TExES Science of Teaching Reading (293) Exam
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A second-grade teacher works to foster a love of reading in her students. She
helps to ensure that students always have access to books in class and at home
for independent reading. She also reads books aloud to her class daily, provides
time for students to share books they love, and takes her class to check out books
at the library each week. Which of the following should the teacher do to further
encourage lifelong readers in her class?
A - assign reading logs to track time spent reading at home
B - find opportunities to model herself independently reading, such as sharing
thoughts about books that she loves
C - ensure that take-home books vary in genre
D - require students to read a certain number of self-selected books each week -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
, A second-grade teacher advises parents to ask their children questions about the
text when they read aloud at home. Which of the following is most likely to
increase through the use of this questioning strategy?
A - comprehension
B - vocabulary
C - fluency
D - engagement - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A kindergarten class has been working to learn all the letters and their
corresponding sounds and will later learn about types of syllables and how those
syllable types can affect the sounds letters make. Students who are not
progressing as planned through the lessons on letter-to-sound correspondence
most likely need differentiation in the form of:
A - scaffolding.
B - complexity.
C - background knowledge.
D - pacing. - CORRECT ANSWER-pacing.
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Answers Already Graded A+
A second-grade teacher works to foster a love of reading in her students. She
helps to ensure that students always have access to books in class and at home
for independent reading. She also reads books aloud to her class daily, provides
time for students to share books they love, and takes her class to check out books
at the library each week. Which of the following should the teacher do to further
encourage lifelong readers in her class?
A - assign reading logs to track time spent reading at home
B - find opportunities to model herself independently reading, such as sharing
thoughts about books that she loves
C - ensure that take-home books vary in genre
D - require students to read a certain number of self-selected books each week -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
, A second-grade teacher advises parents to ask their children questions about the
text when they read aloud at home. Which of the following is most likely to
increase through the use of this questioning strategy?
A - comprehension
B - vocabulary
C - fluency
D - engagement - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A kindergarten class has been working to learn all the letters and their
corresponding sounds and will later learn about types of syllables and how those
syllable types can affect the sounds letters make. Students who are not
progressing as planned through the lessons on letter-to-sound correspondence
most likely need differentiation in the form of:
A - scaffolding.
B - complexity.
C - background knowledge.
D - pacing. - CORRECT ANSWER-pacing.
