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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






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






3. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






4. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






5. Knowing the basic concepts about written words






6. (1849-1936) discovered 'conditioning' and initially believed that all behavior was reflexive. Pavlov thought that all learning - whether the elicited responses in animals - or of highly conceptual behaviors in humans was due to the mechanisms of clas






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






8. Proficiency of the academic Language






9. Lower level questioning






10. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






11. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills






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






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






14. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform






15. Multiplication and beginning division






16. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






17. A Swiss biologist and psychologist constructed a model of child development and learning based on the idea that the developing child builds cognitive structures or mental maps - 'schemes -' or networked concepts for understanding and responding to ph






18. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






19. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






20. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






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






22. Ability to understand sound structure of language






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






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






25. Follow the child






26. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






27. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






28. 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






29. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data






30. Preproduction - early production - speech emergence - intermediate fluency


31. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






32. 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.






33. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.


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






35. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






36. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






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






38. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






39. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






40. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






41. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






42. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






43. Music






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






45. Writing






46. Learning through experience






47. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






48. Choice/control theory






49. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






50. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha