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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






2. Teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol - sound relationships and their application in decoding words in beginning instruction.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






9. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






10. 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






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






12. Positive initial experiences - moved from concrete to symbolic very slowly






13. Recogize separate sounds in words






14. 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






15. Writing






16. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language






17. Lower level questioning






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






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






20. Follow the child






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






22. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






23. Organizing data - problem solving - comparing and contrasting - model building - planning - forecasting - decision making






24. Found that although environment causes behavior - behavior also causes environment as well. Bandura labeled this concept reciprocal determinism -'both the world the individual's behavior 'cause' affect each other. Bandura is considered a 'father' of






25. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






26. 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.






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






28. Begin working with decimals






29. Construct understanding from the words






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






31. 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






32. Multiple intelligences






33. Stages of cognitive development






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






35. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






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






37. Role playing






38. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






39. A Swiss biologist and psychologist constructed a model of child development and learning based on the idea that the developing child builds cognitive structures or mental maps - 'schemes -' or networked concepts for understanding and responding to ph






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






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






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






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






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






45. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






46. Field trips to government facilities - scenarios for useful problem solving - discuss and debate current events






47. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






48. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






49. Informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance






50. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application