Category Archives: Glossary

In the field of education, motivation and engagement often go hand-in-hand, as they should. Motivation an engagement influence each other, but there is a key difference. In an oversimplification, I view motivation as intrinsic and engagement as extrinsic. Of course there are instances where motivation can be extrinsic as well, such as when a teacherContinue reading “Motivation vs. Engagement”

WHO ARE STRIVING READERS & WRITERS? Striving readers and writers are those who experience difficulties with any of the components of reading (eg. comprehension, fluency, vocabulary) or writing (eg. syntax, spelling, etc.). Striving readers and writers may need targeted instruction in order to help them gain confidence when employing the use of various reading strategies.Continue reading “Striving Readers”