- lattice multiplication
- Method of multiplying large numbers using a grid. This method breaks the multiplication process into smaller steps, which some students find easier. Digits to be carried are written within the grid, making them harder to miss.
- learning contract
- An agreement between a teacher and a student regarding how that student will achieve specified learning goals or objectives.
- learning disability
- A discrepancy between expected achievement and observed achievement, also known as "unexpected underachievement."
- lecture
- Teaching method in which the teacher communicates information primarily through oral presentation, with intermittent questions posed to students.
- library database
- A searchable electronic catalog or index that the library subscribes to, very much like a magazine subscription or cable service. It contains information from print resources such as newspapers, magazines, and reference books.
- limited English proficiency
- Term used to describe students limited in their ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- linguistic access
- Access to language-based components of curriculum and society.
- literature circles
- Classroom organizational strategy designed to facilitate in-depth conversations about literature among students. Literature circles are characterized by student-centered responses to literature, collaborative exploration of a text's themes, and higher-order thinking as students pursue and explore questions and insights about literature.
- looping
- The practice of having a teacher teach the same group of students for more than one year. Following this design, teachers and students develop closer relationships and less time is spent at the beginning of the school year on getting-to-know-you activities.
K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education
