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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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.






2. Developmentally appropriate practice - integration - scaffolding - cooperative learning - questioning - task analysis - content enhancements - graphic organizers - wait time - peer tutoring - student responses - instructional pacing - feedback






3. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






4. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






5. 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).






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






7. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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8. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






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






10. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






11. 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






12. Preproduction - early production - speech emergence - intermediate fluency

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13. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con






14. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






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






16. Language Acquisition hypothesis






17. Mapping






18. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






19. Operant conditioning






20. Discovering - simplifying - and applying patterns in scientific discovery






21. Large group activity everyone does same experiment - inquiry not a part of learning process






22. The history or study of words.






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






26. Art






27. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






28. 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






29. Assertive discipline






30. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






31. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






32. 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






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






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






35. Hierarchy of needs






36. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






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






38. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






39. 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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40. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






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






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






43. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






44. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






45. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






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






47. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






48. Physical education






49. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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