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TEXAS STR CERTIFICATION EXAM


CulturallyvbResponsivevbInstructionalvbPracticesvb-vbanswer--
Thisvbrefersvbtovbpracticesvbthatvbrecognizevbandvbincorporatevbthevbassetsvbandvbstrengthsvballvbstudentsvbbringvbtovbthe
assroomvbandvbensurevbthatvblearningvbexperiencesvbarevbrelevantvbtovballvbstudents.

Assets-BasedvbTeachingvbApproachvb-vbanswer--
Thisvbrefersvbtovbviewingvbdiversityvbofvbthought,vbculture,vbandvbtraitsvbasvbavbpositivevbassetvbasvbstudentsvbarevbvaluedv
rvbwhatvbtheyvbbringvbtovbthevbclassroomvbrathervbthanvbbeingvbcharacterizedvbbyvbwhatvbtheyvbarevblacking.

Phonemesvb-vbanswer--
Thevbspecificvbunitsvbofvbsoundsvbinvbavblanguagevbthatvbdistinguishvbonevbwordvbfromvbanothervb(e.g.,vb"b"vbandvb"t"
invb"bat"vbandvb"tab")

Morphemesvb-vbanswer--
Thevbsmallestvbunitvbofvbmeaningvbinvbavblanguagevb(e.g.,vb"ed"vbchangesvbavbwordvbtovbpastvbtense)

Decodingvb-vbanswer--Thevbabilityvbtovbusevbletter-soundvbrelationshipsvbtovbcorrectlyvbsound-
outvbandvbpronouncevbwrittenvbwords.

Discoursevb-vbanswer--Writtenvborvbspokenvbcommunicationvborvbdebatevb(e.g.,vbtalkvbandvbconversation)

LanguagevbDemandsvb-vbanswer--
Thevbtoolsvb(vocabulary,vbsyntax,vbdiscourse)vbstudentsvbusevbtovbparticipatevbinvbthevbcontentvbtheyvbarevblearning

DeepvbOrthographyvb-vbanswer--
Thisvbphrasevbrefersvbtovbavbspellingvbsystemvbthatvbisvbmorevbdifficultvbtovbdecodevbbecausevbtherevbisvbnotvbavbdirectvbco
lationvbbetweenvbthevblettersvbandvbsoundsvbinvbthevblanguage.

ShallowvbOrthographyvb-vbanswer--
Thisvbphrasevbrefersvbtovbavbspellingvbsystemvbthatvbisvbeasiervbtovbdecodevbbecausevbtherevbisvbavbdirectvbcorrelationvbbe
een.vbthevblettersvbandvbsoundsvbinvbthevblanguage.

EmergentvbLiteracyvb-vbanswer--
Thevbtermvbusedvbtovbexplainvbavbchild'svbknowledgevbofvbreadingvbandvbwritingvbskillsvbbeforevbtheyvblearnvbtovbreadvband
writevb(e.g.,vbrecognizingvbavbstopvbsign,vbcerealvbbox).

PhonologicalvbAwarenessvb-vbanswer--
thevbabilityvbtovbhearvbandvbmanipulatevballvbunitsvbofvbsoundvbincludingvbwords,vbsyllables,vbonset,vbrimes,vbandvbphonem
svbinvbspokenvblanguage.

Pragmaticsvb-vbanswer--Thevbpracticalvbrulesvbthatvbguidevbourvbusevbofvblanguagevbinvbsocialvbcontexts

Morphologyvb-vbanswer--
thevbstudyvbofvbthevbstructurevbofvbwordsvbandvbhowvbmeaningfulvbunitsvbarevbcombinedvbinvbtextvb(e.g.,vbprefixes,vbsuffixe
vbrootvbwords).

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TransitionalvbBilingualvbEducationvb-vbanswer--
Avbprogramvbinvbwhichvbtwovblanguagesvbarevbusedvbtovbprovidevbcontentvbinstruction.vbOvervbtime,vbusevbofvbthevbnativev
nguagevbisvbdecreasedvbandvbusevbofvbEnglishvbisvbincreasedvbuntilvbonlyvbEnglishvbisvbusedvbforvbinstruction.

ShelteredvbInstructionvb-vbanswer--
AnvbapproachvbtovbteachingvbEnglishvblanguagevblearnersvbthatvbintegratesvblanguagevbandvbcontentvbinstruction.

BICSvb(BasicvbInterpersonalvbCommunicationvbSkills)vb-vbanswer--Developmentvbofvbfluencyvbinvbconversationsvb-
vbsocialvblanguage



CALPvb(CognitivevbAcademicvbLanguagevbProficiency)vb-vbanswer--
Developmentvbofvbcontentvbandvbsubjectvbareavblanguage.

ComprehensiblevbInputvb-vbanswer--
Thevbpartvbofvbavblanguagevbthatvbisvbunderstoodvbbyvblistenersvbwhenvblearningvbavbsecondvblanguage

LanguagevbAcquisitionvbvs.vbLanguagevbLearningvb-vbanswer--
Acquiringvblanguagevbthroughvbsubconsciousvbprocessesvbvs.vblearningvbavblanguagevbthroughvbdirectvbinstruction.

ReceptivevbLanguagevb-vbanswer--Thevbabilityvbtovbunderstandvbwordsvbandvblanguage

Phonologyvb-vbanswer--
Thevbstudyvbofvbsounds,vbtheirvbpatternsvbandvbmeaningsvbandvbthevbwayvbtheyvbcombinevbtovbformvbwordsvbandvblangua
.

Semanticsvb-vbanswer--Thevbstudyvbofvbmeaningvbinvbwords,vbphrases,vbsentences,vborvbtext

RepetitionvbandvbPracticevb-vbanswer--
Avbteachingvbstrategyvbthatvbhelpsvbbringvbskillvbknowledgevbfromvbconsciousvbtovbsubconscious.

OralvbLanguagevbRehearsalvb-vbanswer--
Avbstrategyvbthatvbgivesvbstudentsvbthevbopportunityvbtovb'writevbaloud'vbbeforevbtheyvbbeginvbavbwrittenvblanguagevbassig
ment;vbprovidesvbtimevbforvbthemvbtovbrehearsevbhowvbwrittenvbformsvbdiffervbfromvbspokenvbforms

LanguagevbSystemsvb-vbanswer--
Interdependentvbstructuresvborvbsystemsvbthatvbsupportvbthevblanguagevbfoundationvbnecessaryvbforvbreading

OrthographicvbMappingvb-vbanswer--
Thevbprocessvbofvbmatchingvblettersvbandvblettervbsequencesvbwithvbsoundsvbinvbavbword,vbandvbstoringvbthosevbwordsvbfo
futurevbuse;vbnecessaryvbforvbspelling,vbpronouncingvbwordsvbcorrectly,vbandvbdevelopingvbsightvbwordsvbandvbvocabula
.

FrontalvbLobevb-vbanswer--
Areavbofvbthevbbrainvbthatvb1)vbsupportsvbphonologicalvbprocessingvbsystemvb(enablesvbusvbtovbpronouncevband
articulatevbwords);vb2)vbcontrolsvbplanningvbandvbdecisionvbmaking

TemporalvbLobevb-vbanswer--
Areavbofvbthevbbrainvbthatvb1)vbsupportsvbphonologicalvbprocessingvb(processesvbsoundvbandvbconnects
printedvblettersvbtovbsounds);vb2)vbconnectsvbspokenvbwordsvbwithvbmeaning

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