STR EXAM - DOMAIN I:
READING PEDAGOGY
COMPETENCIES 1-2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWERS-beginning readers learn to
recognize and manipulate the sounds in speech
will influence student's ability to read and spell
Phonics - ANSWERS-beginning readers learn the alphabetic system-
letter-sound correspondences and spelling patterns, and learning how
to apply this knowledge in their reading
Systematic Phonics Instruction - ANSWERS-stresses the acquisition
of letter-sound correspondences and their use to read and spell words
fluency - ANSWERS-students read words accurately, quickly, and
with ease
guided oral reading - ANSWERS-helps fluency be effectively
developed
vocabulary - ANSWERS-crucial to text comprehension
, text comprehension - ANSWERS-a complex process by which the
student has the fluency and vocabulary to read and understand the text
5 critical aspects of language in the TEKS - ANSWERS-listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
listening - ANSWERS-recognizes sounds and syllables in spoken
words
hears and understands instructions
speaking - ANSWERS-developing oral language
growing ability to ask and answer questions
uses vocabulary expressively
reading - ANSWERS-reads and recognizes the letters of the english
alphabet
reads grade-level appropriate texts fluently
writing - ANSWERS-writes the letters of the alphabet
writes words and thoughts at a grade-appropriate level
thinking - ANSWERS-decodes words using a variety of strategies
READING PEDAGOGY
COMPETENCIES 1-2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWERS-beginning readers learn to
recognize and manipulate the sounds in speech
will influence student's ability to read and spell
Phonics - ANSWERS-beginning readers learn the alphabetic system-
letter-sound correspondences and spelling patterns, and learning how
to apply this knowledge in their reading
Systematic Phonics Instruction - ANSWERS-stresses the acquisition
of letter-sound correspondences and their use to read and spell words
fluency - ANSWERS-students read words accurately, quickly, and
with ease
guided oral reading - ANSWERS-helps fluency be effectively
developed
vocabulary - ANSWERS-crucial to text comprehension
, text comprehension - ANSWERS-a complex process by which the
student has the fluency and vocabulary to read and understand the text
5 critical aspects of language in the TEKS - ANSWERS-listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
listening - ANSWERS-recognizes sounds and syllables in spoken
words
hears and understands instructions
speaking - ANSWERS-developing oral language
growing ability to ask and answer questions
uses vocabulary expressively
reading - ANSWERS-reads and recognizes the letters of the english
alphabet
reads grade-level appropriate texts fluently
writing - ANSWERS-writes the letters of the alphabet
writes words and thoughts at a grade-appropriate level
thinking - ANSWERS-decodes words using a variety of strategies
