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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Congitively undemanding






2. Construct understanding from the words






3. Observing - measuring - identifying content - interpreting data - classifying - predicting - researching - communicating - inferring - hypothesizing - experimenting






4. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






5. Context reduced






6. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






7. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






8. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






9. Music






10. The structural (grammar) organization of English that regulates how words are combined into sentences. Word order is important in English and during the pre - school years - children learn to understand - ask questions - construct statements - and ma






11. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o






12. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






13. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






14. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






15. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






16. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






17. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






18. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






19. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






20. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






21. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






22. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






23. Different types of manipulatives - various strategies - situations that reflect real life situations






24. Ability to understand sound structure of language






25. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






26. Children learn through their observations of others






27. Reading






28. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






29. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol






30. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






31. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






32. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






33. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






34. Ongoing evaluation during an instructional sequence to allow midstream adaptation and improvement of the project.






35. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






36. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






37. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






38. Face to face conversation






39. Role playing






40. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






41. Follow the child






42. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






43. Separate onsets and rimes in words so students may read them and blend parts into words






44. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






45. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






46. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






47. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






48. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






49. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






50. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts