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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






2. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






3. Math word problems






4. Three levels of culture






5. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






6. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






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






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






9. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






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






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






12. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






13. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






14. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






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






16. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






17. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






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






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






20. 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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21. Need to know o be functionsl






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






23. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






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






25. Multiplication and beginning division






26. Hierarchy of needs






27. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials






28. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






29. 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






30. 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






31. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






32. 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).






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






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






35. Students analyze letter sound relationships from learned words to those not familiar while not pronouncing sounds in isolation






36. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






37. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






38. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






39. Context embedded






40. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






41. 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






42. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






43. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).

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






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






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






47. Funds of knowledge






48. 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






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






50. Determines student's ability to learn in a certain situation







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