STR Exam teachers of tomorrow Questions
and answers.
01. According to findings in the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-
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Minority Children and Youth which of the following curricular adjustments would most effectively supp
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ort the literacy development of English learners with respect to text comprehension? -
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(correct answerss) integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
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02. Which of the following actions by elementary school teachers in the early grades would best demo
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nstrate understanding that decoding and encoding are reciprocal skills that develop synchronously duri
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ng the early stages of reading development? -
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(correct answerss) creating regular opportunities for students to apply new syllable patterns in their dai
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ly writings that have been explicitly taught during phonics instruction.
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03. A teacher would like to help students identify their literacy skills and strengths as part of an assets-
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based approach to literacy instruction. Which of the following teacher actions is consistent with this ty
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pe of approach? -
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(correct answerss) Providing students with explicit feedback about what they already know and are abl
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e to do well and helping them use this information to establish realistic yet challenging learning goals.
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04. A school district in Texas has adopted the Multi-
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Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model of instruction in their K-
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3 literacy program which includes a core reading program (Tier 1) supplemental instruction (Tier 2) and
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dintensive instruction (Tier 3) Instructional grouping in Tier 2 is restricted to five or fewer students. This
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limitation enhances the effectiveness of literacy instruction for the students primarily by: -
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(correct answerss) Providing students with increased opportunities to practice developing skills with te
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acher feedback. cd
05. A second- cd cd
grade student has been identified with dysgraphia but does not have difficulty with decoding or encodi
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ng. Which of the following approaches to instruction would be most effective in promoting the student'
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s development with respect to the identified area of need? -
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(correct answerss) Providing the student with explicit instruction in letter formation and frequent, short
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, guided-
cd
practice sessions to build the student's handwriting fluency and automaticity in letter memory and for
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mation.
,06. In which line in the table below is the underlined portion of the example word accurately matched
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to the phonics term that is used to describe that phonics element?
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Line Phonics Term Example word
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cd 1 blend they
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cd 2 digraph factor
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cd 3 diphthong power
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cd 4 trigraph scrap -(correct answerss) Line 3
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07. Use the information below to answer the two questions that follow. Students in a third-
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grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As the culminating pr
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oject students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic eruptions earthqu
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akes landslides floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic. The students in each grou
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p generate questions to focus their research read a variety of texts to gather information related to the
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ir questions and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questions. The teacher's role
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is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital informational texts related
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to their chosen topic modeling norms for equitable discussions and monitoring each group's task progr
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ess to ensure group members stay focused.
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In which of the following ways can the teacher best foster the students -
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(correct answerss) by providing students' with a rubric with which they can self-
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evaluate their text analysis cd cd cd
08. Several research groups include students with a diverse range of reading skills. The teacher wants t
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o differentiate instruction for students in a way that will also strengthen their capacity for reading mor
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e complex text. Which of the following approaches best aligns with research-
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based best practices to accomplish this purpose? -
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(correct answerss) providing a set of texts representing a range of text-
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complexity levels and interactive formats, and allowing student to work collaboratively to read the text
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s.
09. A kindergarten teacher regularly has students write and draw in their journals in response to an op
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en-
ended prompt. During these writing sessions the teacher circulates among students asks them to read
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aloud what they have written and documents their performance with anecdotal notes in a teacher reco
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rd. cd
, This type of informal assessment strategy would be most appropriate to use for which of the following
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instructional purposes? - cd cd
(correct answerss) observing individual student's development in various dimensions of literacy over ti
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me.
10. Which of the following writing samples provides evidence that the student is beginning to develop
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understanding of the alphabetic principle? cd cd cd cd cd
KLD
"Casey loves Dancing" cd cd
ABCDEF
"Those are letters" cd cd
MIA
"I write my name!"
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T Lo LE O
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"The dog went home" -(correct answerss) KLD
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"Casey loves Dancing" cd cd
11. When planning assessments to measure students' comprehension of literary texts an elementary sc
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hool teacher selects a variety of passages from a range of cultures including those that reflect the diver
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se cultural experiences of the students. The teacher also considers students' familiarity with cultural co
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ntent when evaluating students' responses to texts. The teacher's actions best demonstrate the import
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ance of taking which of the following factors into consideration when selecting texts for assessments? -
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(correct answerss) A reader's cultural background knowledge can be an important factor affecting their
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comprehension of a literary text.
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12. Which of the following statements identifies a characteristic of criterion-
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referenced tests that in general makes them unsuitable for use as a formative assessment of foundatio
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nal reading skills? -
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(correct answerss) While criterion referenced assessment can measure students mastery of target skills
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, they provide little information about the extent of students skill development toward mastery.
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and answers.
01. According to findings in the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-
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Minority Children and Youth which of the following curricular adjustments would most effectively supp
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ort the literacy development of English learners with respect to text comprehension? -
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
(correct answerss) integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
02. Which of the following actions by elementary school teachers in the early grades would best demo
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nstrate understanding that decoding and encoding are reciprocal skills that develop synchronously duri
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ng the early stages of reading development? -
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
(correct answerss) creating regular opportunities for students to apply new syllable patterns in their dai
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ly writings that have been explicitly taught during phonics instruction.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
03. A teacher would like to help students identify their literacy skills and strengths as part of an assets-
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based approach to literacy instruction. Which of the following teacher actions is consistent with this ty
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pe of approach? -
cd cd cd
(correct answerss) Providing students with explicit feedback about what they already know and are abl
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
e to do well and helping them use this information to establish realistic yet challenging learning goals.
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
04. A school district in Texas has adopted the Multi-
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Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model of instruction in their K-
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3 literacy program which includes a core reading program (Tier 1) supplemental instruction (Tier 2) and
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dintensive instruction (Tier 3) Instructional grouping in Tier 2 is restricted to five or fewer students. This
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limitation enhances the effectiveness of literacy instruction for the students primarily by: -
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(correct answerss) Providing students with increased opportunities to practice developing skills with te
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acher feedback. cd
05. A second- cd cd
grade student has been identified with dysgraphia but does not have difficulty with decoding or encodi
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ng. Which of the following approaches to instruction would be most effective in promoting the student'
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s development with respect to the identified area of need? -
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
(correct answerss) Providing the student with explicit instruction in letter formation and frequent, short
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
, guided-
cd
practice sessions to build the student's handwriting fluency and automaticity in letter memory and for
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
mation.
,06. In which line in the table below is the underlined portion of the example word accurately matched
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to the phonics term that is used to describe that phonics element?
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Line Phonics Term Example word
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cd 1 blend they
cd cd
cd 2 digraph factor
cd cd
cd 3 diphthong power
cd cd
cd 4 trigraph scrap -(correct answerss) Line 3
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07. Use the information below to answer the two questions that follow. Students in a third-
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grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As the culminating pr
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
oject students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic eruptions earthqu
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
akes landslides floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic. The students in each grou
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
p generate questions to focus their research read a variety of texts to gather information related to the
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ir questions and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questions. The teacher's role
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital informational texts related
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
to their chosen topic modeling norms for equitable discussions and monitoring each group's task progr
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
ess to ensure group members stay focused.
cd cd cd cd cd cd
In which of the following ways can the teacher best foster the students -
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(correct answerss) by providing students' with a rubric with which they can self-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
evaluate their text analysis cd cd cd
08. Several research groups include students with a diverse range of reading skills. The teacher wants t
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
o differentiate instruction for students in a way that will also strengthen their capacity for reading mor
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
e complex text. Which of the following approaches best aligns with research-
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based best practices to accomplish this purpose? -
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(correct answerss) providing a set of texts representing a range of text-
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
complexity levels and interactive formats, and allowing student to work collaboratively to read the text
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
s.
09. A kindergarten teacher regularly has students write and draw in their journals in response to an op
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en-
ended prompt. During these writing sessions the teacher circulates among students asks them to read
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aloud what they have written and documents their performance with anecdotal notes in a teacher reco
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
rd. cd
, This type of informal assessment strategy would be most appropriate to use for which of the following
cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd cd
instructional purposes? - cd cd
(correct answerss) observing individual student's development in various dimensions of literacy over ti
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me.
10. Which of the following writing samples provides evidence that the student is beginning to develop
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understanding of the alphabetic principle? cd cd cd cd cd
KLD
"Casey loves Dancing" cd cd
ABCDEF
"Those are letters" cd cd
MIA
"I write my name!"
cd cd cd
T Lo LE O
cd cd cd
"The dog went home" -(correct answerss) KLD
cd cd cd cd cd cd
"Casey loves Dancing" cd cd
11. When planning assessments to measure students' comprehension of literary texts an elementary sc
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hool teacher selects a variety of passages from a range of cultures including those that reflect the diver
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se cultural experiences of the students. The teacher also considers students' familiarity with cultural co
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ntent when evaluating students' responses to texts. The teacher's actions best demonstrate the import
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ance of taking which of the following factors into consideration when selecting texts for assessments? -
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(correct answerss) A reader's cultural background knowledge can be an important factor affecting their
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comprehension of a literary text.
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12. Which of the following statements identifies a characteristic of criterion-
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referenced tests that in general makes them unsuitable for use as a formative assessment of foundatio
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nal reading skills? -
cd cd cd
(correct answerss) While criterion referenced assessment can measure students mastery of target skills
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, they provide little information about the extent of students skill development toward mastery.
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