TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR)
(293) Quiz 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A first-grade teacher generally focuses on introducing one new reading or phonics skill a week.
Some of the students are struggling to master each new skill in that time frame while others are
ready to move on more quickly. As the teacher shifts away from the whole-class setting for this
instruction, how can they change instruction within the small-group setting to support these
different learners?
Select all answers that apply.
A - by using flexible grouping
B - by adjusting pacing to fit their needs
C - by revisiting past skills for those who need it
D - by skipping easy skills for some students - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choices:
B, C
B-Adjusting pacing would be beneficial to the students because some are ready to move on more
quickly than others, and this can be accommodated in the small-group setting.
C-Since the teacher has already noticed some students falling behind on skills that were already
covered, this would be a good opportunity to differentiate instruction within the small-group
setting.
Each week, Mr. Rivera has his students read books assigned to them in their book boxes. After
reading, they rate the books on a scale of 1-5 and write down one topic that they liked and one
topic that they did not like. What can Mr. Rivera do with the information he is collecting?
A - He can use this information to assign reading quizzes covering what they liked and did not
like.
B - He can use this information to discover students' hobbies and interests for personalized
writing assignments.
C - He can use this information to assess his students' reading comprehension levels.
, D - He can use this information to select future independent reading books for his students. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice: D
This information can help him choose books that are geared towards the interests of his students.
Students may be more engaged if they are assigned books of interest.
Mr. Hernandez is concerned about his son's reading fluency. He feels that his son has a solid
understanding of English, strong grammar, and a limited accent, and he doesn't understand why
reading is so difficult for him. His ESL teacher explains to Mr. Hernandez that reading fluency
takes time, and while the factors that he mentioned are important, the three components of
fluency that his son needs to work on are:
A - syntax, phonetics, and morphology.
B - reading accuracy, automaticity, and prosody.
C - grammar accuracy, word stress, and semantics.
D - pragmatics, pronunciation, and intonation. - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice:
B
Fluency is the ability to read words accurately and automatically with expression. Reading
accuracy refers to the percentage of words a reader can read correctly in a given text.
Automaticity refers to reading rate, or the number of words a student reads per minute (WPM).
Prosody refers to the intonation, stress, and rhythm used when speaking. These are the
components of fluency.
Systematic and explicit reading instruction is necessary because:
A - it helps ensure that a student moving from one school to another will receive uninterrupted
reading instruction.
B - it helps ensure that all skills are mastered within the assigned time frame.
C - it prevents teachers from inadvertently reteaching reading skills from the previous year.
D - reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of earlier skills. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice: D
Students who have not mastered early reading skills will continue to struggle on more advanced
reading skills, with their challenges often compounding as the lesson progresses. Systematic and
explicit reading instruction helps ensure that students gain the knowledge required to support
more advanced learning goals.
(293) Quiz 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A first-grade teacher generally focuses on introducing one new reading or phonics skill a week.
Some of the students are struggling to master each new skill in that time frame while others are
ready to move on more quickly. As the teacher shifts away from the whole-class setting for this
instruction, how can they change instruction within the small-group setting to support these
different learners?
Select all answers that apply.
A - by using flexible grouping
B - by adjusting pacing to fit their needs
C - by revisiting past skills for those who need it
D - by skipping easy skills for some students - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choices:
B, C
B-Adjusting pacing would be beneficial to the students because some are ready to move on more
quickly than others, and this can be accommodated in the small-group setting.
C-Since the teacher has already noticed some students falling behind on skills that were already
covered, this would be a good opportunity to differentiate instruction within the small-group
setting.
Each week, Mr. Rivera has his students read books assigned to them in their book boxes. After
reading, they rate the books on a scale of 1-5 and write down one topic that they liked and one
topic that they did not like. What can Mr. Rivera do with the information he is collecting?
A - He can use this information to assign reading quizzes covering what they liked and did not
like.
B - He can use this information to discover students' hobbies and interests for personalized
writing assignments.
C - He can use this information to assess his students' reading comprehension levels.
, D - He can use this information to select future independent reading books for his students. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice: D
This information can help him choose books that are geared towards the interests of his students.
Students may be more engaged if they are assigned books of interest.
Mr. Hernandez is concerned about his son's reading fluency. He feels that his son has a solid
understanding of English, strong grammar, and a limited accent, and he doesn't understand why
reading is so difficult for him. His ESL teacher explains to Mr. Hernandez that reading fluency
takes time, and while the factors that he mentioned are important, the three components of
fluency that his son needs to work on are:
A - syntax, phonetics, and morphology.
B - reading accuracy, automaticity, and prosody.
C - grammar accuracy, word stress, and semantics.
D - pragmatics, pronunciation, and intonation. - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice:
B
Fluency is the ability to read words accurately and automatically with expression. Reading
accuracy refers to the percentage of words a reader can read correctly in a given text.
Automaticity refers to reading rate, or the number of words a student reads per minute (WPM).
Prosody refers to the intonation, stress, and rhythm used when speaking. These are the
components of fluency.
Systematic and explicit reading instruction is necessary because:
A - it helps ensure that a student moving from one school to another will receive uninterrupted
reading instruction.
B - it helps ensure that all skills are mastered within the assigned time frame.
C - it prevents teachers from inadvertently reteaching reading skills from the previous year.
D - reading skills are scaffolded, build in complexity, and rely on mastery of earlier skills. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Correct Choice: D
Students who have not mastered early reading skills will continue to struggle on more advanced
reading skills, with their challenges often compounding as the lesson progresses. Systematic and
explicit reading instruction helps ensure that students gain the knowledge required to support
more advanced learning goals.
