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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






2. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






3. Congitively undemanding






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






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






6. 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).






7. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






8. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated






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






10. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






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






12. Models or visual examples of the information






13. Art






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






15. Provide lecture - deliver demonstrations - impart explanations of science topics






16. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






17. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






18. Math word problems






19. Read aloud - children talk about story - independent reading center - environmental print - alphabet and word games






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






21. Assertive discipline






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






23. Ability to understand sound structure of language






24. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






25. 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.






26. Learning of governmetn function and following the rulse as set forth. legalistic and assimilationist






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






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






29. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






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






31. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






32. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






33. 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






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






35. Equity - curriculum - teaching - learning - assessment - technology






36. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






37. 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.






38. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con






39. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






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






41. Multiple intelligences






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






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






44. Direct instruction






45. Gradually - experiment with numbers - visualize numbers - use numbers - understand number relationships






46. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






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






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






49. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






50. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence