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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






2. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






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






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






5. New vocabulary - descriptive words - realistic viewpoints of people and environment






6. 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






7. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






8. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha






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






10. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






11. Assertive discipline






12. Field trips to community entities - various technology - study economic systems - build skills in areas of communication






13. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






14. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data






15. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






16. Credited with coining the Multiple Intelligences Theory which is a pluralized way of understanding the intellect. Researchers believe that each person's level of intelligence is made up of autonomous faculties that can work individually or in concert






17. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






18. Construct understanding from the words






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






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






21. 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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22. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






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






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






25. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word






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






27. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






28. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






29. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






30. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






31. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






32. Need to know o be functionsl






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






34. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






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






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






37. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






38. Face to face conversation






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






40. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers






41. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Ability to understand sound structure of language






46. Recogize separate sounds in words






47. Modeling






48. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






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






50. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid