STR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Based on common standards for early readers, an intervention is most appropriate for students who
have which of the following difficulties? - CORRECT ANSWER distinguishing between letters and words
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping students in the emergent literacy
stage of development? - CORRECT ANSWER phonological awareness skills
A second-grade class recently welcomed a new student whose native language is Spanish. The teacher
conducts a series of assessments to determine the best sequence of reading instruction for this student.
After collecting data from several sources, the teacher determines the English Language Learner is in the
partial alphabetic stage of reading development. Which of the following text types should the teacher
use to help the new student develop basic reading skills? - CORRECT ANSWER easily decodable texts
featuring letter sounds the teacher has introduced
As students move through the process of reading development, what best demonstrates that they have
moved from the Emergent Level to the Early Reading Level? - CORRECT ANSWER Students know all
letters and are beginning to write and read a few words.
Pragmatics is: - CORRECT ANSWER the study of language in its use.
The following represents a writing sample from a first-grade student:
The pezzu was cold and cuvrd with veges so I did not want to et it for dinr. My mom was mad and sed I
cud go to bed with nuthing.
This student would best fit into which of the following levels of spelling development? - CORRECT
ANSWER phonetic spelling
While riding along in the car, a child sees a familiar building and marquee and calls out the name of the
restaurant. Which stage of word recognition is this student in? - CORRECT ANSWER pre-alphabetic
A student is able to distinguish the structure and form of words. This level of language development is
called - CORRECT ANSWER morphology
,Reading skills begin developing: - CORRECT ANSWER in young children, well before formal schooling
begins.
Which of the following most accurately describes the full alphabetic stage? - CORRECT ANSWER
Students have full working knowledge of the alphabet and use letter-sound correspondence to decode
words.
Listening activities are extremely helpful in students' literacy development. Which one of these activities
is inappropriate for emergent readers to do as a follow-up activity after a listening experience? -
CORRECT ANSWER a writing activity in which students paraphrase the story
A student who can read with accuracy and expression is in which stage of literacy development? -
CORRECT ANSWER fluent reader
A child reads the following sentence out loud:
I like to spend time with my cat.
The student fluently reads all of the words except "spend." When he arrives at that word, he sounds out
"s-p-e-n-d." As the student continues to read aloud, the teacher observes that he recognizes many of
the sight words he encounters, but stops to sound out many unfamiliar words. What stage of word
recognition best describes the current skills of this student? - CORRECT ANSWER full alphabetic stage
Amanda is a first-grade student learning to read and is practicing the following words in her reading this
week:
slide
hate
pine
crime
lane
nope
After learning these words, Amanda is able to read the words "slime," "fate," and "rode" simply by
visually recognizing the pattern. Which of the following best describes the processing system that
Amanda is using to apply her learning to the new words? - CORRECT ANSWER orthographic
, With on-going instruction, teachers expand student understanding of spelling rules and how they apply
to various words. Through this process, they are deepening their understanding of which linguistic
concept? - CORRECT ANSWER orthography
A first-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "Mi dg lks mi hnd" but means "my dog
licks my hand." Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate? - CORRECT
ANSWER semiphonetic spelling
A second-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "My dog nose triks and is my best
freind, but my sister prefers our pet cat."
Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER transitional
spelling
Which of the following stages of spelling development is primarily characterized by letter-sound
correspondence? - CORRECT ANSWER phonetic
Which of the following is a way that electronic readers can improve reading engagement among
reluctant readers? - CORRECT ANSWER increased and timely access to books of a variety of topics and
genres
Which of the following best demonstrates the abilities of an early reader? - CORRECT ANSWER A reader
selects a new story and can successfully decode new words and read sight words on most pages.
The following sentence was written by a kindergarten student.
I am betr at soker than mi frend.
Which of the following best describes this student's stage of spelling development? - CORRECT ANSWER
phonetic spelling
Mr. Jameson notices that one of his English learners almost always adds the suffix "ion" when he wants
to change a word to a noun, often resulting in made-up words. This student could use some extra
practice with: - CORRECT ANSWER morphology.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Based on common standards for early readers, an intervention is most appropriate for students who
have which of the following difficulties? - CORRECT ANSWER distinguishing between letters and words
Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping students in the emergent literacy
stage of development? - CORRECT ANSWER phonological awareness skills
A second-grade class recently welcomed a new student whose native language is Spanish. The teacher
conducts a series of assessments to determine the best sequence of reading instruction for this student.
After collecting data from several sources, the teacher determines the English Language Learner is in the
partial alphabetic stage of reading development. Which of the following text types should the teacher
use to help the new student develop basic reading skills? - CORRECT ANSWER easily decodable texts
featuring letter sounds the teacher has introduced
As students move through the process of reading development, what best demonstrates that they have
moved from the Emergent Level to the Early Reading Level? - CORRECT ANSWER Students know all
letters and are beginning to write and read a few words.
Pragmatics is: - CORRECT ANSWER the study of language in its use.
The following represents a writing sample from a first-grade student:
The pezzu was cold and cuvrd with veges so I did not want to et it for dinr. My mom was mad and sed I
cud go to bed with nuthing.
This student would best fit into which of the following levels of spelling development? - CORRECT
ANSWER phonetic spelling
While riding along in the car, a child sees a familiar building and marquee and calls out the name of the
restaurant. Which stage of word recognition is this student in? - CORRECT ANSWER pre-alphabetic
A student is able to distinguish the structure and form of words. This level of language development is
called - CORRECT ANSWER morphology
,Reading skills begin developing: - CORRECT ANSWER in young children, well before formal schooling
begins.
Which of the following most accurately describes the full alphabetic stage? - CORRECT ANSWER
Students have full working knowledge of the alphabet and use letter-sound correspondence to decode
words.
Listening activities are extremely helpful in students' literacy development. Which one of these activities
is inappropriate for emergent readers to do as a follow-up activity after a listening experience? -
CORRECT ANSWER a writing activity in which students paraphrase the story
A student who can read with accuracy and expression is in which stage of literacy development? -
CORRECT ANSWER fluent reader
A child reads the following sentence out loud:
I like to spend time with my cat.
The student fluently reads all of the words except "spend." When he arrives at that word, he sounds out
"s-p-e-n-d." As the student continues to read aloud, the teacher observes that he recognizes many of
the sight words he encounters, but stops to sound out many unfamiliar words. What stage of word
recognition best describes the current skills of this student? - CORRECT ANSWER full alphabetic stage
Amanda is a first-grade student learning to read and is practicing the following words in her reading this
week:
slide
hate
pine
crime
lane
nope
After learning these words, Amanda is able to read the words "slime," "fate," and "rode" simply by
visually recognizing the pattern. Which of the following best describes the processing system that
Amanda is using to apply her learning to the new words? - CORRECT ANSWER orthographic
, With on-going instruction, teachers expand student understanding of spelling rules and how they apply
to various words. Through this process, they are deepening their understanding of which linguistic
concept? - CORRECT ANSWER orthography
A first-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "Mi dg lks mi hnd" but means "my dog
licks my hand." Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate? - CORRECT
ANSWER semiphonetic spelling
A second-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "My dog nose triks and is my best
freind, but my sister prefers our pet cat."
Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER transitional
spelling
Which of the following stages of spelling development is primarily characterized by letter-sound
correspondence? - CORRECT ANSWER phonetic
Which of the following is a way that electronic readers can improve reading engagement among
reluctant readers? - CORRECT ANSWER increased and timely access to books of a variety of topics and
genres
Which of the following best demonstrates the abilities of an early reader? - CORRECT ANSWER A reader
selects a new story and can successfully decode new words and read sight words on most pages.
The following sentence was written by a kindergarten student.
I am betr at soker than mi frend.
Which of the following best describes this student's stage of spelling development? - CORRECT ANSWER
phonetic spelling
Mr. Jameson notices that one of his English learners almost always adds the suffix "ion" when he wants
to change a word to a noun, often resulting in made-up words. This student could use some extra
practice with: - CORRECT ANSWER morphology.
