STR Practice Exam 1 (T240) Questions
Correctly Answered.
An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds of human language. To
build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing songs, play word games, and read books that
contain rhymes and alliteration. Which of the following terms is used to describe the sounds of human
speech?
syntax
phonetics
morphology
pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER phonetics
describes the sounds of human speech
A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that begins with each student independently reading the same text,
followed by a writing activity completed in partner sets, and ends with a class discussion about the text
and their writing. The teacher checks in with students throughout all parts of the lesson then collects
their writing to score with a rubric. This lesson would be best described as an example of:
integration of language skills
small group instruction
differentiation
an informal assessment - CORRECT ANSWER integration of language skills
,this lesson requires students to read, listen, speak, and write, making it an example of the integration of
language skills
A prekindergarten teacher reads a big book aloud to her class. The book emphasizes alliteration, with
many words starting with the letter B. As she reads, she uses a pointer to follow along in the text. Read
the following excerpt from the book:
The big brown bear began each day with a big, hearty breakfast.
After reading the book, the teacher points to the better "b" and asks her class what letter it is. Next, she
asks her class what sound the letter makes. Which of the following skills is this teacher assessing in this
activity?
word awareness and tracking
directionality and tracking
alphabetic principle and word awareness
letter recognition and alphabetic principle - CORRECT ANSWER letter recognition and alphabetic
principle
When the teacher points to the letter "b" and asks the name, she is assessing letter recognition, and
when the teacher asks what sound that letter makes, she is assessing alphabetic principle.
A prekindergarten teacher gives each student a tray of sand and asks them to trace the letter "s" into
the sand while making the /s/ sound out loud. This lesson is best designed to support the development
of what concept?
alphabetic principle
print concepts
,oral language
alphabetic knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER alphabetic principle
Since they are repeating the letter's sound, they are reinforcing the connection between the letter and
the sound it makes.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher notes that the student is likely to understand 3,000 to 4,000 words by the end o - CORRECT
ANSWER prekindergarten
Prekindergarten students are likely to understand 3,000 - 4,000 words by the end of the year.
Prekindergarten children should be able to use a wide variety of words to label and describe people,
places, things, and actions. They should also understand the terms used in the instructional language of
the classroom.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher expresses concerns about how the student's limited vocabulary will impact readin -
CORRECT ANSWER ability to comprehend texts
, Vocabulary skills impact reading comprehension because frequently encountering words that you do not
know the meaning of can impact your understanding overall.
ability to read fluently
Vocabulary skills impact reading fluency because it is more difficult to decode a word when it is not a
word that is in your vocabulary.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher explains to the parents that part of the motivation to intervene early on is rel - CORRECT
ANSWER initial reading success tends to make later success more likely, while initial deficit may make
continued progress increasingly more difficult
This is the correct explanation for the Matthew Effect and its role in reading development.
A second-grade teacher has planned a reading comprehension assessment over a text about the 4th of
July. However, the teacher is concerned with the accessibility of this topic for the English language
learners in her class. How should the teacher differentiate this activity to make it a more reliable
assessment of her ELL students' skills?
read the text aloud to all students
provide ELL students with an alternative text on the same reading level for the assessment
encourage active reading by requiring ELL students to annotate while they read
Correctly Answered.
An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds of human language. To
build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing songs, play word games, and read books that
contain rhymes and alliteration. Which of the following terms is used to describe the sounds of human
speech?
syntax
phonetics
morphology
pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER phonetics
describes the sounds of human speech
A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that begins with each student independently reading the same text,
followed by a writing activity completed in partner sets, and ends with a class discussion about the text
and their writing. The teacher checks in with students throughout all parts of the lesson then collects
their writing to score with a rubric. This lesson would be best described as an example of:
integration of language skills
small group instruction
differentiation
an informal assessment - CORRECT ANSWER integration of language skills
,this lesson requires students to read, listen, speak, and write, making it an example of the integration of
language skills
A prekindergarten teacher reads a big book aloud to her class. The book emphasizes alliteration, with
many words starting with the letter B. As she reads, she uses a pointer to follow along in the text. Read
the following excerpt from the book:
The big brown bear began each day with a big, hearty breakfast.
After reading the book, the teacher points to the better "b" and asks her class what letter it is. Next, she
asks her class what sound the letter makes. Which of the following skills is this teacher assessing in this
activity?
word awareness and tracking
directionality and tracking
alphabetic principle and word awareness
letter recognition and alphabetic principle - CORRECT ANSWER letter recognition and alphabetic
principle
When the teacher points to the letter "b" and asks the name, she is assessing letter recognition, and
when the teacher asks what sound that letter makes, she is assessing alphabetic principle.
A prekindergarten teacher gives each student a tray of sand and asks them to trace the letter "s" into
the sand while making the /s/ sound out loud. This lesson is best designed to support the development
of what concept?
alphabetic principle
print concepts
,oral language
alphabetic knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER alphabetic principle
Since they are repeating the letter's sound, they are reinforcing the connection between the letter and
the sound it makes.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher notes that the student is likely to understand 3,000 to 4,000 words by the end o - CORRECT
ANSWER prekindergarten
Prekindergarten students are likely to understand 3,000 - 4,000 words by the end of the year.
Prekindergarten children should be able to use a wide variety of words to label and describe people,
places, things, and actions. They should also understand the terms used in the instructional language of
the classroom.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher expresses concerns about how the student's limited vocabulary will impact readin -
CORRECT ANSWER ability to comprehend texts
, Vocabulary skills impact reading comprehension because frequently encountering words that you do not
know the meaning of can impact your understanding overall.
ability to read fluently
Vocabulary skills impact reading fluency because it is more difficult to decode a word when it is not a
word that is in your vocabulary.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges. The teacher tells
the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional language used by the teacher in
the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations, the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000
words that children her age are generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The
teacher feels strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development within the
classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is necessary. Finally, the group
discusses ways for the parents to support their child from home.
The teacher explains to the parents that part of the motivation to intervene early on is rel - CORRECT
ANSWER initial reading success tends to make later success more likely, while initial deficit may make
continued progress increasingly more difficult
This is the correct explanation for the Matthew Effect and its role in reading development.
A second-grade teacher has planned a reading comprehension assessment over a text about the 4th of
July. However, the teacher is concerned with the accessibility of this topic for the English language
learners in her class. How should the teacher differentiate this activity to make it a more reliable
assessment of her ELL students' skills?
read the text aloud to all students
provide ELL students with an alternative text on the same reading level for the assessment
encourage active reading by requiring ELL students to annotate while they read
