such as speaking, listening, reading, writing, and mathematics, which are needed for many school learning tasks.
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