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General Curriculum 

The same curriculum that is used with children without disabilities.

General Education 

Regular education; educational services provided to the general population of students.

Glide 

A consonant sound that has a gradual (gliding) change in articulation. ‘Glide’ is a name sometimes used for an approximant articulation which resembles a vowel in quality. Glides are also sometimes called semivowels. The glides on the PVM Chart below are /w/ as in ‘woo’ and /j/ as in ‘you’.

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Global delay 

All areas of development are maturing at a slower rate compared to the majority of children at the same age.

Glue Ear 

A fluctuating hearing loss caused by the intermittent build-up of fluid behind the ear drum. See also Otitis Media with Effusion.

Goal 

The general statement on the IEP that states what teaching or what a service is expected to accomplish. The level of educational achievement accepted as a reasonable and desirable within a specific time period (a long term or annual goal).

Grade Equivalent (GE) 

The grade equivalent refers to the grade at which the child seems to be performing (e.g., a child in the fifth grade who receives a grade equivalent of two is performing more like a second grader).

Grammar 

The systems, rules or underlying principles that describe the aspects of a language; the combination (See Syntax) or the modifying of words (See Morphology) to form appropriate phrases or sentences e.g talking about the past or future.

Grammatical Morphemes 

Grammatical morphemes are markers that change the meaning of a word. For example, the plural “-s” can be added to a word to indicate that there is more than one of it, such as “bug” to “bugs”. These markers can be word endings (like “-ing”), small words (like “is”), or they can change the word all together, like irregular past tense (like swim to swam).

Graphic Organizers 

Text, diagram or other pictorial device that summarizes and illustrates interrelationships among concepts in a text. Graphic organizers are often known as maps, webs, graphs, charts, frames, or clusters.

Groping 

Speech attempts produced with effort and hesitation to achieve the correct posture.

Gross Motor Skills 

The ability to use large muscle groups that coordinate body movements involved in activities such as walking, running, jumping, throwing and maintaining balance.