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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






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






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






4. Knowing the basic concepts about written words






5. Discovery learning and constructivism






6. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t

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7. Proficiency of the academic Language






8. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






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






10. Operant conditioning






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Funds of knowledge






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






17. 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






18. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






19. 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






20. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language






21. Children develop motor skills at different rates - child's ates doesn't predict motor ability but obtained through use and practice - children develop motor skills through play






22. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






23. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






24. Reading






25. 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






26. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






27. Describe economic problems - alternatives - benefits and costs - identify consequences in changes of economic policies - analyze economic evidence






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






29. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






30. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






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






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






33. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






34. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






35. 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.






36. Is a metaphoric term used by Vygotsky to show how parents and teachers provide temporary assistance to children/students by modeling appropriate behavior or skills. In the classroom - teachers model or demonstrate specific strategies and gradually sh






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






38. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






39. Read aloud to class - student oral reading periods - shared reading - sustained silent reading






40. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






41. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






42. Children learn through their observations of others






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






44. Discrepant event - question - inquiry






45. Face to face conversation






46. Writing






47. Different types of manipulatives - various strategies - situations that reflect real life situations






48. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






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






50. Classical conditioning