CLD 241 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Terms

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 241
• Professor: Rita Baron- Faust

Document Summary

Case manager the member of the ipp team who assumes responsibility for coordination of the program and services for the child. Cultural mediators- individuals who help mediate between the culture of the school and the culture of the family; they share information and enhance understandings so that the family can participate fully in the assessment and education process. Culturally competent/ sensitive classroom activities, materials and curricula that acknowledge and respect the different ethnicities that are represented in the classroom and the community. Empowerment planning and carrying out intervention activities in ways that pass as much control and decision making as possible on to the family. Failure to thrive refers to undersized infants whose bodies, for various reasons (organis, genetic or environmental) either do not receive or cannot use the nurturance necessary for proper growth and development. Family uniqueness a perspective that recognizes that every family is different.