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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab
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1. Children learn through their observations of others
enrichment strategies
Hidalgo - Nitza
sociological theory
Quadarant c
2. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou
The Audiolingual Method (teaching method)
ecological theory
blend
Quadarant d
3. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development
inquiry promotes
focus of elementary math curriculum
reading aloud promotes
word recognition
4. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.
onset and rime
synthetic phonics
Intake
Alphabetic Principle
5. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.
political science curriculum goals
Conventional Spelling
proactive
Reflective Teaching
6. Three levels of culture
Alphabetic Principle
morpheme
ways to encourage citizenship
Hidalgo - Nitza
7. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought
Digraphs
proficiency
estimation instruction
skills needed to read
8. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity
The Silent Way (teaching method)
parallel process
health curriculum
Pre - writing
9. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.
phonological awareness
strategies to help map reading
first level of physical education
Language Experience Approach (LEA)
10. Region/area - length - set
fraction manipulatives
five levels of phonological awareness
ecological theory
skills of proficiency of inquiry method
11. 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
Affixes
Pieget - Jean
Krashen's Natural Approach
overall importance of the arts
12. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated
control
three concepts for physical education curriculum
fourth and fifth grade number sense
Accommmodation Theory (Giles)
13. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts
achievement test
two primary reasons for standards in the arts
gain print knowledge
Glasser - William
14. Lower level questioning
social discipline
Experiential Learning
Quadarant c
two primary reasons for standards in the arts
15. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure
Quadrant b
semiphonic spelling
unifying processes of science
geography areas of knowledge
16. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum
key points in study of people
curriculum - based measure
Alphabetic Principle
subtraction strategies
17. Aerobic and basic skills - recreation activities and formal sports - cardiovascular activities
second level of physical education
Etymology
print awareness
activities to gain language knowledge
18. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.
dynamic assessment
Behaviorism
Mastery Learning
Quadarant a and c
19. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.
kindergarten place value
Rime
how to develop number sense
Digraphs
20. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o
The Universal Hypothesis (Chomsky)
Phoneme
Scaffolding
precommunicative spelling
21. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills
Moll - Luis
people - places and regions curriculum goals
core beliefs of mathematics education
health curriculum
22. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons
Quadrant a
flexibility
enrichment strategies
instructional approaches for reading
23. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency
skills needed to read
Metacognition involves several important elements including - designing - monitoring - and assessing a specific plan of action. Steps students should take to enhance metacognition: (1) identify how much they know about a specific topic to consider fo
Quadarant d
muscular endurance
24. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).
purpose of teaching reading
Guided Writing
Sight Word
curriculum - based measure
25. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language
number sense
Variable Competence Model (widdowson and ellis)
synthetic phonics
key points in study of people
26. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure
The Universal Hypothesis (Chomsky)
things to include when completing tasks on probability and statistics
purpose of teaching reading
Acculturation Model (Shumann)
27. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass
Montessori - Maria
phoneme addition
ecological theory
body composition
28. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue
reactive
approach spelling with
three types of essential lessons for social studies
Output
29. Connectionism
language skills are developed
Strategies for teaching
morpheme
Thorndike - Edward
30. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness
psychology activities
Bruner - Jerome
Quadarant d
skills critical to learning to read and write
31. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations
alternative assessment
five levels of learning geometry
Output
cardiovascular efficiency
32. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time
instructional approaches for reading
cardiovascular efficiency
third and fourth grade place value
Choral Reading
33. 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.
Aids for ELL learners
Classical Conditioning
Neurolinguistics Theory (Lamendella)
explicit comprehension instructoin
34. 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%
alphabetic principle
Acquisition
constructivism
second level of physical education
35. Observing - measuring - identifying content - interpreting data - classifying - predicting - researching - communicating - inferring - hypothesizing - experimenting
Piaget - Jean (1896-1980)
process indicators
Intake
Output
36. The use of words peculiar to a particular language with a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patterns or from the literal meaning of its parts taken together. Some examples of idiomatic expressions would include - 'John kicked the bucket' me
Idioms
how to develop number sense
Quadrant a
anthropology activities
37. Topographical - projective - Euclidian
three stages of map reading
third grade number sense
Krashen Affective Filter Hypothesis
standards - based assessment
38. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively
comprehension strategy
physical fitness
Bandura - Albert
three stages of map reading
39. Role playing
utilization
Quadarant c
Equilibration
question
40. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling
Round - robin Reading
Cooperative Learning
anthropology activities
Dewey - John (1859-1952)-
41. The thought processes students are able to rely on relative to problem solving. Here - students use creativity - analysis - and logic regarding their ability to analyze facts - make comparisons - generate ideas - defend view points - draw inferences
Critical Thinking
Affixes
NCTM principles
social discipline
42. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles
Initial Blends
Cummins
phonemic awareness fostered with
decoding
43. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.
Quadrant a
Echo Reading
Direct Approach (teaching method)
economics skills
44. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials
Aids for ELL learners
sociology activities
components of decision making
COPEC guidelines for physical education
45. 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
kindergarten place value
oral language
onset and rime
economics curriculum goals
46. Modeling
Bandura - Albert
curriculum plan for political science
phonics instruction approach
criterion - referenced test
47. Ability to understand sound structure of language
linguistic awareness
print awareness
Kohlberg - Lawrence
three stages of map reading
48. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records
assessments for reading
dynamic assessment
inquiry
multiplication strategies
49. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform
Acquisition
Accommmodation Theory (Giles)
Quadrant a
six traits approach
50. The process of adapting a new culture;the new langage is seen as tied to the way the learners community and the target language community view one another.
Quadarant c
Mastery Learning
Acculturation Model (Shumann)
geography areas of knowledge