Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 06 - Government of Schools
Article 4 - District Reading Intervention Services and Strategies
4 AAC 06.490 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 06.490
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) In 4 AAC 06.400 - 4 AAC 06.490,
(1)
"culturally responsive" has the meaning given in
AS
14.60.010;
(2) "measurable evidence of proficiency"
(A) means direct proof of student
proficiency, including audio or video of a student performing a skill and data
from a free online literacy assessment based on the science of
reading;
(B) does not include
worksheets, parent testimonials, or anecdotal notes and
observations;
(3)
"multi-tiered system of support" means the practice of providing high-quality
tiered instruction and interventions that
(A)
are based on the science of reading;
(B) are matched to student need;
(C) include monitoring student progress
frequently to make decisions about changes in instruction or goals;
and
(D) include applying student
response data to important educational decisions;
(4) "parent" or "guardian" has the meaning
given in AS 14.60.010. (b) In
AS
14.30.760 -
14.30.780 and
4
AAC 06.400 -
4
AAC 06.490, "dyslexia" means a specific learning
disability that
(1) is neurobiological in
origin;
(2) is characterized by
difficulties
(A) with accurate or fluent word
recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities; and
(B) that typically result from a deficit in
the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to
other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction;
and
(3) may have
secondary consequences that include problems in reading comprehension and
reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background
knowledge.
Authority:AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
AS 14.30.765
AS 14.30.775
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