Nystce cst stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Altimeter - ANSWER-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height. Ex. height of a plance Anemometer - ANSWER-An instrument used to measure wind. Annuals - ANSWER-Plants that die after one growing season Asexual Reproduction - ANSWER-Reproduction involving only one parent. Atmosphere - ANSWER-The earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Consists of atroposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere Bacillus - ANSWER-a rod-shaped bacteria. Blood - ANSWE...

Orthography - ANSWER-ability to identify specific patterns of letters as words, leading to word recognition. Spelling, pronunciation, and meaning are all stored and can be accessed automatically Semantics - ANSWER-meanings of words Phonology - ANSWER-sounds of language Morphology - ANSWER-word parts syntax - ANSWER-the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences Semantic relationships - ANSWER-how words relate to each other -antonyms -homonyms -homophones...

Mr. Graham is a specialist who works with students who have special needs. You observe Mr. Graham and he is working with a group of students on the tasks of cutting with scissors, holding a pencil, and writing sentences using the same hand without switching to another hand. Mr. Graham is the A. special education teacher B. physical therapist C. occupational therapist D. motor planning specialist -ANSWER (C) Mr. Graham is the occupational therapist. Some students with disabilities hav...

Both --- and --- have the power to lay and collect taxes and to borrow money - ANSWER-state, federal government the pacific northwest region's mountain ranges are the main reason for - ANSWER-high precipitation the best way to teach children to read, regardless of grade level, is to use a program of --- that includes pattern books and journal writing with invented spelling - ANSWER-emergent literacy an intensive phonics program includes drill and practice may be effective with some stu...

Alphabet recognition - ANSWER-*Can identify the letters of the alphabet* both capital and lowercase when asked to do so Alphabetic principle - ANSWER-Written language is comprised of *letters (graphemes)* that represent *sounds (phonemes)* in spoken words Analogical representations - ANSWER-*Declarative memories that preserve many of the aspects of the original stimulus* (object or event).Example: mental imagery i.e., when you recall a mental picture of what the something looked like. A...

Lyrical Poetry - ANSWER-Most lyrical poems are short, but there are longer examples. They also tend to be written in first person and include the writer in the poem. Another characteristic of lyrical poetry is in the types of moods and emotions the poem expresses. These emotions tend to lean toward the extremes in life, such as love, death or loss. Other emotions can be expressed, but the emotion is always very intense. Free Verse Poems - ANSWER-i.e. sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics 1. No...

Running record - ANSWER-An assessment which measures a child' fluency during oral reading Balanced Literacy Models - ANSWER-strategies teachers use to allow for different learning styles Phonological awareness - ANSWER-an awareness of an the ability to manipulate the sounds of spoken words; it is a broad term that includes identifying and making rhymes, recognizing alliteration, identifying and working with syllables in spoken words, identifying and working with onsets and rhymes in spoke...

Bottom-up processing - ANSWER-Perceiving based on noticing separate *defining features* and *assembling*them into a recognizable pattern. Also called data-driven. Cause-and-effect - ANSWER-Determine *why something happens* as well as the *results*. Characteristics of prose - ANSWER-*No formal arrangement* but there *may be* some sort of *rhythm* Chunking - ANSWER-*Grouping items of information*, which expands the amount of information that can be stored in short-term memory. Closed w...

Panel on Mental Retardation -ANSWER In 1961, President Kennedy appointed a panel of experts to prepare a national plan for "combating mental retardation." Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965 -ANSWER The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was a cornerstone of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" (McLaughlin, 1975). ... ESEA is an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and accountability. As mandated in the a...

Scarcity - ANSWER-Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants oppertunity cost - ANSWER-cost of the loss of the next most desireable good or service that could have been produced with a recource Checks and Balances - ANSWER-A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power democratic - ANSWER-ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws. Authoritaria...