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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






2. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






3. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






4. Teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol - sound relationships and their application in decoding words in beginning instruction.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns






12. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






13. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






14. Stages of the ethic of care






15. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






16. 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.'






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






18. 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.






19. Construct understanding from the words






20. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






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






22. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






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






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






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






26. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






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






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






29. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate






30. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






31. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






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






33. Was concerned with how student the classroom environment affected learning.






34. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






35. The history or study of words.






36. Recogize separate sounds in words






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






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






39. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






40. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.






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






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






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






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






45. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






46. 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






47. Need to know o be functionsl






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






49. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






50. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography