PECT PreK-4 All Modules with Complete Solutions

Explicit instruction - Direct, skill-based, holistic, in context, developmentally appropriate, student centered and directed Formative assessment - provides ongoing feedback, identifies strengths, weaknesses, and target areas, low stakes, addresses problems immediately Summative assessment - evaluates learning at the end of a unit and compares it against some standard or benchmark, high stakes, (midterm, final, paper) Scaffolding - Promotes deeper level of learning, support tailored to needs of student (modeling, coaching) that is gradually removed Inquiry-based learning - poses questions, problems or scenarios - rather than simply presenting established facts; assisted by a facilitator Assessment anchors - tools to better align curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices LEA (Language Experience Approach) - combines all 4 language skills, aids fluency, centered around learner generated text. Step 1) A shared experience, 2) creating the text, 3) read and revise, 4) read and reread, 5) extension Receptive language - the ability to understand or comprehend language heard or read Expressive language - being able to put thoughts into words and sentences that make sense and are grammatically accurate Family systems theory - (Dr. Murray Bowen) individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another, but rather as a part of their family, which is an emotional unit Constructivist Approach - the learner is an active participant in building understanding and knowledge. Use hands-on exploration with concrete materials. Realistic and relevant learning situations. Uses scaffolding Alphabetic principle - the understanding that the letters used in writing represent the component sounds in spoken words Informal assessment - Sometimes referred to as criterion referenced measures. Performance is not being evaluated against established standards or rubrics, not data driven. Content and performance driven. (anecdotal notes, teacher observations, running records, rubric scores, etc.) Used to inform instruction.