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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






2. 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






3. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






4. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






5. The teacher remains mainly silent - to give students the space they need to learn to talk. In this approach - it is assumed that the students' previous experience of learning from their mother tongue will contribute to learning the new foreign langua






6. The history or study of words.






7. Conitive - language - physical - social - emotional - adaptive






8. The structural (grammar) organization of English that regulates how words are combined into sentences. Word order is important in English and during the pre - school years - children learn to understand - ask questions - construct statements - and ma






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






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






11. Construct understanding from the words






12. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






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






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






15. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






16. Proficiency of the academic Language






17. Students analyze letter sound relationships from learned words to those not familiar while not pronouncing sounds in isolation






18. Social or observational learning theory






19. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






20. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






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






22. Discovering - simplifying - and applying patterns in scientific discovery






23. Teaching them know how to learn on their own based on their prior knowledge






24. Mapping






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






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






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






28. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






29. 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






30. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






31. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






38. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






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






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






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






42. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






43. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






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






45. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






46. 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






47. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






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






49. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling






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