FLUENT Act

For purposes of this Act:

(1) Adult education provider. The term adult education provider has the meaning given the term eligible provider in section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).

(2) Application of ESEA terms. The terms elementary school, local educational agency, and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(3) English language learner. The term English language learner has the meaning given such term in section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272), except that such term shall be applied by substituting individual for eligible individual in both places it appears.

(4) Family literacy services. The term family literacy services has the meaning given the term family literacy activities in section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).

(5) Family literacy provider. The term family literacy provider means an entity that—

(A) except in a case in which the Secretary waives the requirement of this paragraph with respect to an entity, is located in a geographic area containing at least one public elementary school or secondary school with either a majority enrollment, or an increase that has occurred during the most recent 5 years, in enrollment of children who are English language learners; and

(B) is one of the following:

(i) A grantee under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) or any other Federal or State early childhood program.

(ii) An adult education provider.

(iii) A local educational agency.

(iv) A public or private nonprofit agency.

(v) Another entity that has the demonstrated ability to provide family literacy services to English language learning adults and families.

(6) Science of reading. The term science of reading means an interdisciplinary body of evidence-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing that—

(A) identifies instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing as essential components to skilled reading;

(B) demonstrates the importance of background knowledge, oral language, the connection between reading and writing, and strong writing instruction;

(C) explains why some students have difficulty with reading and writing; and

(D) does not use a three-cueing model.

(7) Secretary. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.