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STR 293 SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING EXAM
VERSION 1- VERSION 10 TEST BANK ALL 1200+
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
Science of Teaching Reading 293 - TEXES
QUESTION: Which of the following instructional activities does NOT encourage development of
print awareness in school children?
A. Teaching a lesson about the parts of a book (cover, title page, author, illustrator)
B. Using a "big book" to read a story aloud
C. Demonstrating the motions to the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
D. Helping a student write his name - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Demonstrating the motions to the
song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
QUESTION: A preschool teacher wants to assess a child's concept of print. The teacher begins
by allowing the child to examine a children's book and then asks the child some simple
questions. Which of the following teacher questions would be MOST appropriate in this
context?
A. What do you think this book is about?
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B. Can you tell me what sound any of these letters make?
C. What can you tell me about how books work?
D. Can you show me where to start reading? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Can you show me where
to start reading?
QUESTION: 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?
A. Jump, sale, moon
B. Thank, mine, seen
C. Have, mother, been
D. Back, store, down - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Have, mother, been
QUESTION: In general, the BEST strategy for helping beginning readers identify function words
such as "to", "the", and "of" would be to -
A. Encourage students to apply phonic analysis to such words
B. Provide instruction in the use of context clues
C. Develop students' structural analysis skills
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D. Teach such words as sight vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Teach such words as sight
vocabulary
A first-grade teacher uses the video/recording feature of an iPad device to record her students
retelling stories that they have read. After the students retells the story, the student and
teacher listen to the retelling and discuss the content. Which of the following best describes
this practice?
A. The teacher was assessing listening comprehension
B. The teacher was teaching the story elements
C. The teacher was promoting prosody
D. The teacher was using technology to support students' motivation to read - CORRECT
ANSWER>>D. The teacher was using technology to support students' motivation to read
QUESTION: Mrs. Smythe's kindergarten class is working on phonological awareness. Which of
the following skills should she emphasize FIRST with her students?
A. Recognizing and counting syllables in a word
B. Recognizing the initial sound of a spoken word
C. Making up a story while looking at pictures
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D. Learning that the English language is read from left to right - CORRECT ANSWER>>A.
Recognizing and counting syllables in a word
QUESTION: A second grade teacher points to the word "grain" on the board, underlines the
letters "ai" in the middle of the word, and pronounces the word /grraaan/, emphasizing the
long "a" sound. She explains to the class that when two vowels appear between two
consonants, readers should pronounce the long vowel sound in the first vowel. Then she
repeats the steps with other similar words providing multiple opportunities for students to
practice. Which of the following concepts is the teacher primarily addressing?
A. Phonemic awareness
B. Alphabetic principle
C. Fluency
D. Schema - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Alphabetic principle
QUESTION: Based on current research, which of the following is NOT important in the selection
of materials for teaching the alphabetic principle?
A. Are more frequent used letter-sound correspondences taught before less frequently used
letters?
B. Does the order of letter sound introduction lead to the blending and decoding of words
quickly?
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STR 293 SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING EXAM
VERSION 1- VERSION 10 TEST BANK ALL 1200+
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
Science of Teaching Reading 293 - TEXES
QUESTION: Which of the following instructional activities does NOT encourage development of
print awareness in school children?
A. Teaching a lesson about the parts of a book (cover, title page, author, illustrator)
B. Using a "big book" to read a story aloud
C. Demonstrating the motions to the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
D. Helping a student write his name - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Demonstrating the motions to the
song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
QUESTION: A preschool teacher wants to assess a child's concept of print. The teacher begins
by allowing the child to examine a children's book and then asks the child some simple
questions. Which of the following teacher questions would be MOST appropriate in this
context?
A. What do you think this book is about?
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B. Can you tell me what sound any of these letters make?
C. What can you tell me about how books work?
D. Can you show me where to start reading? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Can you show me where
to start reading?
QUESTION: 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?
A. Jump, sale, moon
B. Thank, mine, seen
C. Have, mother, been
D. Back, store, down - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Have, mother, been
QUESTION: In general, the BEST strategy for helping beginning readers identify function words
such as "to", "the", and "of" would be to -
A. Encourage students to apply phonic analysis to such words
B. Provide instruction in the use of context clues
C. Develop students' structural analysis skills
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D. Teach such words as sight vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Teach such words as sight
vocabulary
A first-grade teacher uses the video/recording feature of an iPad device to record her students
retelling stories that they have read. After the students retells the story, the student and
teacher listen to the retelling and discuss the content. Which of the following best describes
this practice?
A. The teacher was assessing listening comprehension
B. The teacher was teaching the story elements
C. The teacher was promoting prosody
D. The teacher was using technology to support students' motivation to read - CORRECT
ANSWER>>D. The teacher was using technology to support students' motivation to read
QUESTION: Mrs. Smythe's kindergarten class is working on phonological awareness. Which of
the following skills should she emphasize FIRST with her students?
A. Recognizing and counting syllables in a word
B. Recognizing the initial sound of a spoken word
C. Making up a story while looking at pictures
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D. Learning that the English language is read from left to right - CORRECT ANSWER>>A.
Recognizing and counting syllables in a word
QUESTION: A second grade teacher points to the word "grain" on the board, underlines the
letters "ai" in the middle of the word, and pronounces the word /grraaan/, emphasizing the
long "a" sound. She explains to the class that when two vowels appear between two
consonants, readers should pronounce the long vowel sound in the first vowel. Then she
repeats the steps with other similar words providing multiple opportunities for students to
practice. Which of the following concepts is the teacher primarily addressing?
A. Phonemic awareness
B. Alphabetic principle
C. Fluency
D. Schema - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Alphabetic principle
QUESTION: Based on current research, which of the following is NOT important in the selection
of materials for teaching the alphabetic principle?
A. Are more frequent used letter-sound correspondences taught before less frequently used
letters?
B. Does the order of letter sound introduction lead to the blending and decoding of words
quickly?
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