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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






2. 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






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






4. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






5. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.






6. Mapping






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






8. Writing






9. Art






10. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha






11. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






12. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.

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13. Stages of the ethic of care






14. The division of words into syllables [the minimal units of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel - consonant combination - as /a/ - /ba/ - /ab/ - /bab/ - etc.]






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






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






17. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






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






19. Teaching them know how to learn on their own based on their prior knowledge






20. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






21. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






22. Music






23. 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






24. Different types of manipulatives - various strategies - situations that reflect real life situations






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






27. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






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






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






30. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






31. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






32. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






33. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






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






35. Learning through experience






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






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






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






39. Was concerned with how student the classroom environment affected learning.






40. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






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






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






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






44. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






45. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






46. Models or visual examples of the information






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






48. You give a list of vocabulary words in L2. Classes are taught in L1.






49. 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






50. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






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