STR TEACHERS OF TOMORROW PRACTICE
ASSESSMENT 2026 REAL ANSWERS FULLY
VERIFIED REVIEW PACK GRADED A+
⩥ Interleaved Practice.
Answer: Mixing practice of new skills with previously learned skills
⩥ Continuant Sound.
Answer: A prolonged consonant sound (e.g., /f/, /l/, /s/)
⩥ Flexing a Vowel.
Answer: Trying the different sounds of a vowel to determine which one
results in the correct word
⩥ Word List.
Answer: A list of 15 - 30 purposefully chosen words used for decoding
practice.
⩥ Open Word Sort.
Answer: An activity in which students group or organize purposefully
selected words into categories based on the patterns they see
,⩥ Closed Word Sort.
Answer: An activity in which students group or organize purposefully
selected words into categories selected by the teacher
⩥ Word Families.
Answer: Groups of words that share a recurring rime (e.g., hat, cat, mat,
sat)
⩥ Word Chains.
Answer: An activity in which students use manipulatives (such as letter
tiles) to add, delete, or substitute one sound in a series of words to
practice decoding
⩥ Flash words.
Answer: Words that have predictable letter patterns and are easier to
learn and remember (e.g., "am," "can," and "best")
⩥ Heart words.
Answer: Common words with irregular spellings such as "is," "his," and
"as"
⩥ Position Rule.
Answer: The sequence of letters and letters patterns in a word influence
the way the word is pronounced and spelled.
, ⩥ Floss Rule.
Answer: When a one-syllable word with a short vowel sound ends with
the letters t, l, s, or z, the final consonant is doubled (puff, hill, miss,
buzz)
⩥ Rabbit Rule.
Answer: When a two syllable word has one medial consonant sound
after a short vowel in the first syllable, the medial consonant is doubled
(rabbit, muffin)
⩥ Doubling Rule.
Answer: When a one syllable word (hop) or the final syllable in a two
syllable word (unplug) ends with a short vowel and consonant, the
consonant is doubled before adding a vowel suffix (ed, ing, er, ish) (e.g.,
"hopping", "unplugged")
⩥ Dropping Rule.
Answer: Drop the final "e" in a word before adding a vowel suffix (ed,
ing, er, ish) (e.g, game/gaming, cute/cuter)
⩥ Changing Rule.
Answer: When adding a suffix that starts with "e" (ed, er, est) to a word
that ends with a consonant and final "y", change the final "y" to "i"
before adding the suffix (e.g., happy/happier)
ASSESSMENT 2026 REAL ANSWERS FULLY
VERIFIED REVIEW PACK GRADED A+
⩥ Interleaved Practice.
Answer: Mixing practice of new skills with previously learned skills
⩥ Continuant Sound.
Answer: A prolonged consonant sound (e.g., /f/, /l/, /s/)
⩥ Flexing a Vowel.
Answer: Trying the different sounds of a vowel to determine which one
results in the correct word
⩥ Word List.
Answer: A list of 15 - 30 purposefully chosen words used for decoding
practice.
⩥ Open Word Sort.
Answer: An activity in which students group or organize purposefully
selected words into categories based on the patterns they see
,⩥ Closed Word Sort.
Answer: An activity in which students group or organize purposefully
selected words into categories selected by the teacher
⩥ Word Families.
Answer: Groups of words that share a recurring rime (e.g., hat, cat, mat,
sat)
⩥ Word Chains.
Answer: An activity in which students use manipulatives (such as letter
tiles) to add, delete, or substitute one sound in a series of words to
practice decoding
⩥ Flash words.
Answer: Words that have predictable letter patterns and are easier to
learn and remember (e.g., "am," "can," and "best")
⩥ Heart words.
Answer: Common words with irregular spellings such as "is," "his," and
"as"
⩥ Position Rule.
Answer: The sequence of letters and letters patterns in a word influence
the way the word is pronounced and spelled.
, ⩥ Floss Rule.
Answer: When a one-syllable word with a short vowel sound ends with
the letters t, l, s, or z, the final consonant is doubled (puff, hill, miss,
buzz)
⩥ Rabbit Rule.
Answer: When a two syllable word has one medial consonant sound
after a short vowel in the first syllable, the medial consonant is doubled
(rabbit, muffin)
⩥ Doubling Rule.
Answer: When a one syllable word (hop) or the final syllable in a two
syllable word (unplug) ends with a short vowel and consonant, the
consonant is doubled before adding a vowel suffix (ed, ing, er, ish) (e.g.,
"hopping", "unplugged")
⩥ Dropping Rule.
Answer: Drop the final "e" in a word before adding a vowel suffix (ed,
ing, er, ish) (e.g, game/gaming, cute/cuter)
⩥ Changing Rule.
Answer: When adding a suffix that starts with "e" (ed, er, est) to a word
that ends with a consonant and final "y", change the final "y" to "i"
before adding the suffix (e.g., happy/happier)
