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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






2. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






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






4. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






5. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials






6. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






7. Assertive discipline






8. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






9. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






10. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






11. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.






12. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






13. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






14. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






15. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises






16. Eight stages of human development






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






18. Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text in unison to enhance oral reading fluency.






19. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






20. S manifested via structuring - patterning - and constructing meaning - understanding - and ideas that did not exist initially. This process involves insight - reflection - creative expression - and/or group interactions. This method of learning is de






21. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






22. Developmentally appropriate practice - integration - scaffolding - cooperative learning - questioning - task analysis - content enhancements - graphic organizers - wait time - peer tutoring - student responses - instructional pacing - feedback






23. Math word problems






24. 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






25. 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






26. Creating arts - arts as inquiry - arts in context






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






28. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






29. Discovering - simplifying - and applying patterns in scientific discovery






30. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






31. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






32. Social or observational learning theory






33. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






34. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






35. Collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher






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






37. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






38. Direct instruction






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






40. Need to know o be functionsl






41. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.






42. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






43. 'with - it - ness'






44. How long can a muscle produce force






45. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






46. Numbers and operations - algebra - geometry - measurement - data analysis and probability - problem solving - reasining and proof - communicatins - connections - representations






47. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






48. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






49. Uses a letter or group of letters for every speech sound heard






50. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t

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