PECT PreK-4 All Modules / Expert Strategies,
Review of Key Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success / Newest 2025/2026.
Terms in this set (51)
Explicit instruction Direct, skill-based, holistic, in context, developmentally
appropriate, student centered and directed
provides ongoing feedback,
identifies strengths,
Formative assessmentweaknesses, 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 combines all 4 language skills, aids fluency, centered around
Experience Approach) learner generated text.
Step 1) A shared experience, 2) creating the text, 3) read and
revise, 4) read and reread, 5) extension
the ability to understand or comprehend language heard or
Receptive language
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.
Formal assessment Assess overall achievement, compare student performance
with others at their grade or rangeHave data which support
the conclusions made from the test (standardized
measures). Use statistics. Data is mathematically computed
and summarized. Scores are percentiles, stanines, or
standard scores.
Diphthong a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when
it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another (oy in
oil). Refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within
the same syllable.
Student should be able to recognize and use rhyme, break
words into syllables, blend phonemes into syllables and
Phonological awareness words, identify the beginning and ending sounds in a
syllable, and see smaller words within larger words ("cat" in
"catalog").
Review of Key Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success / Newest 2025/2026.
Terms in this set (51)
Explicit instruction Direct, skill-based, holistic, in context, developmentally
appropriate, student centered and directed
provides ongoing feedback,
identifies strengths,
Formative assessmentweaknesses, 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 combines all 4 language skills, aids fluency, centered around
Experience Approach) learner generated text.
Step 1) A shared experience, 2) creating the text, 3) read and
revise, 4) read and reread, 5) extension
the ability to understand or comprehend language heard or
Receptive language
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.
Formal assessment Assess overall achievement, compare student performance
with others at their grade or rangeHave data which support
the conclusions made from the test (standardized
measures). Use statistics. Data is mathematically computed
and summarized. Scores are percentiles, stanines, or
standard scores.
Diphthong a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when
it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another (oy in
oil). Refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within
the same syllable.
Student should be able to recognize and use rhyme, break
words into syllables, blend phonemes into syllables and
Phonological awareness words, identify the beginning and ending sounds in a
syllable, and see smaller words within larger words ("cat" in
"catalog").
