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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






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






3. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






4. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






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






6. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






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

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






9. Classical conditioning






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






11. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






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






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






14. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






15. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure






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






17. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






18. Region/area - length - set






19. Proficiency of the academic Language






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






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






22. 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






23. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






24. 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






25. Follow the child






26. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






30. Language Acquisition hypothesis






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






32. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






33. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






34. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






35. 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






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. 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






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






39. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






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






41. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.






42. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






43. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






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






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






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






47. Operant Conditioning






48. Three levels of culture






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






50. Funds of knowledge