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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Multiplication and beginning division






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Construct understanding from the words






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






6. Follow the child






7. Amount of force a muscle can produce






8. How long can a muscle produce force






9. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






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






11. Math word problems






12. Uses a letter or group of letters for every speech sound heard






13. 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.






14. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






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






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






17. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers






18. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






19. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






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






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






22. 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.






23. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






24. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






25. Context embedded






26. The study of the meaning in language and the analysis of the meanings of words - phrases - sentences.






27. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






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






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






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






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






32. Funds of knowledge






33. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






34. Language Acquisition hypothesis






35. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






36. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






37. The structural (grammar) organization of English that regulates how words are combined into sentences. Word order is important in English and during the pre - school years - children learn to understand - ask questions - construct statements - and ma






38. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






39. 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






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






41. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






42. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






43. classroom teacher supports student development with the writing process. Students are required to write sentences or passages while the teacher guides the process and instruction through conferences and minilessons.






44. 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






45. Uses symbols from the alphabet but no knowledge of letter - sound correspondence






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






47. Choice/control theory






48. Students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing






49. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






50. Development of spoken language system