Texas STR 293 Literacy &
Reading Instruction
Strategies | Study Guide,
Practice Questions &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
,What does phonemic awareness The ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds
involve? (phonemes) in spoken words.
Which classroom activity best Asking students to point to the title of a book and
supports print awareness in where to start reading.
prekindergarten students?
What foundational reading skill is Phonemic awareness.
developed by blending sounds in the
word 'cat'?
What is the alphabetic principle? The understanding that speech sounds (phonemes)
are represented by letters or groups of letters
(graphemes).
What does decoding involve? Using letter-sound correspondence to read words.
What confusion does a student show Confusion between blends and digraphs.
when spelling 'train' as 'Chrane'?
What is the significance of explicit It directly teaches sound-symbol relationships.
phonics instruction?
What does segmenting phonemes Breaking a word into individual sounds.
involve?
What is the role of rereading in It is a strategy used to improve understanding
comprehension? during reading.
, What do Elkonin boxes help students Breaking spoken words into individual phonemes.
with?
What is a morpheme? The smallest unit of meaning in language.
What do syllable division strategies Decode longer words effectively.
help students do?
What is the purpose of group It develops speaking, listening, vocabulary, and
storytelling? expressive language skills.
What is the importance of letter- Students must learn the relationship between letters
sound correspondence? and sounds before advancing in phonics.
What does repeated timed reading Fluency, automaticity, and reading speed.
build?
What is the issue if a student reads The issue is comprehension rather than decoding.
fluently but cannot retell?
What does phonological awareness Phonological awareness focuses on sounds, not
focus on? printed letters.
What is structured literacy? Structured literacy emphasizes explicit, systematic,
cumulative instruction in phonics, decoding, and
language structure.
Reading Instruction
Strategies | Study Guide,
Practice Questions &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
,What does phonemic awareness The ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds
involve? (phonemes) in spoken words.
Which classroom activity best Asking students to point to the title of a book and
supports print awareness in where to start reading.
prekindergarten students?
What foundational reading skill is Phonemic awareness.
developed by blending sounds in the
word 'cat'?
What is the alphabetic principle? The understanding that speech sounds (phonemes)
are represented by letters or groups of letters
(graphemes).
What does decoding involve? Using letter-sound correspondence to read words.
What confusion does a student show Confusion between blends and digraphs.
when spelling 'train' as 'Chrane'?
What is the significance of explicit It directly teaches sound-symbol relationships.
phonics instruction?
What does segmenting phonemes Breaking a word into individual sounds.
involve?
What is the role of rereading in It is a strategy used to improve understanding
comprehension? during reading.
, What do Elkonin boxes help students Breaking spoken words into individual phonemes.
with?
What is a morpheme? The smallest unit of meaning in language.
What do syllable division strategies Decode longer words effectively.
help students do?
What is the purpose of group It develops speaking, listening, vocabulary, and
storytelling? expressive language skills.
What is the importance of letter- Students must learn the relationship between letters
sound correspondence? and sounds before advancing in phonics.
What does repeated timed reading Fluency, automaticity, and reading speed.
build?
What is the issue if a student reads The issue is comprehension rather than decoding.
fluently but cannot retell?
What does phonological awareness Phonological awareness focuses on sounds, not
focus on? printed letters.
What is structured literacy? Structured literacy emphasizes explicit, systematic,
cumulative instruction in phonics, decoding, and
language structure.
