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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






2. 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.






3. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






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






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






6. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






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






8. Phonics instruction and whole language instruction - alphabetic principle - phonemic awareness - vocabulary - fluency - comprehension






9. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






10. 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






11. Writing






12. 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






13. 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






14. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






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






16. Credited to Carl Rogers who suggested that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning via: setting a positive classroom climate for learning; clarifying the purposes and rules; organizing an






17. Provide a sequence of spoken phonemes and form a new word






18. Reading






19. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






20. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






21. Begin working with decimals






22. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






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






24. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






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






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






27. Music






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






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






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






31. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






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






33. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






34. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






35. Operant conditioning






36. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.






37. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






38. What a government is and how governments function - how rules are made and enforced - why government is necessary - democratic values and beleifs of civic life






39. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






40. 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.






41. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






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






43. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






44. Separate onsets and rimes in words so students may read them and blend parts into words






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






46. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






47. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






48. Zone of proximal development






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






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