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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Stages of cognitive development






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






3. The thought processes students are able to rely on relative to problem solving. Here - students use creativity - analysis - and logic regarding their ability to analyze facts - make comparisons - generate ideas - defend view points - draw inferences






4. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






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






6. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






7. 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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8. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






9. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






10. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






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






12. Funds of knowledge






13. Physical education






14. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






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






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






17. Math word problems






18. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






19. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






20. Meaningful context - acceptance of all learners - flexible structure - supportive classroom - integration - focused expectations - context skill development - collaboration and scaffolding - authentic assessments






21. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






22. Hierarchy of needs






23. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






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






25. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






26. Phonemic awareness - word recognition - phonics - comprehension - fluency






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






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






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






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






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






32. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






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






34. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






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






36. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






37. Reading






38. Operant Conditioning






39. Recogize separate sounds in words






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






41. 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






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






43. Learning through experience






44. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).

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






46. Context reduced






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






48. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






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






50. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence