Glossary Links

A Maths Dictionary for Kids
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html (outside link)
This site provides an interactive dictionary for kids K-6, but the vocabulary is great support for English learners. Because the site is interactive, the user will gain visual support for not only the math vocabulary, but also related language.

California Reading/Language Arts Framework Glossary
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/rlafw.pdf (outside link)
This blueprint for Language Arts in California provides a glossary of key terms that guide the teaching and learning of reading and vocabulary development in the state.

¡Colorín! ¡Colorado! - Helping Children Read and Succeed
http://www.colorincolorado.org/glossary/ (outside link)
¡Colorin! ¡Colorado! is a bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners. Find out the definitions of many educational terms in our glossary of frequently used words and phrases related to bilingual education and academic vocabulary. This site is based in bilingual research and literacy.

District U46 Curriculum Roadmap - Essential Academic Content Vocabulary
http://www.u-46.org/roadmap/dyncat.cfm?catid=246 (outside link)
The information found on this site is based in Dr. Marzano's research and theory on vocabulary development and contains information, word lists, and a number of games and activities to support vocabulary work in reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies at grade levels from K-8. This site provides access to Marzano’s work as it’s being implemented throughout a district.

Education Oasis - Glossary of Reading Terms
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Reading/glossary_reading_terms.htm (outside link)
From Education Oasis website, a collection of resources across the curriculum that includes glossaries of reading, physics, and geography terms as well as lesson plans and other teacher resources.

Jim’s Word/Writer’s Links - The Electric Eclectic
http://bloxword.ca/collect.htm (outside link)
Scroll down to “Glossaries” and view a variety of glossaries including the Literary Glossary with words that help define literacy, the Lexicon of Learning with terms of “eduspeak,” or find a specific subject area.

Kate Kinsella/Kevin Feldman Vocabulary Files
http://www.scoe.org/content.php?SubsiteId=10 (outside link)
These downloadable files (available in a zip format) contain the various templates, observation tools, and related documents from recent seminars conducted by Kate Kinsella and/or Kevin Feldman (includes The Academic Word List, Averil Coxhead, 2000).

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center - Social Studies Glossary
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0809222299/student_view0/glossary.html (outside link)
Whether you’re using this particular textbook or not, you’ll find the glossary and links for certain key terms relevant to any middle or high school history classroom. This link is a publisher link—again that provides some academic vocabulary lists and access to history related terms.

National Institute for Literacy - The Language of Literacy: Some Commonly Used Terms
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/glossary/glossary.html (outside link)
From the National Institute for Literacy, here is a list of commonly used terms related to reading, literacy, and reading instruction. This list would be very useful for bringing parents, teachers, and community along in knowing and using the same language in relationship to student learning. This link is sort of a general site useful for providing “common language” for all.

Reading Rockets - Reading Glossary and Bilingual Terms
http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/glossary (outside link)
Don't know a morpheme from a phoneme? Find out what these and other words mean in this glossary of commonly used terms related to reading, literacy, and reading instruction.

Reading Strategies in Action - Glossary of Featured Reading Strategies
http://www.jackson.k12.ky.us/readingstrategies/glossary.htm (outside link)
A list of some useful and essential key terms featured in the Reading Strategies In Action video series.

UMUC (University of Maryland University College) - Online Guide to Writing and Research Glossary
http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/ewp_writingcenter/writinggde/glossary/glossary-01.shtml (outside link)
University of Maryland University College offers this online resource with key terms related to academic writing.