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Elementary Teaching

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1. A group within a larger society that sees itself as having a common history - social and cultural heritage - and traditions - often based on race - religion - language - or national identity.






2. 1965 part of Pres. Johnson's "War on Poverty.' Provides funding for special programs for children of low-income families in grades k through 12. has been reauthorized by Congress every 5 years since its inception.






3. Difficulties producing speech sounds or problems with voice quality; interruption in the flow of rhythm of speech (e.g. - stuttering)






4. A system of accommodating student differences by dividing a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subjects.






5. Achievement






6. A subconscious process in which learners develop competence by using language for 'real communication.' This is often contrasted with taking courses to learn language.






7. P.L. 94-142






8. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information.






9. The degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student performance.






10. Procedure used to test the effects of a treatment.






11. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.






12. Help ensure that the results will be an accurate indication of student ability - enable most students to be tested - enable testing practices to be deemed fair to all students






13. Assessments that follow instruction and evaluate knowledge or skills.






14. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.






15. Indicates some type of visual problem has resulted in a need for special education






16. Teen's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choice instead of her own. A pseudo-identity that is too fixed/rigid to serve as a foundation for meeting life's challenges.






17. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






18. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements that teachers can directly control.






19. 1944 Provided for college/vocational ed. for returning WWII veterans.

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20. Right is defined in terms of individual rights/standards that have been agreed upon by society. Laws are not 'frozen' but can be changed for society's good.






21. Technique in which facts or skills to be learned are repeated many times over a concentrated period of time.






22. A concept which allows children to use information they already have acquired to form new knowledge that begins to emerge during the concrete operational stage but more characteristic of adolescent thinking.






23. Entry or placemet in specific programs and to diagnose learning problems or strengths






24. Behavior - diagnosed by a qualified professional - characterized by inattention - impulsivity - and unusual or excessive activity.






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26. Normal intelligence; discrepancy between intelligence & performance; delays in achievement; poor motor coordination/spatial ability; perceptual anomalties; difficulty w/self-motivation; etc.






27. Can be a congenital anomaly (e.g. - club foot - etc.); an impairment caused by disease (e.g. - polio - etc.); or impairments from other causes (e.g. - cerebral palsy - amputation - etc.) that adversely affects a student's educational performance.






28. The distinction between conversational fluency (basic interpersonal communication skills - or BICS) - and academic language (cognitive/academic language proficiency - or CALP).






29. An explanation of the discomfort people feel when new perceptions or behaviors clash with long-held beliefs.






30. A teaching method effective with children having an attention deficit disorder that combines educational support - psychological counseling - behavioral management at school and home - and medical management using a psychostimulant.






31. When the teacher demonstrates an activity or lesson before having students do the lesson or activity on their own






32. Growth that occurs during these years usually proceeds from the extremities to the torso & may be uneven - the child's body grows much more slowly relative to other periods of life.






33. The adolescent's inability to develop a clear sense of self.






34. Disorder in one or more basic psychological processes involved in understanding/using spoken and/or written language = imperfect ability to listen - think - read - write - spell - or do math calculations.






35. Learning of words or facts under various conditions.






36. One-to-one tutoring for reading; early elementary = phonetic reading strategies; teach learning-to-learn skills (study skills - test-taking skills - etc.); give frequent feedback; break down large projects into smaller chunks; effective classroom man






37. Students who are subject to school failure because of characteristics of the student or inadequate responses to their needs by school - family - or community.






38. An activity acting out situations encountered in the classroom or in everyday life - using the language that might be used in such situations






39. Programs that address the needs of students with mental - emotional - or physical disabilities.






40. (those a child exhibits depends on form/severity of autism) extremely withdrawn; engage in self-stimulating activities (rocking - etc.); might have normal/outstanding abilitities in some areas; resistant to changes in the environment/routine; more pr






41. A computer application for writing compositions that lends itself to revising and editing.






42. A form of mastery learning in which students advance through the curriculum by passing mastery tests.






43. Behavior modification strategies in which a student1s school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.






44. Components of memory where large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.






45. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.






46. 3 to 6 yrs.; Goal is for child to explore her world so she can understand who she is within this context. Failure to reach this leads child to experience a sense of guilt about her desires to explore - which could limit her willingness to take chance






47. Piaget's concept that refers to our innate tendency of self-regulation to keep our mental representations in balance by adjusting them to maintain organization and stability in our environment through the processes of accommodation and*assimilation.






48. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






49. Theories that knowledge is stored in the brain in a network of connections - not in systems of rules or individual bits of information.






50. A conscious process in which learners develop competence through formal studying of the language - including its rules - grammar and phonetic components