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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






2. Explicit instruction for using letter - sound relationships during the reading of connected text to sight read new words






3. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






4. 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






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






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






7. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






8. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






9. Numbers and operations - algebra - geometry - measurement - data analysis and probability - problem solving - reasining and proof - communicatins - connections - representations






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Begin working with decimals






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






16. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






17. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






18. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






19. 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






20. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






21. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






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






23. Math word problems






24. Counting to 100






25. There is a connection between language function and neural anatomy - focusing on the right and left hemisphere. There is a focus of specific aspects of SLA: age differences;fossilization;pattern practice in classroom SLA.






26. Mapping






27. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






28. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






29. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






30. Discovery learning and constructivism






31. Steer children into the practice of becoming physically active throughout their lifetimes - improve academic achievement and ability to gain knowledge






32. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






33. 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






34. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






35. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






36. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






37. 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






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






39. Follow the child






40. Credited with coining the Multiple Intelligences Theory which is a pluralized way of understanding the intellect. Researchers believe that each person's level of intelligence is made up of autonomous faculties that can work individually or in concert






41. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






42. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






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






44. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






45. 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






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






47. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






48. Phonics instruction and whole language instruction - alphabetic principle - phonemic awareness - vocabulary - fluency - comprehension






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






50. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic







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