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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






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






3. Uses symbols from the alphabet but no knowledge of letter - sound correspondence






4. Need to know o be functionsl






5. The notion that letters making a word have corresponding sounds - thus letters and sounds can be placed together to build words.






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






7. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






8. Stages of cognitive development






9. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






10. 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.






11. 'with - it - ness'






12. 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






13. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






14. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






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






16. Provide a sequence of spoken phonemes and form a new word






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






18. Context reduced






19. 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






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






21. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






22. 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






23. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






24. Connectionism






25. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






26. Begin working with decimals






27. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






28. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






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






30. Music






31. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






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






33. The history or study of words.






34. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






35. Art






36. Field trips to community entities - various technology - study economic systems - build skills in areas of communication






37. Is a metaphoric term used by Vygotsky to show how parents and teachers provide temporary assistance to children/students by modeling appropriate behavior or skills. In the classroom - teachers model or demonstrate specific strategies and gradually sh






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






39. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






40. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






41. 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






42. Follow the child






43. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






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






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






46. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data






47. Amount of force a muscle can produce






48. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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






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







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