STR (Certify Teacher) Questions & Answers 2026
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound].... I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
In the comments above, the student most clearly demonstrates which of the following
reading skills? - using graphophonic cues to help analyze and decode an unfamiliar word
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound].... I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
After identifying the word swing, the student turns to the teacher and asks, "Is that right? Is
it swing?" Which of the following teacher prompts would most likely be effective in eliciting
helpful information about the student's use of word-identification strategies? - "Tell me how
you figured out that the word was swing ."
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound]...I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
After identifying the word swing, the student turns to the teacher and asks, "Is that right? Is
it swing?" The teacher wants to encourage the student to use semantic and syntactic cues to
verify the word. Which of the following teacher responses to the student's question would
,best address this goal? - "Now try reading the sentence again and see whether swing makes
sense."
Between which ages do children typically show rapid growth in literacy, as they experiment
with writing by forming scribbles, random strings of letters, and letter-like forms? - 3-4
Which of the following are examples of informal assessments that prekindergarten teachers
can use? - C. ongoing observations
D. systematic observations
E. portfolios
Which of the following describes a morpheme? - the smallest linguistic unit that has a
meaning or grammatical function
Mr. Reed assigns the class to look at a bunch of pictures of food items and then instructs
them to match the food items to their corresponding words. - vocabulary development
A student who frequently mixes up letters when pronouncing words (i.e. biving doard
instead of diving board) would best benefit from which type of intervention? - reading
disability training
Which of the following describes a phoneme? - a class of speech sounds identified by a
native speaker as the same sound
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which
students — - have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
,Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own.
As part of this process she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to determine her students' independent reading level, Mrs. Swanson's
bestapproach would be to — - administer an informal reading inventory to each student.
A second grade teacher has just taken a running record on a student and is determining if
the student should remain at the same text level for further instruction or move to a more
difficult text. Which of the following elements is the LEAST important for the teacher to take
into consideration? - vocabulary knowledge
Mrs. Jamison is attempting to teach her students to develop better word attack skills by
teaching them to use structural (morphemic) analysis. One of the first things she will need to
do is — - A.develop students' ability to recognize prefixes and suffixes.
A teacher is creating a list of high-frequency, irregular sight words. Which of the following
sets of words would be appropriate to include in the list? - have, mother, been
Mrs. Shaw is teaching a unit on biographies. Which of the following assignments is most
likely to reflect cultural diversity and deepen students' knowledge of how literature can
develop an understanding of people's lives as they relate to the culture and environment in
which they live? - Have students select two biographies to read that are about individuals
from two different cultures. Have students compare the subjects of the biographies with a
special emphasis on how their lives were shaped by their surroundings.
Mr. Clampett notices that Tamekah is often leaving off suffixes when she reads. He provides
direct instruction and practice on noticing and applying suffixes to words when reading.
Which of the following would provide the most appropriate assessment for Mr. Clampett to
determine if Tamekah has learned and is applying this skill? - Listen to Tamekah read a
passage that has several words with suffixes in it.
Mrs. Ramirez facilitated oral language development during small group interactions with her
students. She was deliberate about her word choice and language during her discussion with
students. Read the following dialogue between Mrs. Ramirez and a student.
, Which of the teacher prompts is a weak response? - That's right - toys!
In her response to "It was funny," the teacher used the word amusing to — - purposefully
model an alternative word that the child is not accustomed to using.
Mrs. Lilly is a kindergarten teacher and recently administered an individual oral language
assessment to each of her students. Mrs. Lilly analyzed the assessment results to identify
patterns in students' performance and noted that several students scored low on test items
related to listening and speaking.
Mrs. Lilly wants to differentiate her instruction to meet the instructional needs of students,
so she is planning a series of interactive activities for students to practice listening and
speaking skills in meaningful contexts. For the first activity, Mrs. Lilly will read a text aloud to
the whole class and then pair up students to engage in a simulated telephone conversation.
During their telephone conversation, students will talk about the text as long as they can.
When the pair ends their conversation, each student will share one comment that their
partner made to the class.
For the simulated telephone convers - Mrs. Lilly should form pairs with students of different
skill levels.
Mr. Edwards is an elementary teacher with many English learners in his class. He knows that
a language-rich environment at home helps students learn, and he likes to be a resource for
the parents of his students in helping them provide this. Which of the following is a true
statement that would be helpful to share with parents? - Vocabulary development in both a
child's native language and English contribute to achievement in English reading
comprehension.
Which of the following instructional supports best represents an appropriate linguistic
accommodation for classroom discussions among English learners who are in the
Intermediate stage of English language proficiency? - provide answer choices for students to
use in their verbal responses
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound].... I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
In the comments above, the student most clearly demonstrates which of the following
reading skills? - using graphophonic cues to help analyze and decode an unfamiliar word
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound].... I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
After identifying the word swing, the student turns to the teacher and asks, "Is that right? Is
it swing?" Which of the following teacher prompts would most likely be effective in eliciting
helpful information about the student's use of word-identification strategies? - "Tell me how
you figured out that the word was swing ."
A first grade student is reading a story aloud. The student attempts to read the sentence, "Jill
likes to play on a swing." Printed below is an excerpt from the student's comments as he
attempts to read the sentence.
Student: Jill likes to play on a [makes a /s/ sound]...I don't know that word. Sing? Swim?No,
that's not it. Swing? Maybe that word is swing.
After identifying the word swing, the student turns to the teacher and asks, "Is that right? Is
it swing?" The teacher wants to encourage the student to use semantic and syntactic cues to
verify the word. Which of the following teacher responses to the student's question would
,best address this goal? - "Now try reading the sentence again and see whether swing makes
sense."
Between which ages do children typically show rapid growth in literacy, as they experiment
with writing by forming scribbles, random strings of letters, and letter-like forms? - 3-4
Which of the following are examples of informal assessments that prekindergarten teachers
can use? - C. ongoing observations
D. systematic observations
E. portfolios
Which of the following describes a morpheme? - the smallest linguistic unit that has a
meaning or grammatical function
Mr. Reed assigns the class to look at a bunch of pictures of food items and then instructs
them to match the food items to their corresponding words. - vocabulary development
A student who frequently mixes up letters when pronouncing words (i.e. biving doard
instead of diving board) would best benefit from which type of intervention? - reading
disability training
Which of the following describes a phoneme? - a class of speech sounds identified by a
native speaker as the same sound
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which
students — - have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
,Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own.
As part of this process she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to determine her students' independent reading level, Mrs. Swanson's
bestapproach would be to — - administer an informal reading inventory to each student.
A second grade teacher has just taken a running record on a student and is determining if
the student should remain at the same text level for further instruction or move to a more
difficult text. Which of the following elements is the LEAST important for the teacher to take
into consideration? - vocabulary knowledge
Mrs. Jamison is attempting to teach her students to develop better word attack skills by
teaching them to use structural (morphemic) analysis. One of the first things she will need to
do is — - A.develop students' ability to recognize prefixes and suffixes.
A teacher is creating a list of high-frequency, irregular sight words. Which of the following
sets of words would be appropriate to include in the list? - have, mother, been
Mrs. Shaw is teaching a unit on biographies. Which of the following assignments is most
likely to reflect cultural diversity and deepen students' knowledge of how literature can
develop an understanding of people's lives as they relate to the culture and environment in
which they live? - Have students select two biographies to read that are about individuals
from two different cultures. Have students compare the subjects of the biographies with a
special emphasis on how their lives were shaped by their surroundings.
Mr. Clampett notices that Tamekah is often leaving off suffixes when she reads. He provides
direct instruction and practice on noticing and applying suffixes to words when reading.
Which of the following would provide the most appropriate assessment for Mr. Clampett to
determine if Tamekah has learned and is applying this skill? - Listen to Tamekah read a
passage that has several words with suffixes in it.
Mrs. Ramirez facilitated oral language development during small group interactions with her
students. She was deliberate about her word choice and language during her discussion with
students. Read the following dialogue between Mrs. Ramirez and a student.
, Which of the teacher prompts is a weak response? - That's right - toys!
In her response to "It was funny," the teacher used the word amusing to — - purposefully
model an alternative word that the child is not accustomed to using.
Mrs. Lilly is a kindergarten teacher and recently administered an individual oral language
assessment to each of her students. Mrs. Lilly analyzed the assessment results to identify
patterns in students' performance and noted that several students scored low on test items
related to listening and speaking.
Mrs. Lilly wants to differentiate her instruction to meet the instructional needs of students,
so she is planning a series of interactive activities for students to practice listening and
speaking skills in meaningful contexts. For the first activity, Mrs. Lilly will read a text aloud to
the whole class and then pair up students to engage in a simulated telephone conversation.
During their telephone conversation, students will talk about the text as long as they can.
When the pair ends their conversation, each student will share one comment that their
partner made to the class.
For the simulated telephone convers - Mrs. Lilly should form pairs with students of different
skill levels.
Mr. Edwards is an elementary teacher with many English learners in his class. He knows that
a language-rich environment at home helps students learn, and he likes to be a resource for
the parents of his students in helping them provide this. Which of the following is a true
statement that would be helpful to share with parents? - Vocabulary development in both a
child's native language and English contribute to achievement in English reading
comprehension.
Which of the following instructional supports best represents an appropriate linguistic
accommodation for classroom discussions among English learners who are in the
Intermediate stage of English language proficiency? - provide answer choices for students to
use in their verbal responses
