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Asset Based Learning
o :## Where teachers build learning around a student's strengths and existing knowledge,
rather than focusing on what they lack.
deficit based learning
o :## focuses on students' shortcomings.
dyslexia
o :## learning disorder that affects a student's ability to read, spell, write, and speak.
alphabetic principle
o :## knowledge of the speech sounds and corresponding letter or letter combinations
Syllabication
o :## The division of words into syllables
Orthography
o :## the written spelling patterns and rules in a language
Morphology
o :## the study of how morphemes (units of meaning) are combined to form words
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Syntax
o :## the set of principles regarding the sequence and function of words in a sentence
(sentence structure)
dysgraphia
o :## commonly comes when student is dyslexic, difficulty with handwriting etc.
Skill-related background knowledge
o :## What lower-level gaps could be preventing the student from mastering the current skill?
Pacing
o :## Does the student require additional instructional time to master a skill?
Complexity
o :## Can the skill or content be broken down into more simple components? Can it be
extended into more complex concepts?
Scaffolding
o :## How does this content relate to the skills and content that have come before and will
come after?
Flexible grouping
o :## provides the opportunity to give lower-level students a collaborative learning
environment with others reading at their same level
mentor texts
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o :## Books that can be used as an example of good writing for students. They can use the
writing in these literature to improve their own writing
Intrinsically motivated
o :## they enjoy the task, they believe the task is important and they desire to do a good job
with or without rewards
Extrinsic motivation
o :## a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened
punishment
Autonomy
o :## let the students pick what they want to do
relatedness
o :## how students feel related to/ valued in the classroom
Competence
o :## refers to how a student perceives his own understanding and mastery of a topic.
(understanding if they have it or not)
literature circles
o :## A strategy in which a teacher organizes students into small groups to discuss a common
text.
environmental print
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