Research based information about instructional utility of various diagnostic measures The use of diagnostic tests in Reading First schools should be guided by current research on the instructional utility of various types of diagnostic assessment.
Foster is defined as to promote or encourage or to raise a child who is not one's biological or adoptive child. An example of foster is to help a new company campaign grow. An example of foster is to take in a child from an orphanage until permanent parents adopt him.
A foster child is a child who has been placed in the care and custody of the Administration for Children's Services, or an authorized child-care agency for either short-term or long-term care. This care is often with a foster family, who may be related to the child.he court may order that the child be placed in the care of an agency if it finds that the child has been abused or neglected or is at risk of such harm, or when a child's behavior is beyond the control of those responsible for his or her care.