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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
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1. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






2. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






3. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






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






5. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






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






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






8. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






9. 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.'






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






11. Role playing






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






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






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






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






21. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






22. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






23. Lower level questioning






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






25. Advance organizer






26. Learning through experience






27. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






28. 'with - it - ness'






29. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word






30. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






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






32. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






33. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






34. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






35. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






36. Language Acquisition hypothesis






37. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






38. S manifested via structuring - patterning - and constructing meaning - understanding - and ideas that did not exist initially. This process involves insight - reflection - creative expression - and/or group interactions. This method of learning is de






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. Physical education






45. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






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






47. Teach children to segment words into phonemes and create words by writing letters for phonemes






48. Face to face conversation






49. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






50. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts