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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






2. Word forms and another component of syntax. Morphemes are also the smallest meaningful units in language and word parts that could also change the meaning of a word.






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






4. Direct instruction






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






6. The history or study of words.






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






8. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






9. The thought processes students are able to rely on relative to problem solving. Here - students use creativity - analysis - and logic regarding their ability to analyze facts - make comparisons - generate ideas - defend view points - draw inferences






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






11. Physical education






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






13. The teacher remains mainly silent - to give students the space they need to learn to talk. In this approach - it is assumed that the students' previous experience of learning from their mother tongue will contribute to learning the new foreign langua






14. Counting to 100






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






16. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






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






18. Field trips to government facilities - scenarios for useful problem solving - discuss and debate current events






19. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






20. Operant conditioning






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






22. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






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






24. Proficiency of the academic Language






25. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process






26. Region/area - length - set






27. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






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






29. Modeling






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






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






32. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






33. Stages of the ethic of care






34. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






35. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






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






37. 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%






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






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






40. Writing






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






42. Credited with coining the Multiple Intelligences Theory which is a pluralized way of understanding the intellect. Researchers believe that each person's level of intelligence is made up of autonomous faculties that can work individually or in concert






43. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






44. 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






45. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






46. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






47. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






48. Multiple intelligences






49. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






50. New vocabulary - descriptive words - realistic viewpoints of people and environment







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