FTCE Reading K-12 Florida Teacher Certification Exam2024
A reading teacher is reviewing a recently published book about a new approach to improving reading
comprehension. Which of the following features should the teacher look for when evaluating the reported
success of this approach? - (correct answer) whether the results of the research the author conducted on the approach are
reliable
and valid
In a classroom, the teacher has an area for small-group instruction and another area for whole-group
instruction. The learning environment is information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of
assignments and projects with the teacher roaming the room and helping individuals and groups of students.
Which theorist best describes the teachers disposition for instruction? - (correct answer) Lev Vygotsky
social constructivist - (correct answer) A teacher firmly believes that collaboration among students is essential for learning.
Which of the following
theories is closely aligned with this philosophy?
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
The high price of oil in the 1970s resulted in a serious problem for many Americans. Long
lines to purchase gasoline for cars were unavoidable. People were subjected to higher prices
for oil to heat their homes. Oil companies looked to other nations for new oil supplies. They
also began drilling for oil on the ocean floor.
Which of the following is the excerpt an example of? - (correct answer) problem and solution
narrative nonfiction - (correct answer) A biography
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for selecting multicultural literature? - (correct answer) exclusion of leaders
A teacher collects reading records and rubric-scored writing samples over time on select students to document
change over time. Which term best describes the teacher's purpose for collecting this type of assessment? - (correct answer)
Monitoring
The assessment tools for the purpose of evaluating expertise include - (correct answer) research papers, formal
presentations, and formal debates
what is the best way to determine reading instructional groups in a classroom with students
who have a wide range of skills and abilities? - (correct answer) review state reading test scores, then administer an IRI
Teachers at a middle school made a commitment to use observational notes to monitor students' strengths and
needs and to use that information for providing differentiated instruction and flexible grouping. What type of
grouping is this an example of? - (correct answer) data-based grouping
An effective way for a teacher of English language learners to integrate speaking and listening into the
classroom would be to use - (correct answer) role play.
Which adaptation of the basal reading program is the most efficient for struggling readers? - (correct answer) repeated
readings
During a shared reading of an enlarged text in a primary learning environment, the teacher focuses instruction
on the structure of the language by engaging students periodically in conversation. Which cognitive working
system is the teacher scaffolding during the lesson? - (correct answer) syntactic working system
Students who cannot decode and rely on context and initial letters to figure out unknown words demonstrate
characteristics of which phase of word recognition? - (correct answer) partial-alphabetic
Which of the following is most appropriate for developing the concept that print is "speech written down"? - (correct answer)
language experience approach
Which of the following statements is true in relation to early literacy skill acquisition? - (correct answer) Naming letters with
phonological awareness and sounds is an effective method.
A teacher working with diverse learners in the emergent stage of literacy development should - (correct answer) first develop
students' oral and academic vocabulary knowledge.
A teacher uses the following instructional procedures.
1. Teach the students to recognize orally the individual sounds in words.
2. Teach the students to blend the sounds in words.
, What is the focus of this instruction? - (correct answer) phonemic awareness
Which of the following is the most effective strategy to assist a middle-schooler struggling with 3rd-grade highfrequency
words? - (correct answer) create an individual word bank for the student
Which of the following descriptions best matches tier 1 vocabulary words? - (correct answer) prevalent in everyday language
Which procedure is most appropriate for teaching multiple-meaning words? - (correct answer) Contextual analysis
Which of the following instructional practices are the most appropriate to use to aid English language learners
in a mathematics classroom from Tier 1 to Tier 2 word meanings? - (correct answer) student matches words with both
common and applied definitions
For intentional vocabulary development, which of the following is the most effective to implement in instruction? - (correct
answer) before, during, and after the reading of text with emphasis on repeated exposure
An oral reading fluency measure indicates that a student reads in two- and three-word phrases causing the
reading to sound choppy. Additionally, the measure reveals that the student made improper stresses and intonations which failed
to indicate the end of sentences or clauses. From this measure, the teacher should work in which of the following areas of
fluency? - (correct answer) phrasing
A teacher encourages his 1st-grade English language learners to read selected narrative decodable texts to
their parent or guardian five times over the course of a week. The primary purpose of this oral reading activity
is to increase - (correct answer) automaticity
In preparing 3rd-grade students to read informational text on the importance of recycling, the teacher is
primarily concerned with activating students' prior knowledge. Which of the following would be most effective? - (correct
answer) KWL
KWL - (correct answer) is an instructional reading strategy that is used to guide students through a text. Students begin by
brainstorming everything they Know about a topic. ... This new information that they have Learned is recorded in the L column of
the K-W-L chart.
Which strategy would best help students develop the ability to synthesize reading material? - (correct answer) reading two
passages and brainstorming in small groups to create Venn diagrams that
compare and contrast theme, content, characters, and details of the texts
A teacher has surveyed their middle school Earth Science class and has concluded that most of the students
have little knowledge about regional weather patterns. Which of the following sources would provide the
students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information? - (correct answer) online weather report site
The district reading leadership team has determined based on data that additional informal progress monitoring
opportunities in reading must be included in instruction for all the schools in the district. Which of the following
progress monitoring resources will support this district effort? - (correct answer) provide professional development on
formative assessments for all teachers
In October, a teacher meets with a paraprofessional of an 11th-grade student to discuss ways to increase
teacher and peer interactions, decrease an over reliance on the paraprofessional, and build independence.
Which of the following is this an example of? - (correct answer) clarifying roles and responsibilities
Accuracy (part of fluency): - (correct answer) reading words in text with no errors
Academically Engaged: - (correct answer) students are academically engaged when they are participating in
activities/instruction in a meaningful way and understanding the tasks in which they are involved.
Advanced Phonics - (correct answer) Strategies for decoding multisyllabic words that include morphology and information
about the meaning, pronunciation, and parts of speech of words gained from knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Affix - (correct answer) a prefix or suffix
After Reading Comprehension Strategies - (correct answer) Strategies that require the reader to actively transform key
information in text that has been read (e.g., summarizing, retelling).
Aligned Materials - (correct answer) Student materials (texts, activities, manipulatives, homework, etc.) that reinforce
classroom instruction of specific skills in reading.
Alliteration - (correct answer) The repetition of the initial phoneme of each word in connected text (e.g.,
A reading teacher is reviewing a recently published book about a new approach to improving reading
comprehension. Which of the following features should the teacher look for when evaluating the reported
success of this approach? - (correct answer) whether the results of the research the author conducted on the approach are
reliable
and valid
In a classroom, the teacher has an area for small-group instruction and another area for whole-group
instruction. The learning environment is information intensive with students collaborating on a variety of
assignments and projects with the teacher roaming the room and helping individuals and groups of students.
Which theorist best describes the teachers disposition for instruction? - (correct answer) Lev Vygotsky
social constructivist - (correct answer) A teacher firmly believes that collaboration among students is essential for learning.
Which of the following
theories is closely aligned with this philosophy?
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
The high price of oil in the 1970s resulted in a serious problem for many Americans. Long
lines to purchase gasoline for cars were unavoidable. People were subjected to higher prices
for oil to heat their homes. Oil companies looked to other nations for new oil supplies. They
also began drilling for oil on the ocean floor.
Which of the following is the excerpt an example of? - (correct answer) problem and solution
narrative nonfiction - (correct answer) A biography
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for selecting multicultural literature? - (correct answer) exclusion of leaders
A teacher collects reading records and rubric-scored writing samples over time on select students to document
change over time. Which term best describes the teacher's purpose for collecting this type of assessment? - (correct answer)
Monitoring
The assessment tools for the purpose of evaluating expertise include - (correct answer) research papers, formal
presentations, and formal debates
what is the best way to determine reading instructional groups in a classroom with students
who have a wide range of skills and abilities? - (correct answer) review state reading test scores, then administer an IRI
Teachers at a middle school made a commitment to use observational notes to monitor students' strengths and
needs and to use that information for providing differentiated instruction and flexible grouping. What type of
grouping is this an example of? - (correct answer) data-based grouping
An effective way for a teacher of English language learners to integrate speaking and listening into the
classroom would be to use - (correct answer) role play.
Which adaptation of the basal reading program is the most efficient for struggling readers? - (correct answer) repeated
readings
During a shared reading of an enlarged text in a primary learning environment, the teacher focuses instruction
on the structure of the language by engaging students periodically in conversation. Which cognitive working
system is the teacher scaffolding during the lesson? - (correct answer) syntactic working system
Students who cannot decode and rely on context and initial letters to figure out unknown words demonstrate
characteristics of which phase of word recognition? - (correct answer) partial-alphabetic
Which of the following is most appropriate for developing the concept that print is "speech written down"? - (correct answer)
language experience approach
Which of the following statements is true in relation to early literacy skill acquisition? - (correct answer) Naming letters with
phonological awareness and sounds is an effective method.
A teacher working with diverse learners in the emergent stage of literacy development should - (correct answer) first develop
students' oral and academic vocabulary knowledge.
A teacher uses the following instructional procedures.
1. Teach the students to recognize orally the individual sounds in words.
2. Teach the students to blend the sounds in words.
, What is the focus of this instruction? - (correct answer) phonemic awareness
Which of the following is the most effective strategy to assist a middle-schooler struggling with 3rd-grade highfrequency
words? - (correct answer) create an individual word bank for the student
Which of the following descriptions best matches tier 1 vocabulary words? - (correct answer) prevalent in everyday language
Which procedure is most appropriate for teaching multiple-meaning words? - (correct answer) Contextual analysis
Which of the following instructional practices are the most appropriate to use to aid English language learners
in a mathematics classroom from Tier 1 to Tier 2 word meanings? - (correct answer) student matches words with both
common and applied definitions
For intentional vocabulary development, which of the following is the most effective to implement in instruction? - (correct
answer) before, during, and after the reading of text with emphasis on repeated exposure
An oral reading fluency measure indicates that a student reads in two- and three-word phrases causing the
reading to sound choppy. Additionally, the measure reveals that the student made improper stresses and intonations which failed
to indicate the end of sentences or clauses. From this measure, the teacher should work in which of the following areas of
fluency? - (correct answer) phrasing
A teacher encourages his 1st-grade English language learners to read selected narrative decodable texts to
their parent or guardian five times over the course of a week. The primary purpose of this oral reading activity
is to increase - (correct answer) automaticity
In preparing 3rd-grade students to read informational text on the importance of recycling, the teacher is
primarily concerned with activating students' prior knowledge. Which of the following would be most effective? - (correct
answer) KWL
KWL - (correct answer) is an instructional reading strategy that is used to guide students through a text. Students begin by
brainstorming everything they Know about a topic. ... This new information that they have Learned is recorded in the L column of
the K-W-L chart.
Which strategy would best help students develop the ability to synthesize reading material? - (correct answer) reading two
passages and brainstorming in small groups to create Venn diagrams that
compare and contrast theme, content, characters, and details of the texts
A teacher has surveyed their middle school Earth Science class and has concluded that most of the students
have little knowledge about regional weather patterns. Which of the following sources would provide the
students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information? - (correct answer) online weather report site
The district reading leadership team has determined based on data that additional informal progress monitoring
opportunities in reading must be included in instruction for all the schools in the district. Which of the following
progress monitoring resources will support this district effort? - (correct answer) provide professional development on
formative assessments for all teachers
In October, a teacher meets with a paraprofessional of an 11th-grade student to discuss ways to increase
teacher and peer interactions, decrease an over reliance on the paraprofessional, and build independence.
Which of the following is this an example of? - (correct answer) clarifying roles and responsibilities
Accuracy (part of fluency): - (correct answer) reading words in text with no errors
Academically Engaged: - (correct answer) students are academically engaged when they are participating in
activities/instruction in a meaningful way and understanding the tasks in which they are involved.
Advanced Phonics - (correct answer) Strategies for decoding multisyllabic words that include morphology and information
about the meaning, pronunciation, and parts of speech of words gained from knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
Affix - (correct answer) a prefix or suffix
After Reading Comprehension Strategies - (correct answer) Strategies that require the reader to actively transform key
information in text that has been read (e.g., summarizing, retelling).
Aligned Materials - (correct answer) Student materials (texts, activities, manipulatives, homework, etc.) that reinforce
classroom instruction of specific skills in reading.
Alliteration - (correct answer) The repetition of the initial phoneme of each word in connected text (e.g.,
