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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Is a strategy where experienced readers provide structure via modeling strategies in order to move beginning readers towards independence.






2. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






3. Multiple intelligences






4. Development of spoken language system






5. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






6. Construct understanding from the words






7. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher.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






8. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






9. Counting to 100






10. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






11. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






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






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






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






15. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






16. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






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






18. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






19. Separate onsets and rimes in words so students may read them and blend parts into words






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






21. 'with - it - ness'






22. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






23. Read aloud to class - student oral reading periods - shared reading - sustained silent reading






24. Recogize separate sounds in words






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






26. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






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






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






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






35. Proficiency of the academic Language






36. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






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

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38. Experiential Learning






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






40. 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






41. Music






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






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






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






45. Operant conditioning






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






47. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers






48. Math word problems






49. A theory of animal and human learning that focuses on observable behaviors and ignores psychological activities.






50. Physical education