This glossary is a Special education based glossary vocabulary. I chose these words because, that's the job that I want to do, after Cegep. I'm 18 years old and have very ambition in this project for me.
Accomodation
noun
fr: Hébergement
Acquired Brain Injury
noun
A diagnosed medical condition of damage to the brain, resulting from a traumatic or non-traumatic injury, occurring after birth. Traumatic brain injuries involve an external force, like a fall, hit or motor vehicle accident. Non-traumatic brain injuries could result from loss of oxygen, a brain lesion, toxins or illness like meningitis. Temporary or permanent cognitive, emotional, behavioural or physical impairments are symptoms of acquired brain injuries.
Example: The acquired lesion injury do not include, Alzeihmer, Parkinson.
fr: Lésion cérébrale acquise
Eating Disorders
noun
An area of student need involving a self-imposed restricted diet or refusal to eat and/or purging after eating.
Example: This teenager don't want to eat is lunch in the dinner time, she losted much weight. I suspect a eating disorder.
fr: Trouble alimentaire
Educational Assistant
noun
Are members of the educational system who work in schools to support student needs. Educational Assistants work with teachers to ensure the safety and medical needs of students are met.
Example: Today, the education assistant is with the teacher to talk for the children who have difficulties in evaluation.
fr: Assistance en éducation
Epilepsy
noun
A diagnosed medical condition, characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions, caused by a disruption of the brain's normal electrical activity.
Example: Person, who have a diagnostic with Epilepsy can't not go to club with big lights.
fr: Épilepsie
Expressive Language
noun
The ability to communicate language by speech, sign and/or writing, to be understood.
Example: This little boy is suspect to a trouble in expression language, is don't look at me when he talk.
fr: Communication
In-school team
Noun
A group of educators (teachers, special education teachers, administrators, guidance teachers, student success teachers and/or educational assistants) that meet to review data and develop next steps for student achievement.
Example: This morning I have an in-school team for this little boy Jack, he has some problems in class and we need to talk about his subject.
Inclusive Education
including all students in the regular class so that each student attains to their fullest. Inclusive education’s foundation is based on the human right to quality education and social acceptance
Example: The new boy arrive in school, he need inclusive education.
fr: Éducation inclusive
Individual Education Plan
noun
A written plan for learning, developed for students with special needs, who may or may not be formally identified as exceptional, that outlines special education programming and accommodations and/or modifications of curriculum. The plan may also include alternative programming and transition plans.
Example: I'm the educatrice for M. Miston, I will do a individual education plan for his exit of the jail.
fr: Plan d'intervention individualisé
Memory
noun
An area of student need, involving difficulty remembering.
Example: My grand-mother didn't have memory of me.
fr: Mémoire
Metacognition
noun
The awareness and analysis of one’s own thoughts with the capability to observe one’s own learning.
Example: what your strengths are in academic writing, or exam taking, or other types of academic tasks, then you are metacognitively aware.
fr: Métacognitition
Mobility Skills
noun
An area of student need, involving difficulty with physically moving.
Example: In readaptation, we test the mobility skills in the beginning for a evaluation.
fr: Capacité dans ta mobilité
Modifications
noun
Adjustments made to age-appropriate curriculum to better fit a student’s specific educational needs. The changes may sometimes include a different grade level, higher or lower.
Example: For Jackson, I have to do modification on this (IEP).
fr: Modification
Muscular Dystrophy
noun
A diagnosed condition for a group of inherited disorders in which strength and muscle bulk gradually decline over time.
Example: My father have muscular distrophy
fr: Distrophie musculaire
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Noun
A diagnosed anxiety condition that can develop after exposure to any event which results in psychological trauma.
Example: My husband come back to war and he have post-traumactic disorders.
fr: Choc post-traumatique
Receptive Language
Noun
The ability to understand language in speech, sign and/or writing to be understood.
Example: My little kid understand what I said, and if she don't understand, she tell me to explain her.
fr: Réception du langage
Social Skillss.
noun
An area of student need, involving difficulties with social interactions.
Example: My son have social skills, he have to much friends.
fr: Compétence en social
Spina Bifida
noun
A diagnosed medical condition that occurs when a serious birth abnormality in the spinal cord occurs, leaving the spinal cord lacking in its usual protective skeletal and soft tissue coverings.
Example: My dad have the Spina Bifida
fr: Spina bifida
Substance Abuse and Addictions (Drugs and Alcohol) Strategies:
phrase
An area of student need involving students taking illegal drugs, over-taking legal drugs/medications and/or consuming alcohol. Students may abuse drugs/alcohol for purposes of recreation and/or for other purposes, like laxatives for weight control, simulants to improve performance in school or sports, or steroids for growth.
Example: In the recreation, I saw more than one time, 4/5 people who come back with bizzar eyes, I guess maybe substance Abuse and Addictions
fr: Toxicomanie et dépendances
Verbal Ability
Noun
An area of student need, involving difficulty with understanding and/or expressing oral language.
Example: My daugther have difficulties with verbal ability.