Diagnostic Test of the Science of
Teaching Reading (STR)/Questions
and Answers
The teacher notices some students who normally complete assignments
easily are struggling to fill in the boxes within the organizer. Which of the
following scaffolding strategies should the teacher implement to help these
students with the assignment? - -provide the students with sentence stems
to guide their writing
- After the organizers are complete, the teacher tells students to take the
information they have learned and form a paragraph summarizing the most
important aspects of their research. At a later date, students will revise and
edit their paragraphs with a peer and then read them aloud individually to
the class.
By including biographies on the lives of Caesar Chavez and Frida Kahlo, the
teacher is demonstrating the importance of: - -including culturally relevant
texts in the curriculum.
- An elementary classroom contains several English Language Learners with
different native language backgrounds. The teacher gives these students a
series of word sort activities featuring various word endings (such as -ed, -
ing, -er, and -est). This type of activity shows students how to: - -recognize
and use inflectional word endings they are unfamiliar with.
- A first-grade teacher is planning a series of phonics lessons. Before
beginning the lessons, the teacher administers a pre-test to each student on
the skills that will be covered. After the lessons, the teacher administers a
post-test to each student. The following is an example of one student's
assessment.
Post Test Student Reads
thin tin
wish which
sheep sheep
chair care
wheel what - -consonant digraphs
***A digraph is two consonants that make one sound.
- After the lessons, the teacher administers a post-test to each student. The
following is an example of one student's assessment.
What is the teacher's purpose in administering this assessment?
, Post Test Student Reads
thin tin
wish which
sheep sheep
chair care
wheel what - -to determine how much students learned from the series of
lessons
- A third-grade teacher is introducing a unit on plants. Part of the unit plan
calls for students to read complex texts on the topic, many of which contain
unfamiliar vocabulary words. The teacher takes the students on a nature
walk to sketch several types of plants and talk about their favorite ones. The
teacher also takes the class out to the school vegetable garden to discuss
the differences and similarities between the different plants. These pre-
reading activities will help the students: - -gain additional background
knowledge before reading the texts
- A first-grade teacher teaches three sight words per week during the course
of the fall semester. This includes reading books and playing games
containing the words. At the end of six weeks of instruction, she has students
take turns individually reading all the sight words taught over the six week
period from the word wall. The teacher then records the percentage of words
each student reads correctly as a grade in the grade book. Which of the
following assessment types is this teacher utilizing? - -summative
assessment
- A third-grade teacher is introducing a new unit on the different forms of
energy and notices one of the English Language Learners in the class is
struggling to complete a science lab worksheet. The teacher reviews the
student's data and notices he scored in the 70th percentile for words correct
per minute on a recent fluency assessment. He also scored an 80 on a recent
reading comprehension assessment. Given this data, which of the following
statements best explains why this student is experiencing difficulties? - -The
student does not have enough prior knowledge about the topic to be
successful on the lab worksheet.
- he class walks to a nearby lake to look for frog eggs, tadpoles, and frogs
after talking about the life cycle of a frog. They discussed the terms eggs,
tadpole, gills, toad, frog, and leap. As part of each activity, the teacher adds
to the word wall list on the wall of the classroom. Every day during class, the
teacher points to the wall and invites the students to use the newly acquired
terms in their writing and speaking.
The activities show the teacher implementing which of the key principles of
effective vocabulary instruction as described in the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills for First Grade? - -Students should be given
opportunities to use their newly-acquired vocabulary words expressively.
Teaching Reading (STR)/Questions
and Answers
The teacher notices some students who normally complete assignments
easily are struggling to fill in the boxes within the organizer. Which of the
following scaffolding strategies should the teacher implement to help these
students with the assignment? - -provide the students with sentence stems
to guide their writing
- After the organizers are complete, the teacher tells students to take the
information they have learned and form a paragraph summarizing the most
important aspects of their research. At a later date, students will revise and
edit their paragraphs with a peer and then read them aloud individually to
the class.
By including biographies on the lives of Caesar Chavez and Frida Kahlo, the
teacher is demonstrating the importance of: - -including culturally relevant
texts in the curriculum.
- An elementary classroom contains several English Language Learners with
different native language backgrounds. The teacher gives these students a
series of word sort activities featuring various word endings (such as -ed, -
ing, -er, and -est). This type of activity shows students how to: - -recognize
and use inflectional word endings they are unfamiliar with.
- A first-grade teacher is planning a series of phonics lessons. Before
beginning the lessons, the teacher administers a pre-test to each student on
the skills that will be covered. After the lessons, the teacher administers a
post-test to each student. The following is an example of one student's
assessment.
Post Test Student Reads
thin tin
wish which
sheep sheep
chair care
wheel what - -consonant digraphs
***A digraph is two consonants that make one sound.
- After the lessons, the teacher administers a post-test to each student. The
following is an example of one student's assessment.
What is the teacher's purpose in administering this assessment?
, Post Test Student Reads
thin tin
wish which
sheep sheep
chair care
wheel what - -to determine how much students learned from the series of
lessons
- A third-grade teacher is introducing a unit on plants. Part of the unit plan
calls for students to read complex texts on the topic, many of which contain
unfamiliar vocabulary words. The teacher takes the students on a nature
walk to sketch several types of plants and talk about their favorite ones. The
teacher also takes the class out to the school vegetable garden to discuss
the differences and similarities between the different plants. These pre-
reading activities will help the students: - -gain additional background
knowledge before reading the texts
- A first-grade teacher teaches three sight words per week during the course
of the fall semester. This includes reading books and playing games
containing the words. At the end of six weeks of instruction, she has students
take turns individually reading all the sight words taught over the six week
period from the word wall. The teacher then records the percentage of words
each student reads correctly as a grade in the grade book. Which of the
following assessment types is this teacher utilizing? - -summative
assessment
- A third-grade teacher is introducing a new unit on the different forms of
energy and notices one of the English Language Learners in the class is
struggling to complete a science lab worksheet. The teacher reviews the
student's data and notices he scored in the 70th percentile for words correct
per minute on a recent fluency assessment. He also scored an 80 on a recent
reading comprehension assessment. Given this data, which of the following
statements best explains why this student is experiencing difficulties? - -The
student does not have enough prior knowledge about the topic to be
successful on the lab worksheet.
- he class walks to a nearby lake to look for frog eggs, tadpoles, and frogs
after talking about the life cycle of a frog. They discussed the terms eggs,
tadpole, gills, toad, frog, and leap. As part of each activity, the teacher adds
to the word wall list on the wall of the classroom. Every day during class, the
teacher points to the wall and invites the students to use the newly acquired
terms in their writing and speaking.
The activities show the teacher implementing which of the key principles of
effective vocabulary instruction as described in the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills for First Grade? - -Students should be given
opportunities to use their newly-acquired vocabulary words expressively.
