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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Learning of governmetn function and following the rulse as set forth. legalistic and assimilationist






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






3. 'with - it - ness'






4. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






5. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






6. 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.






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






8. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






9. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






10. Stages of the ethic of care






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






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






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






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






15. Initiated from the general to the specific - and often referred to as the 'top - down' approach. Deductive reasoning is more narrow and primarily concerned with testing hypotheses. In contrast - Inductive Reasoning is more open - ended and explorator






16. Hierarchy of needs






17. Need to know o be functionsl






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






19. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






20. 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






21. Was concerned with how student the classroom environment affected learning.






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






23. 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.'






24. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






25. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Assertive discipline






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






33. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






34. Children learn through their observations of others






35. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






36. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






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






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






39. Direct instruction






40. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






41. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






42. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






43. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






44. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.






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






46. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






47. Identify words that don't belong in a set






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






49. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






50. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively