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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






2. Discovery learning and constructivism






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






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






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






6. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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






8. Need to know o be functionsl






9. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con






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






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






12. Informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance






13. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






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






15. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






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






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






18. The division of words into syllables [the minimal units of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel - consonant combination - as /a/ - /ba/ - /ab/ - /bab/ - etc.]






19. The study of the meaning in language and the analysis of the meanings of words - phrases - sentences.






20. 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






21. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate






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






23. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






24. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






25. Lower level questioning






26. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






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






28. Stages of cognitive development






29. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






30. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






31. Physical education






32. Operant Conditioning






33. Multiple intelligences






34. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






35. Field trips to community entities - various technology - study economic systems - build skills in areas of communication






36. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






37. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






38. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






39. Experiential Learning






40. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






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

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






43. Amount of force a muscle can produce






44. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






45. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






46. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






47. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






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






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