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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






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






3. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






4. Stages of the ethic of care






5. Teach children to segment words into phonemes and create words by writing letters for phonemes






6. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






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






9. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






10. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






11. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






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






13. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






14. 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






15. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






16. Social or observational learning theory






17. Mapping






18. Classical conditioning






19. 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






20. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






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






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






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






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






25. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles






26. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






27. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






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






29. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






30. Models or visual examples of the information






31. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






32. Congnitively demanding






33. Language Acquisition hypothesis






34. 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






35. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






36. The division of words into syllables [the minimal units of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel - consonant combination - as /a/ - /ba/ - /ab/ - /bab/ - etc.]






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

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38. Counting to 100






39. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






40. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






41. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






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






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






44. Advance organizer






45. 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






46. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






47. 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.






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






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






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