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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






2. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






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

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4. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






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






6. Phonemic awareness - word recognition - phonics - comprehension - fluency






7. Begin working with decimals






8. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






9. Mapping






10. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






11. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






12. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






13. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






14. Students analyze letter sound relationships from learned words to those not familiar while not pronouncing sounds in isolation






15. Choice/control theory






16. 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






17. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






18. Children learn through their observations of others






19. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






20. How long can a muscle produce force






21. Meaningful context - acceptance of all learners - flexible structure - supportive classroom - integration - focused expectations - context skill development - collaboration and scaffolding - authentic assessments






22. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






23. 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






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

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






26. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






27. 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






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






29. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






30. Multiplication and beginning division






31. Classical conditioning






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






33. Writing






34. Equity - curriculum - teaching - learning - assessment - technology






35. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






36. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






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






38. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






39. Conitive - language - physical - social - emotional - adaptive






40. Need to know o be functionsl






41. 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.






42. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






43. 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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44. The reader at the beginning stages of learning to read and developing an association of print with meaning. During this stage of reading development - children engage in reading play and retelling familiar stories from memory and using pictures to ma






45. Hierarchy of needs






46. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






47. Discrepant event - question - inquiry






48. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






49. Coined by B.F. Skinner - is based upon the premise that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. The change in behavior is a result of the student's response to events (stimuli) occurring in one's environment. A response produces a consequ






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