STR Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Phonemic Awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - beginning readers learn to recognize and
manipulate the sounds in speech
will influence student's ability to read and spell
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER - beginning readers learn the alphabetic system- letter-
sound correspondences and spelling patterns, and learning how to apply this knowledge in their
reading
Systematic Phonics Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - stresses the acquisition of letter-
sound correspondences and their use to read and spell words
fluency - CORRECT ANSWER - students read words accurately, quickly, and with ease
guided oral reading - CORRECT ANSWER - helps fluency be effectively developed
vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER - crucial to text comprehension
text comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - a complex process by which the student has
the fluency and vocabulary to read and understand the text
5 critical aspects of language in the TEKS - CORRECT ANSWER - listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
, listening - CORRECT ANSWER - recognizes sounds and syllables in spoken words
hears and understands instructions
speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - developing oral language
growing ability to ask and answer questions
uses vocabulary expressively
reading - CORRECT ANSWER - reads and recognizes the letters of the english alphabet
reads grade-level appropriate texts fluently
writing - CORRECT ANSWER - writes the letters of the alphabet
writes words and thoughts at a grade-appropriate level
thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - decodes words using a variety of strategies
comprehends and evaluates grade-level appropriate texts
literacy development - CORRECT ANSWER - progression of reading skills
5 components of language - CORRECT ANSWER - listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
strategies to help from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" - CORRECT ANSWER -
recognizing different types of text
understanding and using text features (headings, captions, subtitles, glossaries)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Phonemic Awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - beginning readers learn to recognize and
manipulate the sounds in speech
will influence student's ability to read and spell
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER - beginning readers learn the alphabetic system- letter-
sound correspondences and spelling patterns, and learning how to apply this knowledge in their
reading
Systematic Phonics Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - stresses the acquisition of letter-
sound correspondences and their use to read and spell words
fluency - CORRECT ANSWER - students read words accurately, quickly, and with ease
guided oral reading - CORRECT ANSWER - helps fluency be effectively developed
vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER - crucial to text comprehension
text comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - a complex process by which the student has
the fluency and vocabulary to read and understand the text
5 critical aspects of language in the TEKS - CORRECT ANSWER - listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
, listening - CORRECT ANSWER - recognizes sounds and syllables in spoken words
hears and understands instructions
speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - developing oral language
growing ability to ask and answer questions
uses vocabulary expressively
reading - CORRECT ANSWER - reads and recognizes the letters of the english alphabet
reads grade-level appropriate texts fluently
writing - CORRECT ANSWER - writes the letters of the alphabet
writes words and thoughts at a grade-appropriate level
thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - decodes words using a variety of strategies
comprehends and evaluates grade-level appropriate texts
literacy development - CORRECT ANSWER - progression of reading skills
5 components of language - CORRECT ANSWER - listening
speaking
reading
writing
thinking
strategies to help from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" - CORRECT ANSWER -
recognizing different types of text
understanding and using text features (headings, captions, subtitles, glossaries)
