Glossary
The education field is so full of acronyms and specialized words that it can seem like a confusing alphabet soup! Find out what AYP, IEP, 504, and many other abbreviations and words mean in this glossary of frequently used terms.
- With prompting and support/with (some) guidance and support
- See scaffolding.
- Word attack
- Word attack is an aspect of reading instruction that includes intentional strategies for learning to decode, sight read, and recognize written words.
- Word parts
- Word parts include affixes (prefixes and suffixes), base words, and word roots.
- Word roots
- Word roots are words from other languages that are the origin of many English words. About 60 percent of all English words have Latin or Greek origins.
- Working Memory
- The ability to store and manage information in one's mind for a short period of time. In one test of working memory a person listens to random numbers and then repeats them. The average adult can hold 7 numbers in their working memory. Working memory is sometimes called Short-term memory
These terms and definitions were collected from the following sources: Dr. Jean Lokerson, ERIC Digest; Southwest Educational Laboratory (SEDL); Dr. Linda Wilmshurst and Dr. Alan Brue, A Parent's Guide to Special Education, American Management Association, 2005; The Partnership for Reading; Learning Disabilities Council; Dr. Don Deshler, University of Kansas.
*Source: Common Core State Standards. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010.