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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 'with - it - ness'






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






3. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.

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4. 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.






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






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






7. A theory of animal and human learning that focuses on observable behaviors and ignores psychological activities.






8. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






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






10. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






11. Recogize separate sounds in words






12. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






13. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises






14. Operant Conditioning






15. Art






16. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






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






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






19. 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






20. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






21. Music






22. Operant conditioning






23. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






24. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






25. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






26. 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






27. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






28. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






29. Modeling






30. 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






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






32. Students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing






33. Eight stages of human development






34. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






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






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






37. A strategy taught to help students use parts of words they have learned to attack words that are unfamiliar






38. Role playing






39. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






40. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






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






42. Teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol - sound relationships and their application in decoding words in beginning instruction.






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






44. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






45. Experiential Learning






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






47. Construct understanding from the words






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






49. Choice/control theory






50. Physical education