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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






2. Art






3. 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






4. Construct understanding from the words






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






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






7. Developmentally appropriate practice - integration - scaffolding - cooperative learning - questioning - task analysis - content enhancements - graphic organizers - wait time - peer tutoring - student responses - instructional pacing - feedback






8. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision






9. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process






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






11. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






12. Development of spoken language system






13. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






14. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






15. 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






16. 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






17. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






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






19. 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






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






21. Context embedded






22. Ongoing evaluation during an instructional sequence to allow midstream adaptation and improvement of the project.






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






24. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






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






26. Region/area - length - set






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






28. Recogize separate sounds in words






29. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






30. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






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






32. Drills and exercises






33. Zone of proximal development






34. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






35. The study of the meaning in language and the analysis of the meanings of words - phrases - sentences.






36. The notion that letters making a word have corresponding sounds - thus letters and sounds can be placed together to build words.






37. Stages of cognitive development






38. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






39. 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






40. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






41. The use of words peculiar to a particular language with a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patterns or from the literal meaning of its parts taken together. Some examples of idiomatic expressions would include - 'John kicked the bucket' me






42. Quadrant of comprehensible input






43. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






44. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






45. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






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






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






48. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






49. Context reduced






50. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time