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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






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






3. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






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

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






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






7. 1. understand the problem - 2. determine essential information - 3. make a plan - 4. follow the plan - 5. check the answer






8. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






9. 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.'






10. Meaningful context - acceptance of all learners - flexible structure - supportive classroom - integration - focused expectations - context skill development - collaboration and scaffolding - authentic assessments






11. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






12. Drills and exercises






13. Teach children to segment words into phonemes and create words by writing letters for phonemes






14. 'with - it - ness'






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






16. Reading






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






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






19. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






20. Phonemic awareness instruction - phonics - spelling - reading fluency - grammar - writing - reading comprehension strategies






21. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






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






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






24. Knowing the basic concepts about written words






25. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






26. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






27. Art






28. Recogize separate sounds in words






29. Context embedded






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






31. Language Acquisition hypothesis






32. How long can a muscle produce force






33. 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.






34. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






35. 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






36. Advance organizer






37. Operant Conditioning






38. 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.






39. A strategy taught to help students use parts of words they have learned to attack words that are unfamiliar






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






41. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






42. Models or visual examples of the information






43. 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






44. Choice/control theory






45. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






46. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






47. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling






48. The reader at the beginning stages of learning to read and developing an association of print with meaning. During this stage of reading development - children engage in reading play and retelling familiar stories from memory and using pictures to ma






49. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






50. Language student's will emerge naturally whey they are given the opprotunity and need (motivation) to speak in a non - coercive/low anxiety situations.

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