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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision






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






3. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






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






5. Phonemic awareness instruction - phonics - spelling - reading fluency - grammar - writing - reading comprehension strategies






6. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






7. 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.]






8. Physical education






9. 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






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






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






12. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).

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






14. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






15. 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






16. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






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






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






19. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






20. Multiplication and beginning division






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






22. Determines student's ability to learn in a certain situation






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






24. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






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






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






27. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






28. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






29. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






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






31. Read aloud - children talk about story - independent reading center - environmental print - alphabet and word games






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






33. Collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher






34. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






35. New vocabulary - descriptive words - realistic viewpoints of people and environment






36. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






37. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






38. A strategy taught to help students use parts of words they have learned to attack words that are unfamiliar






39. Choice/control theory






40. Modeling






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. 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).






45. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






46. Multiple intelligences






47. How long can a muscle produce force






48. 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






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






50. Initiated from the general to the specific - and often referred to as the 'top - down' approach. Deductive reasoning is more narrow and primarily concerned with testing hypotheses. In contrast - Inductive Reasoning is more open - ended and explorator