Terms
Academic - Relating to education, formal learning and scholarship.
Aesthetic experience - Experiences that focus on beauty or appreciation of beauty.
A.L.L. - (Acronym) Additional Language Learner
Balanced Literacy - A method of teaching that pulls from both phonetic and whole-language approaches to teaching Literacy skills (e.g. reading and writing).
Capacity - The ability or power to do, experience or understand something.
Collaboration - Working with another individual, group or organization to produce or develop a project or item.
Creativity - To think outside the box or regular solution by using imagination.
Cultural identity - Sense of belonging to a group with similar traditions, practices and/or environment.
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy - Incorporating students' cultural strengths, practices and history to support positive self-identity, skill development and knowledge acquisition.
Divergent Thinking - Creating a wide range of creative ideas through solution-based thinking about a process or method.
E.L.L. - (Ontario) English Language Learner. A person whose primary language is other than English or whose primary language is a dialect of the local academic English.
E.S.L. - English as a Second Language.
Extrinsic Motivation - Motivation driven from external factors such as rewards, benefits, pressures or to prevent discomfort.
Front Loading - To pre-teach vocabulary and concepts in one-on-one or small group sessions prior to whole-class or lecture-style classes.
(The) Gene-Pool of Education - A collection of best practices, methods, theories, perspectives, people, processes and resources that make up the education system.
Gradual Release of Responsibility Model - Method of breaking learning into stages starting with student observation only and eventually leading to complete independence.
Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation driven from internal factors such as feelings of accomplishment or a goal of personal growth.
Language Difficulties - Students who struggle with oral language development, but who may or may not be formally identified or even assessed.
Language Experience Approach - Connected to the whole language philosophy, reading and writing is developed through personal experiences and oral language.
Language Impairment/Language Disorder - Students with oral language skills that are significantly delayed relative to those of their peers.
Lateral thinking - Problem solving that includes branches or fluid thinking with a creative approach.
Linear thinking - Thought process that follows a step-by-step or cyclical process.
Marginalize - To treat a person, group or concert as insignificant, peripheral or unwelcome.
Morphology - The study of the construction of words from basic units of meaning called morphemes.
Multicultural Liaison Officer - (Ottawa) Staff member who supports educators and students with cultural knowledge, language abilities and resources.
Onset - The first sound of a word (e.g. /k/ cat, /i/ it).
Paradigm - A theory, group of ideas or concept of how something should be done or thought about. (or) A pattern or process that can be used as a model and copied.
Phonology - The study of the sound system of a language and the rules that govern the combination of sounds in spoken words.
Physical Literacy - Development of gross motor skills and athletics to mastery and confidence.
Pragmatics - The study of language as it is used socially to serve a variety of communication functions, including the rules for participating in conversations and telling or retelling coherent stories.
Print Rich Environment - Developing reading skills through authentic and varied texts such as posters, books, labeled murals and signs...etc.
Public Education - An education system that is supported by public funds such as taxes.
Rime - The letters in a word that follow the first sound of a word. (e.g. at - cat, t - it)
Semantics - The study of vocabulary, concepts, and the meanings of words and word combinations..
Social (Interpersonal) Learner - Prefers to work in groups or with other people and using activities that encourage these interactions.
Social Structure - A social arrangement within a group or between groups that have patterns of behaviour, traditions and practices.
Aesthetic experience - Experiences that focus on beauty or appreciation of beauty.
A.L.L. - (Acronym) Additional Language Learner
Balanced Literacy - A method of teaching that pulls from both phonetic and whole-language approaches to teaching Literacy skills (e.g. reading and writing).
Capacity - The ability or power to do, experience or understand something.
Collaboration - Working with another individual, group or organization to produce or develop a project or item.
Creativity - To think outside the box or regular solution by using imagination.
Cultural identity - Sense of belonging to a group with similar traditions, practices and/or environment.
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy - Incorporating students' cultural strengths, practices and history to support positive self-identity, skill development and knowledge acquisition.
Divergent Thinking - Creating a wide range of creative ideas through solution-based thinking about a process or method.
E.L.L. - (Ontario) English Language Learner. A person whose primary language is other than English or whose primary language is a dialect of the local academic English.
E.S.L. - English as a Second Language.
Extrinsic Motivation - Motivation driven from external factors such as rewards, benefits, pressures or to prevent discomfort.
Front Loading - To pre-teach vocabulary and concepts in one-on-one or small group sessions prior to whole-class or lecture-style classes.
(The) Gene-Pool of Education - A collection of best practices, methods, theories, perspectives, people, processes and resources that make up the education system.
Gradual Release of Responsibility Model - Method of breaking learning into stages starting with student observation only and eventually leading to complete independence.
Intrinsic Motivation - Motivation driven from internal factors such as feelings of accomplishment or a goal of personal growth.
Language Difficulties - Students who struggle with oral language development, but who may or may not be formally identified or even assessed.
Language Experience Approach - Connected to the whole language philosophy, reading and writing is developed through personal experiences and oral language.
Language Impairment/Language Disorder - Students with oral language skills that are significantly delayed relative to those of their peers.
Lateral thinking - Problem solving that includes branches or fluid thinking with a creative approach.
Linear thinking - Thought process that follows a step-by-step or cyclical process.
Marginalize - To treat a person, group or concert as insignificant, peripheral or unwelcome.
Morphology - The study of the construction of words from basic units of meaning called morphemes.
Multicultural Liaison Officer - (Ottawa) Staff member who supports educators and students with cultural knowledge, language abilities and resources.
Onset - The first sound of a word (e.g. /k/ cat, /i/ it).
Paradigm - A theory, group of ideas or concept of how something should be done or thought about. (or) A pattern or process that can be used as a model and copied.
Phonology - The study of the sound system of a language and the rules that govern the combination of sounds in spoken words.
Physical Literacy - Development of gross motor skills and athletics to mastery and confidence.
Pragmatics - The study of language as it is used socially to serve a variety of communication functions, including the rules for participating in conversations and telling or retelling coherent stories.
Print Rich Environment - Developing reading skills through authentic and varied texts such as posters, books, labeled murals and signs...etc.
Public Education - An education system that is supported by public funds such as taxes.
Rime - The letters in a word that follow the first sound of a word. (e.g. at - cat, t - it)
Semantics - The study of vocabulary, concepts, and the meanings of words and word combinations..
Social (Interpersonal) Learner - Prefers to work in groups or with other people and using activities that encourage these interactions.
Social Structure - A social arrangement within a group or between groups that have patterns of behaviour, traditions and practices.
Stages of Language Learning - (Nunavut Curriculum)
Emergent Learner - "becoming aware"
Transitional Learner - "beginning to understand"
Communicative Learner - "beginning to make sense to others"
Confident Learner - "is now able to experiment"
Proficient Learner - "is now capable"
Emergent Learner - "becoming aware"
Transitional Learner - "beginning to understand"
Communicative Learner - "beginning to make sense to others"
Confident Learner - "is now able to experiment"
Proficient Learner - "is now capable"
Stages of Writing Development
Scribble stage - Child moves pencil around paper without clearly defined shapes or attempts at letters.
Linear stage - The child's attempts at "writing" becomes linear in nature.
Repetitive stage - Continued linear stage but with more familiar text features (top to bottom, left to right).
Letter-like stage - Use of shapes and attempts at familiar letters. (e.g. M - McDonalds)
Invented spelling stage - Attempts to build words with familiar letters but not using conventional spelling patters.
Standardized spelling stage - Uses conventional spelling patters to write familiar and unfamiliar words at an appropriate level.
Scribble stage - Child moves pencil around paper without clearly defined shapes or attempts at letters.
Linear stage - The child's attempts at "writing" becomes linear in nature.
Repetitive stage - Continued linear stage but with more familiar text features (top to bottom, left to right).
Letter-like stage - Use of shapes and attempts at familiar letters. (e.g. M - McDonalds)
Invented spelling stage - Attempts to build words with familiar letters but not using conventional spelling patters.
Standardized spelling stage - Uses conventional spelling patters to write familiar and unfamiliar words at an appropriate level.
Standardization - To conform a skill, cause, concept, practice or experience to a pre-determined set of measures (standards).
STEP Continua - (Ontario) Guiding curriculum on supporting English Language Learners.
Student Directed Learning - An empowering method that uses hands on and experimental learning.
Speech Impairments - Includes articulation difficulties, stuttering or voicing problems.
Syntax - The study of the construction of phrases, clauses, and sentences from words and other units of meaning.
Three-Part Math Lesson - The lesson starts with a problem or question to solve. They use strategies and tools to discover possible answers and end the experience with a reflection activity.
T.P.R. - (Acronym) Total Physical Response - A method of language learning that involves whole-body actions.
Transitional Bilingual Education Program - (Program) E.S.L education program which slowly moves students from regular classes in their primary language to regular classes in English (secondary language) over the course of a few years.
Whole Language - A philosophy that focuses on learning to read through contextual clues and strategic decoding methods.
STEP Continua - (Ontario) Guiding curriculum on supporting English Language Learners.
Student Directed Learning - An empowering method that uses hands on and experimental learning.
Speech Impairments - Includes articulation difficulties, stuttering or voicing problems.
Syntax - The study of the construction of phrases, clauses, and sentences from words and other units of meaning.
Three-Part Math Lesson - The lesson starts with a problem or question to solve. They use strategies and tools to discover possible answers and end the experience with a reflection activity.
T.P.R. - (Acronym) Total Physical Response - A method of language learning that involves whole-body actions.
Transitional Bilingual Education Program - (Program) E.S.L education program which slowly moves students from regular classes in their primary language to regular classes in English (secondary language) over the course of a few years.
Whole Language - A philosophy that focuses on learning to read through contextual clues and strategic decoding methods.