If you know the word you're looking for, click on the letter it starts with to bring you right to that area!   A | C |E | F | G | I | K | L | M | O | P | R | S | T | V | W A Active Learning Learning experiences in which the students are physically active, such as touching, acting, and walking. Analytic Learners Tend to be highly rational, logical, detail-oriented; enjoy highly organized teaching. Auditory Activity An activity that requires of the learner any or all of the following auditory abilities: memory, discrimination, sequential memory. C Carbo Recorded-Book® Method A method of recording small portions of a challenging story at a slower pace to increase students' reading fluency. Read more. Choral Reading Two or more individuals read a passage in unison. Often verse or patterned language is read by alternating lines or passages. Colored Overlays Thin sheets of special colors that have been found to help many individuals with visual problems. Learn more. Cooperative Learning Working in small groups to complete goals and produce products interdependently. E Echo Reading The teacher reads a line or passage with good expression, then the students read it back. F Fernald Reading Method A word that a youngster wants to learn how to read or write is written on a large card by the teacher with a crayon. The youngster traces over the word with the index finger of his or her dominant hand, and says the word two or three times (NOT sounding out phonetically; Fernald is "whole word"), and then writes the word from memory. G Global Learners Tend to be strongly emotional, intuitive, group-oriented; highly responsive to holistic teaching. I Individualized Reading Method This method of teaching resembles sustained silent reading in that students spend a good deal of time reading alone. As the children read, the teacher holds individual conferences at which the child reads aloud and discusses what he or she has read. The teacher keeps detailed records of the child's interests and skill levels. Small groups of students with similar reading interests or skill needs may be formed from time to time by the teacher. Invented Spelling A writing technique that encourages students to focus on the meaning of what they are writing rather than the mechanics of writing. As children understand and become comfortable with the writing process, they are expected to use correct spellings. K Kinesthetic Activity An activity involving physical movement such as jumping or walking; an activity that promotes learning through large-muscle movement. Kinesthetic Learners Learn through whole-body movement; recall what they experience; often enjoy building, acting, direct experience. L Language Experience Method Initially, individuals or groups of students dictate stories about their experiences to their teacher who composes thei stories on the chalkboard or on a chart. Later, students learn to read what they write themselves about their experiences. Learning Styles Ways in which people learn. Visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic are commonly known elements. Linguistic Method Word families or patterns (fat, cat, mat) are taught and used in beginning stories. Literature-Based A literature-based reading program that primarily uses literature to teach reading. Emphasis is placed on high-quality stories, poems, and nonfiction. M Modeling Methods A series of reading methods in which a more experienced reader reads and is then imitated by the novice reader. O Orton-Gillingham Method - The Orton-Gillingham method uses multisensory techniques to teach phonics. Both the sound and name of each letter are taught individually in a highly controlled, specified sequence. First the student sees the letter to be learned and hears the sound that it represents. Then the student traces over the letter with his/her finger and writes the letter. P Paired Reading Two people take turns reading the same passage. A variety of pairs can be used, including two students or a teacher and a student. Phonics Students learn isolated letter-sounds and then blend them to form or decode words. R Reading Styles The application of learning style theory to the teaching of reading, with implications for reading instruction. S Shared Reading The teacher reads a story or passage while pointing to the words. Often an enlarged book, a chart, or a passage on a chalkboard or overhead transparency are used. T Tactile Activity An activity involving touch, such as tracing sandpaper letters, playing a board game, folding papers, an activity that promotes learning through touching and feeling with the hands. Tactile Learners Learn by touching, recall what they touch, enjoy games and manipulating objects. V Visual Activity An activity that stimulates the visual sense through color, shape, and other visual stimuli; an activity that promotes learning through sight. Visual Learners Learn by observing, recall what they see, notice details, enjoy demonstrations. W Whole Language A philosophy of teaching reading that emphasizes meaning. Common techniques involve students in reading literature, writing their own stories, using invented spelling (in the early grades), and employing critical thinking strategies. Whole Word Method Before students read a story, unfamiliar words that will be encountered are introduced often on flash cards, word lists, and in the context of sentences.