Hi,my name is Summer Medelean. I am 18 years old and I have been studying at Cegep de Sherbrooke for two years. I am now studying Special Education. I have create this glossary to help students or people interested in Special Education. The glossary will help understand the meaning of 20 words related to Special Education.
Adaptation
Noun
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Example: Alex adapt his attitude with the person in front of him
en: Adaptation
Animal-assisted therapy
Noun
a goal-oriented, structured therapeutic intervention that incorporates trained animals (such as dogs, horses, or cats) into a treatment plan to improve a patient's physical, emotional, social, or cognitive functioning.
Example: The animal-assisted therapy help Aleck to calm him when he is exciting
en: Zoothérapie
caring
Verb
displaying kindness and concern for others.
Example: This sentence represents the use of a symbolic code; a children's hospital worker depicts a CARING, selfless person who works in order to meet the needs of others.
en: Bienveillance
Creativity
Noun
the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.
Example: She is very creative for her activity she can create
en: Créativité
Difficulty
Noun
a situation that is difficult or dangerous.
Example: The questionnaire is designed for evaluating the amount of DIFFICULTY experienced in a variety of situations (e.g., making friends, getting used to local food).
en: Difficulté
Empathy
Noun
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Example: Blake believed that the way in which 'abstract' labelled people conceptually was the direct opposite to humanity, which showed compassion and EMPATHY for the individual.
en: Empathie
Energy
Noun
the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
Example: Noémie arrive with energy every morning
en: Énergie
Evolving note
Noun
a continuously updated, chronological record that tracks changes in a subject’s status over time
Example: She writing a evolving note for her patient
en: Note évolutive
Human
Noun
a man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens or other
Example: Elsa works and help humans.
en: Humain
Intellectual deficiency
Noun
a term used when a person has certain limitations in cognitive functioning and skills, including conceptual, social and practical skills, such as language, social and self-care skills
Example: This kid have a intellectual deficiency
en: Déficience intellectuelle
Intervention
Noun
the action or process of intervening.
Example: Rose make an intervention with two boy fighting
en: Intervention
Intervention plan
Noun
a structured, written document (a "blueprint") designed to address specific academic, behavioral, or health needs by identifying goals, targeted strategies, and timelines for improvement
Example: Nation have a intervention plan for the computer for his exam
en: Plan d’intervention
Listen
Verb
give one's attention to a sound.
Example: The direct address and imperative verb; 'LISTEN,'(l.1) demands both attention and compliance; focus on sound quality is essential to our understanding here, as meaning is highly dependent on our interpretation of certain sound effects.
en: Écoute
Mutual aid
Noun
support or aid provided by collective effort within a community, especially in an emergency or to help those in need.
Example: This is all evident in Goffman's work on mental institutions, where the lack of 'props' and MUTUAL AID in supporting a viable image of 'self' leads to its 'mortification'.
en: Entraide
Observation
Noun
a remark, statement, or comment based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed.
Example: She put her observation in her book.
en: Observation
Open-mindeness
Noun
the readiness to consider something without prejudice.
Example: Mary is open-mindness and listen others even if she not right with this.
en: Ouverture d’esprit
Patience
Adjective
the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
Example: Paul have a big patience when the elderly person don’t understand what he say
en: Patience
Pictogram
Noun
a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase.
Example: Veronique gave a pictogram to Natan for understand what they was doing today
en: Pictogramme
Rehabilitation
Noun
the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: Max is in rehabilitation because he had before a big addiction.
en: Réadaptation
Sensory object
Noun
a tool, toy, or material specifically designed to stimulate one or more of the five senses
Example: Lisa gave an sensory object to Luka to calm him
