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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






2. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






3. Funds of knowledge






4. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






5. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






6. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






7. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






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






9. Observing - measuring - identifying content - interpreting data - classifying - predicting - researching - communicating - inferring - hypothesizing - experimenting






10. 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






11. Ability to understand sound structure of language






12. Role playing






13. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure






14. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






15. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






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






17. 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






18. Children learn through their observations of others






19. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






20. The history or study of words.






21. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






22. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






23. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






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






25. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






26. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






27. Proficiency of the academic Language






28. Social or observational learning theory






29. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






30. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






31. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






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






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






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






35. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






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






37. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






38. Student names - nursery rhymes - sound games - read poems - sing songs - alphabet books - discuss words and sounds - word banks - point out consonants and vowels






39. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






40. Creating arts - arts as inquiry - arts in context






41. Congitively undemanding






42. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol






43. 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.'






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






45. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






46. Direct instruction






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






48. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






49. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






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