STR 293 Certify Teacher Questions and Answers
What would be the most appropriate scaffolding for an English learner who is having
difficulty identifying objects and the initial sounds? - Teacher names all the objects before
having the students participate in the task; EL may be unfamiliar with names of objects, so
naming tgem gives them an opportunity to articulate initial sounds
Heterogeneous grouping is most likely to benefit the students in what way? - Mixed groups
allow students to help scaffold learning among peers
A teacher wants to use a variety of media tools to create a book report. The teacher use
technology to - Communicate a message through language, medium, and presentation
A teacher uses cooperative groups as an approach to reading instruction primarily because
Cooperative grouping - Allow for student choice in learning, and this is linked to increased
reader motivation and comprehension
Word families are groups - Of words that contain similar spelling and same same rhyme. e.g.
word family "at": sat, cat, rat, mat, pat, etc
What percentage of words in the English language are phonetically regular (meaning they
can be decided using letter-sound correspondence)? - 50%
The alphabetic arc helps students learn - New words through analogy with letter patters in
familiar word. e.g. If student recognizes /ran/ he should be able to decode/spell /fan/
Diagraph - combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (graph= ph/
swing=ng/chance=ch/head=ea)
Trigraph - three letters that make one sound
How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student at the third grade be able to
read? - 100-120 wcpm
, How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student in second grade be able to
read? - 80-100 wcpm
How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student in first grade be able to read?
- 70-90 wcpm
When a sentence is grammatically correct, we call that - Syntactically (grammar) well-formed
Syntax - The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language.
RTI Tier One - General education setting, level of support is mild: about 80-90% of students
are in this tier
RTI Tier 2 - General education, small group instruction, individualized support; level of
support is moderate; about 15-20% of students are in this tire
RTI Tier 3 - special education is likely; level of support is intensive; about 1-5% of students
are in this tire
Dual Language Immersion/ Two-Way - 1/2 class know foreign language, 1/2 class know
English language, and all students are encouraged to work together to learn each other's
language
What is a INEFFECTIVE way to help students prepare for standardized exams? - Spending
majority of time using practice tests (drills)
What activities help English Learners reinforce vocabulary, language structure and schemata
(mental framework) - Discussing (oral activities) and writing
What would be the most appropriate scaffolding for an English learner who is having
difficulty identifying objects and the initial sounds? - Teacher names all the objects before
having the students participate in the task; EL may be unfamiliar with names of objects, so
naming tgem gives them an opportunity to articulate initial sounds
Heterogeneous grouping is most likely to benefit the students in what way? - Mixed groups
allow students to help scaffold learning among peers
A teacher wants to use a variety of media tools to create a book report. The teacher use
technology to - Communicate a message through language, medium, and presentation
A teacher uses cooperative groups as an approach to reading instruction primarily because
Cooperative grouping - Allow for student choice in learning, and this is linked to increased
reader motivation and comprehension
Word families are groups - Of words that contain similar spelling and same same rhyme. e.g.
word family "at": sat, cat, rat, mat, pat, etc
What percentage of words in the English language are phonetically regular (meaning they
can be decided using letter-sound correspondence)? - 50%
The alphabetic arc helps students learn - New words through analogy with letter patters in
familiar word. e.g. If student recognizes /ran/ he should be able to decode/spell /fan/
Diagraph - combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (graph= ph/
swing=ng/chance=ch/head=ea)
Trigraph - three letters that make one sound
How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student at the third grade be able to
read? - 100-120 wcpm
, How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student in second grade be able to
read? - 80-100 wcpm
How many words correct per minute (WCPM) should a student in first grade be able to read?
- 70-90 wcpm
When a sentence is grammatically correct, we call that - Syntactically (grammar) well-formed
Syntax - The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language.
RTI Tier One - General education setting, level of support is mild: about 80-90% of students
are in this tier
RTI Tier 2 - General education, small group instruction, individualized support; level of
support is moderate; about 15-20% of students are in this tire
RTI Tier 3 - special education is likely; level of support is intensive; about 1-5% of students
are in this tire
Dual Language Immersion/ Two-Way - 1/2 class know foreign language, 1/2 class know
English language, and all students are encouraged to work together to learn each other's
language
What is a INEFFECTIVE way to help students prepare for standardized exams? - Spending
majority of time using practice tests (drills)
What activities help English Learners reinforce vocabulary, language structure and schemata
(mental framework) - Discussing (oral activities) and writing
