EFFA6212 Glossary of Terms

Texts used in real life situations.

• authentic texts

• inauthentic texts

Reading aloud without making meaning of the text.

• Meowing at the text

• Shouting at the text

• Barking at the text

What the learner is required to achieve.

• assessment schema

• assessment criteria

• assessment schemata

initial assessment to find out what learners' know

• baseline assessment

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

Learners helping one another to understand concepts and demonstrate outcomes.

• constructivism

• co-operative learning

• content-based instruction

When learners actively build knowledge & skills.

• constructivism

• co-operative learning

• content-based instruction

When teachers use information and texts which are taken from other subjects in their classroom.

• constructivism

• co-operative learning

• content-based instruction

A system for learning to read & write.

• Breakthrough to Numeracy

• Breakthrough to Literacy

Clear, logical development of ideas.

• clarity

• coherence

• communication

The ability to recognise written letters, words and sentences and understand their meaning.

• decoding skills

• coding skills

• robotics