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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






2. Need to know o be functionsl






3. Children develop motor skills at different rates - child's ates doesn't predict motor ability but obtained through use and practice - children develop motor skills through play






4. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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






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






7. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






8. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure






9. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






10. Mapping






11. Region/area - length - set






12. 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.]






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






14. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






15. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






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






17. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






18. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






19. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






20. Read aloud - children talk about story - independent reading center - environmental print - alphabet and word games






21. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.






22. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






23. 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.'






24. Determines a student's understanding and performance of specific criteria






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






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






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

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






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






30. Large group activity everyone does same experiment - inquiry not a part of learning process






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






32. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






33. Proficiency of the academic Language






34. 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%






35. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






36. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated






37. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.






38. 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






39. 'with - it - ness'






40. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






41. Learning through experience






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






43. Organizing data - problem solving - comparing and contrasting - model building - planning - forecasting - decision making






44. The structural (grammar) organization of English that regulates how words are combined into sentences. Word order is important in English and during the pre - school years - children learn to understand - ask questions - construct statements - and ma






45. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






46. How long can a muscle produce force






47. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






48. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






49. Music






50. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition