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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






2. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






3. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






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






5. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform






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






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






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






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






10. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles






11. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






12. 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






13. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






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






15. Lower level questioning






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






17. Three levels of culture






18. 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

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19. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






20. Art






21. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






22. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






23. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






24. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.






25. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






26. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






27. Connectionism






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






29. Children learn through their observations of others






30. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






31. Found that although environment causes behavior - behavior also causes environment as well. Bandura labeled this concept reciprocal determinism -'both the world the individual's behavior 'cause' affect each other. Bandura is considered a 'father' of






32. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






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






34. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






35. Multiplication and beginning division






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






37. Coined by B.F. Skinner - is based upon the premise that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. The change in behavior is a result of the student's response to events (stimuli) occurring in one's environment. A response produces a consequ






38. Models or visual examples of the information






39. 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






40. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






41. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






42. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






43. Reading






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






45. Hierarchy of needs






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






47. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






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






49. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






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