Autism
A multiple handicap affecting a child’s mental, emotional and physical processes by age five and sometimes from birth.
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One who educates himself by studying all or most of a conventional curriculum independently.
View ArticleAutomaticity
The voluntary performance of a task without conscious thought, such as walking.
View ArticleAuxiliary services
In education, the ancillary school functions of noninstructional personnel.
View ArticleAverage daily attendance (ADA)
A statistic used by schools and school districts for determining the amount of funding due from the state each year.
View ArticleAverage daily membership (ADM)
A statistic used to determine allocation of teachers and school equipment within a school district.
View ArticleAdair, James (circa 1709–circa 1783) historian
While little is known about James Adair himself, he left one major record: The History of the American Indians, completed in 1768 and published in 1775.
View ArticleAdams, Abigail (1744–1818) correspondent
Abigail Smith Adams was an energetic letter writer, an astute observer of politics and diplomacy, and the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States.
View ArticleAdams, Hannah (1755–1831) historian
Hannah Adams, the first woman in America to make her living by writing, was born in the farming town of Medfield, Massachusetts.
View ArticleAdams, John (1735–1826) statesman, correspondent
The literary career of John Adams varied in style and substance throughout his life, but as a whole, Adams’s letters represent one of the most important collections of correspondence from this period.
View ArticleAdams, Samuel (1722–1803) editorialist, statesman
Patriot leader Samuel Adams was born September 16, 1722 in Boston, the son of Samuel Adams, a prosperous brewer, and Mary Fifield Adams.
View ArticleThe Age of Reason by Thomas Paine treatise
Published in two parts, The Age of Reason was written as a critique of Christianity from a rational, scientific perspective, and as an explanation of Deism.
View ArticleAlgonkin Tribe
The Algonkin (or Algonquin) tribe was located in the Ottawa Valley, between Lake Huron and the Ottawa River.
View ArticleAlison, Francis (1705–1779) educator, scholar
Francis Alison rose to prominence during the religious revivalist movement known as the Great Awakening.
View ArticleAllen, Ethan (1738–1789) historian, polemicist
Military leader of Vermont’s independence, Ethan Allen was born January 21, 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut, the oldest child of Joseph and Mary Baker Allen.
View ArticleAllouez, Claude-Jean (1622–1689) ethnographer, missionary
Claude-Jean Allouez was born June 6, 1622, in Saint-Didier, France. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1639 and was ordained in 1655.
View ArticleAlmanacs
Almanacs originated in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome as annual astronomical calendars that were divided into months, weeks, and days.
View ArticleAlsop, George (circa 1636– circa 1673) poet, satirist
George Alsop was born in London to Peter Alsop, a tailor of modest means, and his wife, Rose.
View ArticleAmerican Antiquarian Society (1812– )
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) was established on October 24, 1812 in Worcester by an act of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was inspired by the efforts of Isaiah...
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