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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






2. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






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






4. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






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






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






7. The use of words peculiar to a particular language with a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patterns or from the literal meaning of its parts taken together. Some examples of idiomatic expressions would include - 'John kicked the bucket' me






8. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






9. Multiplication and beginning division






10. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






11. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






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






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






14. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






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






16. 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.'






17. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






18. Recogize separate sounds in words






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

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20. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






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






22. Identify words that don't belong in a set






23. Group membership - involve community studies - social problems - investigate communication






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






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






26. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






27. Begin working with decimals






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






29. Assertive discipline






30. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns






31. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






32. Coined by B.F. Skinner - is based upon the premise that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. The change in behavior is a result of the student's response to events (stimuli) occurring in one's environment. A response produces a consequ






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






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






35. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






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






37. Social or observational learning theory






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






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






44. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






45. Language Acquisition hypothesis






46. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol






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






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






49. Math word problems






50. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills