NYSTCE 211 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
EmergentMliteracyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
whatMchildrenMdoMtoMlearnMhowMtoMreadMandMwrite,MwhatMaMchildMknowsMaboutMreadingMandMwritingMb
eforeMlearning,McontinuesMearlyMandMkeepsMgoing.MAuthenticMexperiencesMexposesMchildrenMtoMlanguage
MandMitMisMcriticalMinMhisMstage
CuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-readersMuseMtheseMtoMconstructMmeaning
SemanticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
"meaningMcues".MHelpMreadersMunderstandMwhatMlanguageMmeansM(symbols,Msounds,Mpictures,MwordMp
hrases,Metc)
SyntacticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ThisMhelpsMreadersMunderstandMstructure.MStructureMcuesMthatMhelpMreadersMunderstandMhowMwordsMar
eMorganizedMintoMpatterns.
GraphophonicMCuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
LetterMandMsoundMcuesMthatMhelpMreadersMidentifyMindividualMlettersMorMpatternsMorMclustersMofMlettersM
suchMasMrootMandMwholeMwords.
ConventionsMofMprintM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-printMcuesMthatMenableMreadersMtoMfollowMprint
PragmaticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
SocialMandMculturalMfunctionsMofMlanguageMforMdifferentMpurposes.MDifferentMlanguageMbasedMonMwhoMw
eMareMspeakingMto.
StrategiesMforMapplyingMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Sampling;MreadingMorMlistening
Predicting;MmakingManMeducatedMguess
Confirming;MusingMtextMintoMtoMconfirmMpredictionsM
self-correcting;MusingMtextMinfoMtoMcorrectManMinitialMpredictionMthatMwasMprovenMincorrect
, WhyMisManMassessmentMcollected?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ToMdetermineMhowMwellMstudentsMareMprogressingMwithMrespectMtoMspecificMaspectMofMlearningM
toMhelpMstudentsMtaleMownershipMofMlearningM
toMdemonstrateMtheMeffectivenessMofMyourMjob
FormativeMassessmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ongoingMandMprovidesMimmediateMfeedbackMtoMimproveMbothMteachingMandMlearning.MAuthenticMbasedM
onMliteracyMactivitiesMchildrenMareMengagedMin.MInformsMteachersMandMlearners,MidentifyMskillsMthatMneed
Mreview,MmonitorMstudentMprogress,MguideMteacherMinstruction,MdemonstrateMeffectivenessMofMinstructio
n.
WhatMareMsomeMtypesMofMformativeMassessments?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TeacherMobservations,ManecdotalMrecords,MconferencesMandMconferenceMnotes,Mchecklists,MrunningMreco
rdsMandMretellings
summativeMassessmentMexamplesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-end-of-bookMtests,Mend-of-
unitMtests,MstandardizedMtests,MdistrictMassessments
CombinationMofMassessmentMtoolsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
improveMfairnessMandMeffectivenessMofMclassroomMliteracyMassessment,MandMdevelopMaMdeepMunderstan
dingMofMlearners
IndependentMreadingMlevelM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-accuracyMrateMisM95-
100%.MTheMstudentsMreadingMisMfluentMandMtheyMcanMcomprehendMwhatMtheyMread.
instructionalMreadingMlevelM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
readMandMunderstandMbooksMatMtheirMinstructionalMlevelMwithMsupportMfromMteacherMandMuseMofMinstru
ctionalMstrategies,MrecognizeMmostMwordsMandMreadingMwon'tMalwaysMbeMfluent.MChildrenMcomprehendM
whatMtheyMread.
ObservationsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AbilityMtoMmakeMpatternsMandMrelationshipsMwithoutMjudgement,MdescribeMwhatMcanMbeMseen.
CAPM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-ConceptsMofMprint
ANSWERS 2025
EmergentMliteracyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
whatMchildrenMdoMtoMlearnMhowMtoMreadMandMwrite,MwhatMaMchildMknowsMaboutMreadingMandMwritingMb
eforeMlearning,McontinuesMearlyMandMkeepsMgoing.MAuthenticMexperiencesMexposesMchildrenMtoMlanguage
MandMitMisMcriticalMinMhisMstage
CuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-readersMuseMtheseMtoMconstructMmeaning
SemanticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
"meaningMcues".MHelpMreadersMunderstandMwhatMlanguageMmeansM(symbols,Msounds,Mpictures,MwordMp
hrases,Metc)
SyntacticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ThisMhelpsMreadersMunderstandMstructure.MStructureMcuesMthatMhelpMreadersMunderstandMhowMwordsMar
eMorganizedMintoMpatterns.
GraphophonicMCuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
LetterMandMsoundMcuesMthatMhelpMreadersMidentifyMindividualMlettersMorMpatternsMorMclustersMofMlettersM
suchMasMrootMandMwholeMwords.
ConventionsMofMprintM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-printMcuesMthatMenableMreadersMtoMfollowMprint
PragmaticMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
SocialMandMculturalMfunctionsMofMlanguageMforMdifferentMpurposes.MDifferentMlanguageMbasedMonMwhoMw
eMareMspeakingMto.
StrategiesMforMapplyingMcuesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Sampling;MreadingMorMlistening
Predicting;MmakingManMeducatedMguess
Confirming;MusingMtextMintoMtoMconfirmMpredictionsM
self-correcting;MusingMtextMinfoMtoMcorrectManMinitialMpredictionMthatMwasMprovenMincorrect
, WhyMisManMassessmentMcollected?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ToMdetermineMhowMwellMstudentsMareMprogressingMwithMrespectMtoMspecificMaspectMofMlearningM
toMhelpMstudentsMtaleMownershipMofMlearningM
toMdemonstrateMtheMeffectivenessMofMyourMjob
FormativeMassessmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ongoingMandMprovidesMimmediateMfeedbackMtoMimproveMbothMteachingMandMlearning.MAuthenticMbasedM
onMliteracyMactivitiesMchildrenMareMengagedMin.MInformsMteachersMandMlearners,MidentifyMskillsMthatMneed
Mreview,MmonitorMstudentMprogress,MguideMteacherMinstruction,MdemonstrateMeffectivenessMofMinstructio
n.
WhatMareMsomeMtypesMofMformativeMassessments?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TeacherMobservations,ManecdotalMrecords,MconferencesMandMconferenceMnotes,Mchecklists,MrunningMreco
rdsMandMretellings
summativeMassessmentMexamplesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-end-of-bookMtests,Mend-of-
unitMtests,MstandardizedMtests,MdistrictMassessments
CombinationMofMassessmentMtoolsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
improveMfairnessMandMeffectivenessMofMclassroomMliteracyMassessment,MandMdevelopMaMdeepMunderstan
dingMofMlearners
IndependentMreadingMlevelM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-accuracyMrateMisM95-
100%.MTheMstudentsMreadingMisMfluentMandMtheyMcanMcomprehendMwhatMtheyMread.
instructionalMreadingMlevelM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
readMandMunderstandMbooksMatMtheirMinstructionalMlevelMwithMsupportMfromMteacherMandMuseMofMinstru
ctionalMstrategies,MrecognizeMmostMwordsMandMreadingMwon'tMalwaysMbeMfluent.MChildrenMcomprehendM
whatMtheyMread.
ObservationsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AbilityMtoMmakeMpatternsMandMrelationshipsMwithoutMjudgement,MdescribeMwhatMcanMbeMseen.
CAPM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-ConceptsMofMprint