STR UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔instructional dysgraphia strategies - ✔✔explicit instruction in handwriting and
spelling
fine motor development
✔✔phoneme - ✔✔the individual sounds in words
✔✔morpheme - ✔✔smallest unit of meaning
-root word, prefix, suffix
✔✔inflectional suffix - ✔✔adds onto the end of a word to create a new form of word (i.e.,
ed, ing, and s,
✔✔derivational affix - ✔✔adds onto the beginning of a word to create a new word (re,
de, dis)
✔✔prosody - ✔✔the rhythm, stress, and tone of spoken words, particularly words of
texts read aloud
✔✔phonology - ✔✔the study of sounds
✔✔morphology - ✔✔the study of word formation and patterns
✔✔syntax - ✔✔the rules of sentence structure and word order
✔✔semantics - ✔✔the study of meaning of language
✔✔discourse - ✔✔spoken and written communication
✔✔pragmantics - ✔✔studies the way context determines meaning in language
, ✔✔effective reading programs - ✔✔emphasize systemic, explicit reading instruction and
are research based
✔✔screening/entry-level - ✔✔establishes a baseline and identifies students who need
extra support
✔✔formative/ progress-monitoring - ✔✔assesses what students have learned and their
abilities following instruction
✔✔summative - ✔✔measures or "sums up" a student's progress at the end of an
instructional unit
Ex: Semester exams
✔✔diagnostic - ✔✔targets a specific area of reading in-depth
intended to provide more in-depth info about a student's reading ability
Ex: running records
✔✔pre and post assessment - ✔✔compares student knowledge or ability at the
beginning and end of a period
✔✔code-based assessments - ✔✔gauge a student's grasp of the "mechanics" of
reading such as letter-sound connections and reading printed words
✔✔meaning based assessment - ✔✔measures various dimensions of a student's
reading comprehension
Ex: listening comprehension and vocabulary
✔✔key assessment concepts - ✔✔validity
reliability
equity
✔✔validity - ✔✔refers to the assessment's accuracy
✔✔reliability - ✔✔refers to the assessment's consistency
✔✔equity - ✔✔strives to provide equal opportunities for students
✔✔norm-referenced tests - ✔✔compare a student's performance to other student's who
have taken the test
✔✔criterion-referenced tests - ✔✔measure student ability against a fixed set of criteria,
such as meeting a particular learning objective or level of knowledge in a subject
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔instructional dysgraphia strategies - ✔✔explicit instruction in handwriting and
spelling
fine motor development
✔✔phoneme - ✔✔the individual sounds in words
✔✔morpheme - ✔✔smallest unit of meaning
-root word, prefix, suffix
✔✔inflectional suffix - ✔✔adds onto the end of a word to create a new form of word (i.e.,
ed, ing, and s,
✔✔derivational affix - ✔✔adds onto the beginning of a word to create a new word (re,
de, dis)
✔✔prosody - ✔✔the rhythm, stress, and tone of spoken words, particularly words of
texts read aloud
✔✔phonology - ✔✔the study of sounds
✔✔morphology - ✔✔the study of word formation and patterns
✔✔syntax - ✔✔the rules of sentence structure and word order
✔✔semantics - ✔✔the study of meaning of language
✔✔discourse - ✔✔spoken and written communication
✔✔pragmantics - ✔✔studies the way context determines meaning in language
, ✔✔effective reading programs - ✔✔emphasize systemic, explicit reading instruction and
are research based
✔✔screening/entry-level - ✔✔establishes a baseline and identifies students who need
extra support
✔✔formative/ progress-monitoring - ✔✔assesses what students have learned and their
abilities following instruction
✔✔summative - ✔✔measures or "sums up" a student's progress at the end of an
instructional unit
Ex: Semester exams
✔✔diagnostic - ✔✔targets a specific area of reading in-depth
intended to provide more in-depth info about a student's reading ability
Ex: running records
✔✔pre and post assessment - ✔✔compares student knowledge or ability at the
beginning and end of a period
✔✔code-based assessments - ✔✔gauge a student's grasp of the "mechanics" of
reading such as letter-sound connections and reading printed words
✔✔meaning based assessment - ✔✔measures various dimensions of a student's
reading comprehension
Ex: listening comprehension and vocabulary
✔✔key assessment concepts - ✔✔validity
reliability
equity
✔✔validity - ✔✔refers to the assessment's accuracy
✔✔reliability - ✔✔refers to the assessment's consistency
✔✔equity - ✔✔strives to provide equal opportunities for students
✔✔norm-referenced tests - ✔✔compare a student's performance to other student's who
have taken the test
✔✔criterion-referenced tests - ✔✔measure student ability against a fixed set of criteria,
such as meeting a particular learning objective or level of knowledge in a subject
