| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Multiple Intelligences |
A theory developed by Howard Gardner that explains that each individual has a number of natural skills that leads one to ask “How are you smart?” ; the nine intelligences include: Linguistic intelligence, Logical-mathematical intelligence, Musical intelligence, Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, Spatial intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence, Naturalist intelligence, Existential intelligence (Existential intelligence is not confirmed by Gardner, but suggested). |
| Multi-sensory learning |
Using more than one sense to help with learning a skill. The five senses are hearing, taste, touch, smell, and seeing. |
| Outcomes | These are the results or consequences; In Get Set Learn, the three major categories of outcomes are: K – knowledge, S – skills, A – attitudes; outcomes show that learning has occurred because of participation in the program. |
| OW | Ontario Works clients who are unemployed and receiving Social Assistance. |
| PACT | One who tries to elicit responses from a group and has participants of the group do most of the talking. |
| Pedagogy | The art and science of how children learn. |
| Phoneme | The smallest unit of sound in the English language. English has 42 different phonemes. |
| Phonemic Awareness |
Is an understanding that speech consists of a series of small sound parts. |
| Phonological Awareness |
Phononological awareness is often confused with “phonics” but it is really a precursor to phonics. Phononological awareness is the ability to be able to hear and distinguish the different parts of words such as syllables and phonemes. Children develop phonological awareness through verbal communication. Songs and nursery rhymes are particularly good tools for developing this auditory skill. |
| Phonological Sensitivity |
This is the awareness that the phonemes have different sounds. |
| Pre-literacy | Is aThe time before a child or an adult learner begins to learn to read; pre-literacy skills are the foundation of the skills required for reading. |
| Reinforcement | Repetition of tasks and skills with the purpose of making them innate. |
| Running commentary |
A verbal description of an action in progress. |