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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






2. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t


3. Operant Conditioning






4. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






5. 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






6. Stages of the ethic of care






7. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






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






9. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






10. 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.






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






12. Congnitively demanding






13. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






14. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






15. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






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






17. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






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






19. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






20. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






21. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills






22. Direct instruction






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






24. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition






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






26. 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.'






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






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. Context embedded






30. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






31. Positive initial experiences - moved from concrete to symbolic very slowly






32. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






33. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






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






35. Need to know o be functionsl






36. Aerobic and basic skills - recreation activities and formal sports - cardiovascular activities






37. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






38. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






39. Ability to understand sound structure of language






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






41. Music






42. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






43. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






44. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






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






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






47. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






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






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






50. Art