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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Identify words that don't belong in a set






2. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






3. Role playing






4. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






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






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






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






8. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






9. 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






10. Explicit instruction for using letter - sound relationships during the reading of connected text to sight read new words






11. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






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






13. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word






14. Multiplication and beginning division






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






16. The use of words peculiar to a particular language with a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patterns or from the literal meaning of its parts taken together. Some examples of idiomatic expressions would include - 'John kicked the bucket' me






17. Learning through experience






18. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






19. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






20. Congitively undemanding






21. Experiential Learning






22. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






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






24. 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.






25. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






26. Connectionism






27. The process of adapting a new culture;the new langage is seen as tied to the way the learners community and the target language community view one another.






28. Stages of cognitive development






29. Models or visual examples of the information






30. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






31. How long can a muscle produce force






32. Hierarchy of needs






33. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






34. Advance organizer






35. 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






36. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






37. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






38. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






39. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






40. Learning of governmetn function and following the rulse as set forth. legalistic and assimilationist






41. Proficiency of the academic Language






42. Is a metaphoric term used by Vygotsky to show how parents and teachers provide temporary assistance to children/students by modeling appropriate behavior or skills. In the classroom - teachers model or demonstrate specific strategies and gradually sh






43. Zone of proximal development






44. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers






45. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






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






47. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






48. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






49. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






50. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning