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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






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






3. Student names - nursery rhymes - sound games - read poems - sing songs - alphabet books - discuss words and sounds - word banks - point out consonants and vowels






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. 'with - it - ness'






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






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






12. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






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






14. Is a strategy where experienced readers provide structure via modeling strategies in order to move beginning readers towards independence.






15. 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






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






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






18. Development of spoken language system






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






20. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. Suggests that behavior is somewhat controlled by association and illustrated after a neutral stimulus accepts the eliciting properties of an unconditioned stimulus through the pairing of some unconditioned stimulus with the neutral stimulus.






25. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises






26. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






27. Recogize separate sounds in words






28. 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






29. Stages of the ethic of care






30. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






31. 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






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






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






34. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






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






36. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






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






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






39. Social or observational learning theory






40. Ongoing evaluation during an instructional sequence to allow midstream adaptation and improvement of the project.






41. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






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






44. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






45. Eight stages of human development






46. Explicit instruction for using letter - sound relationships during the reading of connected text to sight read new words






47. 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






48. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






49. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






50. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen