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think aloud

Instructional strategy in which a person verbalizes the mental strategies he or she is using to comprehend a text while reading; usually characterized by reading a piece of text aloud, stopping to note the questions one asks oneself or note observations being made, and then continuing to read; models comprehension strategies that expert readers are known to have and struggling readers are known to lack.

Title 1

Formal title is Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; part of the U.S. federal education legislation that appropriates funds designed to ensure that "all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments." (U.S. Department of Education)

transfer of learning

The ability to take previously learned knowledge or skills and apply them to new situations; an essential cognitive function of learning.

transparency

The degree to which policies, processes, and organizational activities are open, accessible, and understandable to students, teachers, community, members, school boards, and the general public.