STR TExES Exam Practice Questions and Answers

STR TExES Exam Practice Questions and Answers Mr. Sherwin uses Interactive Writing daily in his first-grade classroom, often in the form of a "Morning Message" or "News of the Day." - Ans:-to teach a predetermined list of words and skills Mr. Sherwin uses Interactive Writing daily in his first-grade classroom, often in the form of a "Morning Message" or "News of the Day." - Ans:-words that are at the student's zone of proximal development in reading and writing Mr. Sherwin uses Interactive Writing daily in his first-grade classroom, often in the form of a "Morning Message" or "News of the Day." - Ans:-the "I before e" rule in the word friend Between which ages do children typically advance from babbling to producing understandable speech? - Ans:-2-3 A teacher compiled a list of 5 words for students to practice them. Which of the following does this type of lesson focus on improving? - Ans:-vocabulary development ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/16 Mr. Heinz teaches middle school English. One of his students is very bright and contributes to class discussions, but has difficulty with reading and writing assignments. Which of the following would NOT be a sign of possible dyslexia for this student? - Ans:-the student volunteers to read out loud often What are examples of students with print disabilities? Select all answers that apply. - Ans:-- blindness - frequent daydreaming or distractedness while reading - partial blindness - dyslexia Between which ages do children typically show rapid growth in literacy, as they experiment with writing by forming scribbles, random strings of letters, and letter-like forms? - Ans:-3-4 A middle school teacher uses a knowledge rating chart to informally assess vocab knowledge. The knowledge rating chart described above is likely to promote students' reading proficiency primarily by helping students? - Ans:-evaluate their own understanding of words and to monitor their vocab growth Which of the following strategies is most effective in teaching students to recognize the words listed in the picture above? - Ans:-using creative ways to expose the students to the words in multiple situations and contexts ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/16 Several English learners in Mrs. Night's first-grade class are having a particular difficulty with sight words. Sight words are most likely difficult for these students because? - Ans:-they are irregular words which are difficult to decode using graphophonemic knowledge A second grade teacher has just taken a running record on a student and is determining if the student should remain at the same text level for further instruction or move to a more difficult text. Which of the following elements is the LEAST important for the teacher to take into consideration? - Ans:-vocab knowledge Mrs. Shaw is teaching a unit on biographies. Which of the following assignments is most likely to reflect cultural diversity and deepen students' knowledge of how literature can develop an understanding of people's lives as they relate to the culture and environment in which they live? - Ans:-Have students select two biographies about individuals from two different cultures. Have them compare the subjects of the biographies with a special emphasis on how their lives were shaped by their surroundings. Ongoing assessments are critical to help a teacher plan instruction, especially for English learners. Which of the following is the LEAST important step for a teacher to take after gathering assessment data? - Ans:-provide a grade for each assessment Mrs. Wosniak is helping her first-grade students learn how to identify and produce rhyming words pairs. Which of the following would NOT be an opportunity for Ms. Wosniak to assess student progress with this skill? - Ans:-chorally read a book with rhyming words and let students chime in on the rhyming parts ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/16 Mrs. Ramirez facilitated oral language development during small group interactions with her students. She was deliberate about her word choice and language during her discussion with students. In her response to "it was funny," the teacher used the word amusing to - - Ans:-purposefully model an alternative word that the child is not accustomed to using Teachers of English learners should know the expected stages and patterns of language development for their students as they acquire a second language. Which of the following is a true statement that describes an expected pattern for EL students? - Ans:-a silent period is common when an EL student is first being exposed to English Mr. Edwards is an elementary teacher with many English learners in his class. Which of the following is a true statement that would be helpful to share with parents? - Ans:-Vocab development in both a child's native language and English contribute to achievement in English reading comprehension Miss Bolton has planned a reading response assignment that corresponds with the novel her sixth grade students are reading. The English learners in her class, all in the intermediate language proficiency level of speaking and writing, have enjoyed the novel and participated well with class discussion and comprehension checks. She knows they may have difficulty, though, knowing how to approach this assignment. Which of the following strategies is the most helpful to support their understanding of the assignment? - Ans:-provide a sample of what a completed project might look like ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/16 A second-grade class includes a number of English learners who are at the speech emergent stage of English acquisition and are emergent readers in English. When considering instructional strategies to use with her class, the teacher should consider using strategies that: - Ans:-incorporate opportunities for students to discuss content with their peers Drag and drop the selected answer to the corresponding box. Correctly identify the part of speech the words represents. - Ans:-Subordinating conjunction: although Predicative adjective: indeed Conjunctive adverb: intelligent Indefinite pronoun: anything Which of the following would be an expected oral language skill for a typical four year old to have mastered? - Ans:-retells simple stories A first-grade teacher has several students who are having difficulty applying the alphabetic principle. What further assessment would you suggest the teacher give to pinpoint the nature of the students' difficulties? - Ans:-an informal assessment of the students' phone