TEXES STR Reading Pedagogy Questions And
Answers
Deficit-Based Approach ANS A traditional educational approach, which focuses on strengthening
a student's weak areas
Reading Comprehension ANS The ability to read a text and understand its meaning
Reading Intervention ANS A strategy applied to assist a struggling reader
Independent Reading ANS Reading done by students independent of the teacher. This reading
can be either assigned or student selected. Typically silent
Retell ANS A comprehension strategy in which students retell or tell differently what they have
read or listened to
Interest Survey ANS Questions that ask students the types of books they enjoy reading
Alphabetic Principle ANS The understanding that there is a logical/systematic relationship
between the sounds of spoken English and the letters and letter-patterns of written English
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ANS A label applied to individuals who have
great difficulty concentrating on what they are doing AND are extremely active, impulsive,
distractible, and excitable
Alphabetic Knowledge ANS The ability to recognize, name, and write letters
Genre ANS Various forms of text including short stories, essays, folktales, fairy tales, poetry,
historical fiction, biographies and autobiographies, memoirs, comedies and tragedies
, Phonological Awareness ANS The understanding and ability to hear individual words, syllables,
and sounds in spoken language apart from print
Prosody ANS The reader's ability to convey expression, including using correct emphasis,
punctuation, and tone, while reading aloud
Guided Reading ANS Reading done by students with teacher support. This reading will be done
within the framework of a lesson and often in a small group setting with the teacher
Reading Fluency ANS The ability to read with appropriate speed, accuracy, and prosody
Dysgraphia ANS Language-based disorder, in which one struggles with the mechanics of writing
resulting in impaired or illegible handwriting
Speed (when reading) ANS The pace at which the reader reads the text
Intrinsically Motivated ANS Students draw their motivation from the learning process itself
Syllable Awareness/Syllabication/Syllable Segmentation ANS The ability to hear individual
parts/syllables of words
Response to Intervention (RtI) ANS A process to monitor and measure student progress in the
general education curriculum after instructional intervention is provided
Accuracy (when reading) ANS The reader's ability to correctly pronounce words
Instructional Interventions ANS Additional focus on a specific skill in an effort to improve it
Flexible Grouping ANS Grouping students based on their learning needs or interests
Answers
Deficit-Based Approach ANS A traditional educational approach, which focuses on strengthening
a student's weak areas
Reading Comprehension ANS The ability to read a text and understand its meaning
Reading Intervention ANS A strategy applied to assist a struggling reader
Independent Reading ANS Reading done by students independent of the teacher. This reading
can be either assigned or student selected. Typically silent
Retell ANS A comprehension strategy in which students retell or tell differently what they have
read or listened to
Interest Survey ANS Questions that ask students the types of books they enjoy reading
Alphabetic Principle ANS The understanding that there is a logical/systematic relationship
between the sounds of spoken English and the letters and letter-patterns of written English
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ANS A label applied to individuals who have
great difficulty concentrating on what they are doing AND are extremely active, impulsive,
distractible, and excitable
Alphabetic Knowledge ANS The ability to recognize, name, and write letters
Genre ANS Various forms of text including short stories, essays, folktales, fairy tales, poetry,
historical fiction, biographies and autobiographies, memoirs, comedies and tragedies
, Phonological Awareness ANS The understanding and ability to hear individual words, syllables,
and sounds in spoken language apart from print
Prosody ANS The reader's ability to convey expression, including using correct emphasis,
punctuation, and tone, while reading aloud
Guided Reading ANS Reading done by students with teacher support. This reading will be done
within the framework of a lesson and often in a small group setting with the teacher
Reading Fluency ANS The ability to read with appropriate speed, accuracy, and prosody
Dysgraphia ANS Language-based disorder, in which one struggles with the mechanics of writing
resulting in impaired or illegible handwriting
Speed (when reading) ANS The pace at which the reader reads the text
Intrinsically Motivated ANS Students draw their motivation from the learning process itself
Syllable Awareness/Syllabication/Syllable Segmentation ANS The ability to hear individual
parts/syllables of words
Response to Intervention (RtI) ANS A process to monitor and measure student progress in the
general education curriculum after instructional intervention is provided
Accuracy (when reading) ANS The reader's ability to correctly pronounce words
Instructional Interventions ANS Additional focus on a specific skill in an effort to improve it
Flexible Grouping ANS Grouping students based on their learning needs or interests
