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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






2. Hierarchy of needs






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






4. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






5. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






6. Steer children into the practice of becoming physically active throughout their lifetimes - improve academic achievement and ability to gain knowledge






7. Begin working with decimals






8. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






9. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






10. 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).






11. Context embedded






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






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






14. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






15. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






16. Read aloud to class - student oral reading periods - shared reading - sustained silent reading






17. The notion that letters making a word have corresponding sounds - thus letters and sounds can be placed together to build words.






18. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






19. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






20. Identify words that don't belong in a set






21. You give a list of vocabulary words in L2. Classes are taught in L1.






22. Discovery learning and constructivism






23. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles






24. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






25. Writing






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






27. Experiential Learning






28. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






29. 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






30. 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.






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






32. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






33. Face to face conversation






34. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






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






36. Assertive discipline






37. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






38. Provide a sequence of spoken phonemes and form a new word






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






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






41. Particularly the vowels - to spell many of the sounds. Sounds are called phonemes - and represented in print - and Graphemes are letter combinations.






42. The history or study of words.






43. Zone of proximal development






44. Advance organizer






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






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






47. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






48. Music






49. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






50. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






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