STR exam vocabulary questions and
answers
subvocalization - Answers -silently pronouncing words during reading
Digraph - Answers -two letters that make one sound
example of digraph - Answers -/ch/ in church. /oa/ in road.
Blends - Answers -two letters that are pronounced together with each letter retaining it
pronunciation
Phoneme - Answers -smallest unit of sound
Example of phoneme - Answers -the word 'mat' has three phonemes:
/m/ /a/ /t/
VCe syllable - Answers -A syllable with a long vowel, spelled with one vowel + one
consonant + silent e.
Ex: com-PETE
des-PITE
Cognates are - Answers -words that look very similar in two languages and also have
the same meaning
Phonemic Awareness - Answers -The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the
individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Segmenting - Answers -Separating the individual phonemes, or sounds, of a word into
discrete units.
Decoding - Answers -Decoding is the ability to apply your knowledge of letter-sound
relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written
words.
Multisyllabic Words - Answers -Words with more than one syllable. A systematic
introduction of prefixes, suffixes, and multisyllabic words should occur throughout a
reading program. The average number of syllables in the words students read should
increase steadily throughout the grades.
, Word Analysis - Answers -the process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based
on written patterns
morphologically complex words - Answers -words made up of parts either by compound
words or roots and affixes
free verse poetry - Answers -no repeating patterns of syllables, no rhyme,
conversational, modern
free verse poem - Answers -A poem that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or
meter
author's craft - Answers -A technique, language, and storytelling to craft a piece of
writing.
high frequency words - Answers -Words most often used in the English language
Tier Two Words - Answers -~ words that occur frequently in academic texts, are central
to comprehension, and cross content areas.
~ meaning of the words may change across disciplines [product, concern, calculate,
conclusion]
Tier One Words - Answers -~ high frequency words that are used in everyday speech
[food, daddy, the]
Tier Three Words - Answers -words that have a low frequency of use and are usually
specific to a particular content area. They should be taught only for specific reading
needs.
Which of the following statements best explains the rationale for the teachers decision
to assess the students phonemic awareness skills ? - Answers -In alphabetic language
such as English ,the ability to perceive the sequence of sounds in spoken words
supports student learning to read and spell words.
sound boxes/elkonin boxes - Answers -are used when students have difficulty
segmenting
words. The boxes should be used when children have developed some phonetic
awareness and are working on learning letter names and letter sounds.
emergent literacy - Answers -children's active efforts to construct literacy knowledge
through informal experiences
A first -grade teacher is planning phonemic awareness instruction focused on
distinguishing between short-and long-vowel sounds in single-syllable words.Which of
the following instructional strategies would be most appropriate for this purpose ? -
answers
subvocalization - Answers -silently pronouncing words during reading
Digraph - Answers -two letters that make one sound
example of digraph - Answers -/ch/ in church. /oa/ in road.
Blends - Answers -two letters that are pronounced together with each letter retaining it
pronunciation
Phoneme - Answers -smallest unit of sound
Example of phoneme - Answers -the word 'mat' has three phonemes:
/m/ /a/ /t/
VCe syllable - Answers -A syllable with a long vowel, spelled with one vowel + one
consonant + silent e.
Ex: com-PETE
des-PITE
Cognates are - Answers -words that look very similar in two languages and also have
the same meaning
Phonemic Awareness - Answers -The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the
individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Segmenting - Answers -Separating the individual phonemes, or sounds, of a word into
discrete units.
Decoding - Answers -Decoding is the ability to apply your knowledge of letter-sound
relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written
words.
Multisyllabic Words - Answers -Words with more than one syllable. A systematic
introduction of prefixes, suffixes, and multisyllabic words should occur throughout a
reading program. The average number of syllables in the words students read should
increase steadily throughout the grades.
, Word Analysis - Answers -the process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based
on written patterns
morphologically complex words - Answers -words made up of parts either by compound
words or roots and affixes
free verse poetry - Answers -no repeating patterns of syllables, no rhyme,
conversational, modern
free verse poem - Answers -A poem that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or
meter
author's craft - Answers -A technique, language, and storytelling to craft a piece of
writing.
high frequency words - Answers -Words most often used in the English language
Tier Two Words - Answers -~ words that occur frequently in academic texts, are central
to comprehension, and cross content areas.
~ meaning of the words may change across disciplines [product, concern, calculate,
conclusion]
Tier One Words - Answers -~ high frequency words that are used in everyday speech
[food, daddy, the]
Tier Three Words - Answers -words that have a low frequency of use and are usually
specific to a particular content area. They should be taught only for specific reading
needs.
Which of the following statements best explains the rationale for the teachers decision
to assess the students phonemic awareness skills ? - Answers -In alphabetic language
such as English ,the ability to perceive the sequence of sounds in spoken words
supports student learning to read and spell words.
sound boxes/elkonin boxes - Answers -are used when students have difficulty
segmenting
words. The boxes should be used when children have developed some phonetic
awareness and are working on learning letter names and letter sounds.
emergent literacy - Answers -children's active efforts to construct literacy knowledge
through informal experiences
A first -grade teacher is planning phonemic awareness instruction focused on
distinguishing between short-and long-vowel sounds in single-syllable words.Which of
the following instructional strategies would be most appropriate for this purpose ? -
