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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






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






3. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






4. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






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






6. 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






7. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials






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






9. Word forms and another component of syntax. Morphemes are also the smallest meaningful units in language and word parts that could also change the meaning of a word.






10. Uses symbols from the alphabet but no knowledge of letter - sound correspondence






11. Lower level questioning






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






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






14. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






15. classroom teacher supports student development with the writing process. Students are required to write sentences or passages while the teacher guides the process and instruction through conferences and minilessons.






16. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






17. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






18. Amount of force a muscle can produce






19. Three levels of culture






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






21. Modeling






22. Face to face conversation






23. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






24. Language Acquisition hypothesis






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






26. 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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27. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






28. Hierarchy of needs






29. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






30. Begin working with decimals






31. Context embedded






32. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






33. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






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






35. 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






36. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






37. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






38. Ability to understand sound structure of language






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






40. Informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance






41. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






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






43. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






44. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






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






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






48. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






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






50. Mapping