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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Stages of the ethic of care






2. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






3. Subtraction as think - addition - subtraction facts with sums to 10 - sums greater than 10






4. Three levels of culture






5. Describe economic problems - alternatives - benefits and costs - identify consequences in changes of economic policies - analyze economic evidence






6. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






7. Multiple intelligences






8. How long can a muscle produce force






9. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






10. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






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






12. Identify words that don't belong in a set






13. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






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






15. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






16. 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






17. You give a list of vocabulary words in L2. Classes are taught in L1.






18. Refers to the process by which te learners incorporates new learner incorporates new learning item into his or her developing system or interlanguage.






19. Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text in unison to enhance oral reading fluency.






20. Assertive discipline






21. Need to know o be functionsl






22. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






23. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






24. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






25. 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.






26. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






27. Particularly the vowels - to spell many of the sounds. Sounds are called phonemes - and represented in print - and Graphemes are letter combinations.






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






29. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






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






31. 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






32. Field trips to government facilities - scenarios for useful problem solving - discuss and debate current events






33. 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.'






34. Development of spoken language system






35. 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






36. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






37. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






38. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






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






40. Context reduced






41. Connectionism






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






43. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






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






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






46. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






47. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






48. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






49. Language student's will emerge naturally whey they are given the opprotunity and need (motivation) to speak in a non - coercive/low anxiety situations.

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50. 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