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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






2. Amount of force a muscle can produce






3. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






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






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






6. 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






7. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






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






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






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






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






12. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






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






14. 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.






15. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






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






17. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






18. Children learn through their observations of others






19. Recogize separate sounds in words






20. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






21. 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






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






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






24. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






25. Learning through experience






26. 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






27. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






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






29. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






30. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.






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






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






33. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






34. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






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. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated






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

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






39. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






40. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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41. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






42. Region/area - length - set






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






44. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






45. 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






46. Preproduction - early production - speech emergence - intermediate fluency

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47. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






48. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






49. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






50. Role playing