STR TEACHERS OF TOMORROW PRACTICE
TEST 2026 ACTUAL SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ Assets-Based Teaching Approach.
Answer: This refers to viewing diversity of thought, culture, and traits as
a positive asset as students are valued for what they bring to the
classroom rather than being characterized by what they are lacking.
⩥ Phonemes.
Answer: The specific units of sounds in a language that distinguish one
word from another (e.g., "b" and "t"
in "bat" and "tab")
⩥ Morphemes.
Answer: The smallest unit of meaning in a language (e.g., "ed" changes
a word to past tense)
⩥ Decoding.
Answer: The ability to use letter-sound relationships to correctly sound-
out and pronounce written words.
⩥ Discourse.
,Answer: Written or spoken communication or debate (e.g., talk and
conversation)
⩥ Language Demands.
Answer: The tools (vocabulary, syntax, discourse) students use to
participate in the content they are learning
⩥ Deep Orthography.
Answer: This phrase refers to a spelling system that is more difficult to
decode because there is not a direct correlation between the letters and
sounds in the language.
⩥ Shallow Orthography.
Answer: This phrase refers to a spelling system that is easier to decode
because there is a direct correlation between. the letters and sounds in
the language.
⩥ Emergent Literacy.
Answer: The term used to explain a child's knowledge of reading and
writing skills before they learn to read and write (e.g., recognizing a stop
sign, cereal box).
⩥ Phonological Awareness.
,Answer: the ability to hear and manipulate all units of sound including
words, syllables, onset, rimes, and phonemes in spoken language.
⩥ Pragmatics.
Answer: The practical rules that guide our use of language in social
contexts
⩥ Morphology.
Answer: the study of the structure of words and how meaningful units
are combined in text (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, root words).
⩥ Transitional Bilingual Education.
Answer: A program in which two languages are used to provide content
instruction. Over time, use of the native language is decreased and use of
English is increased until only English is used for instruction.
⩥ Sheltered Instruction.
Answer: An approach to teaching English language learners that
integrates language and content instruction.
⩥ BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills).
Answer: Development of fluency in conversations - social language
⩥ CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency).
, Answer: Development of content and subject area language.
⩥ Comprehensible Input.
Answer: The part of a language that is understood by listeners when
learning a second language
⩥ Language Acquisition vs. Language Learning.
Answer: Acquiring language through subconscious processes vs.
learning a language through direct instruction.
⩥ Receptive Language.
Answer: The ability to understand words and language
⩥ Phonology.
Answer: The study of sounds, their patterns and meanings and the way
they combine to form words and language.
⩥ Semantics.
Answer: The study of meaning in words, phrases, sentences, or text
⩥ Repetition and Practice.
Answer: A teaching strategy that helps bring skill knowledge from
conscious to subconscious.
TEST 2026 ACTUAL SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ Assets-Based Teaching Approach.
Answer: This refers to viewing diversity of thought, culture, and traits as
a positive asset as students are valued for what they bring to the
classroom rather than being characterized by what they are lacking.
⩥ Phonemes.
Answer: The specific units of sounds in a language that distinguish one
word from another (e.g., "b" and "t"
in "bat" and "tab")
⩥ Morphemes.
Answer: The smallest unit of meaning in a language (e.g., "ed" changes
a word to past tense)
⩥ Decoding.
Answer: The ability to use letter-sound relationships to correctly sound-
out and pronounce written words.
⩥ Discourse.
,Answer: Written or spoken communication or debate (e.g., talk and
conversation)
⩥ Language Demands.
Answer: The tools (vocabulary, syntax, discourse) students use to
participate in the content they are learning
⩥ Deep Orthography.
Answer: This phrase refers to a spelling system that is more difficult to
decode because there is not a direct correlation between the letters and
sounds in the language.
⩥ Shallow Orthography.
Answer: This phrase refers to a spelling system that is easier to decode
because there is a direct correlation between. the letters and sounds in
the language.
⩥ Emergent Literacy.
Answer: The term used to explain a child's knowledge of reading and
writing skills before they learn to read and write (e.g., recognizing a stop
sign, cereal box).
⩥ Phonological Awareness.
,Answer: the ability to hear and manipulate all units of sound including
words, syllables, onset, rimes, and phonemes in spoken language.
⩥ Pragmatics.
Answer: The practical rules that guide our use of language in social
contexts
⩥ Morphology.
Answer: the study of the structure of words and how meaningful units
are combined in text (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, root words).
⩥ Transitional Bilingual Education.
Answer: A program in which two languages are used to provide content
instruction. Over time, use of the native language is decreased and use of
English is increased until only English is used for instruction.
⩥ Sheltered Instruction.
Answer: An approach to teaching English language learners that
integrates language and content instruction.
⩥ BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills).
Answer: Development of fluency in conversations - social language
⩥ CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency).
, Answer: Development of content and subject area language.
⩥ Comprehensible Input.
Answer: The part of a language that is understood by listeners when
learning a second language
⩥ Language Acquisition vs. Language Learning.
Answer: Acquiring language through subconscious processes vs.
learning a language through direct instruction.
⩥ Receptive Language.
Answer: The ability to understand words and language
⩥ Phonology.
Answer: The study of sounds, their patterns and meanings and the way
they combine to form words and language.
⩥ Semantics.
Answer: The study of meaning in words, phrases, sentences, or text
⩥ Repetition and Practice.
Answer: A teaching strategy that helps bring skill knowledge from
conscious to subconscious.
