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100
Learning Objectives
the specific skill or knowledge that the student is expected to master in a lesson
100
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
A label applied to individuals who have great difficulty concentrating on what they are doing AND are extremely active, impulsive, distractible, and excitable
100
Syllable Awareness / Syllabication / Syllable Segmentation
the ability to hear individual parts/syllables of words
100
Orthography
Spelling patterns of language
100
Differentiation - Complexity
how difficult the vocabulary, sentence structure and organization is to understand within a text
200
Guided Reading
Reading done by students with teacher support. This reading will be done within the framework of a lesson and often in a small group setting with the teacher.
200
Autonomy
A student's ability to self-govern or self-motivate
200
Extrinsic / External Motivation
the motive for the activity comes from outside the individual
200
Flexible Grouping
grouping students based on their learning needs or interests
200
Intrinsically Motivated
students draw their motivation from the learning process itself
300
Morphology
The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.
300
Reading Intervention
a strategy applied to assist a struggling reader
300
Syntax
Rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases, clauses, and sentences.
300
Independent Reading
reading done by students independent of the teacher. This reading can be either assigned or student selected. Typically silent.
300
Speed (when reading)
the pace at which the reader reads the text
400
Ongoing Assessment
an assessment that guides the pace and content of instruction
400
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
detailed descriptions of expected behaviors across multiple skill domains that should be observed in children from the beginning to the end of prekindergarten
400
Competence
A student's desire to perform
400
Dysgraphia
language-based disorder, in which one struggles with the mechanics of writing resulting in impaired or illegible handwriting
400
Relatedness
A student's connection to others
500
Background Knowledge
(schema or prior knowledge) information or experience that the student has prior to learning
500
Reading Comprehension
the ability to read a text and understand its meaning
500
Asset / Strength-Based Approach
an educational approach, which builds learning around a student's strengths and existing knowledge, rather than focusing on what they lack
500
Mentor Text
Books or other pieces of literature that are revisited throughout the school year for different purposes in literacy instruction
500
Retell
a comprehension strategy in which students retell or tell differently what they have read or listened to