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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






2. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






3. Classical conditioning






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






5. Gradually - experiment with numbers - visualize numbers - use numbers - understand number relationships






6. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






7. 1. understand the problem - 2. determine essential information - 3. make a plan - 4. follow the plan - 5. check the answer






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






12. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






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






14. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.

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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. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






17. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.






18. 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






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






20. Drills and exercises






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






22. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






23. Hierarchy of needs






24. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






25. What a government is and how governments function - how rules are made and enforced - why government is necessary - democratic values and beleifs of civic life






26. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






27. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Proficiency of the academic Language






33. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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34. Language Acquisition hypothesis






35. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






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






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






38. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






39. Direct instruction






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






41. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






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






43. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






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






45. The teacher remains mainly silent - to give students the space they need to learn to talk. In this approach - it is assumed that the students' previous experience of learning from their mother tongue will contribute to learning the new foreign langua






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






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






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






49. Provide lecture - deliver demonstrations - impart explanations of science topics






50. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process