TEA Teacher Knowledge Skills Survey Form A

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What does morphemic analysis help students do?

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How many phonemes are in the word box?

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What is a requirement of a syllable?

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What is vocabulary instruction in the primary grades most concerned with teaching students?

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Which of the following is NOT an irregular, high frequency word?

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If "tife" is a word, the letter "i" would probably sound like the "i" in which word?

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How should writing lessons be explicitly taught?

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Which of the following sets of words would be best for a teacher to use when providing students with examples of words conforming to the "silent e" phonics generalization?

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As a teacher reads aloud to his students from a social studies text he comments aloud, "This word pioneer is in bold print so that means it is an important word," and "the chapter headings in the book can help me understand therein ideas in the book, so I will be sure to read them." The teacher is helping students improve their comprehension of informational text primarily how?

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Two or three times each week Mrs. Hruby teaches "phonics through spelling" with her students. She pronounces words sound-by-sound as her students listen, write the appropriate letters, and then blend the letters to identify the words. Why is this activity likely to be effective?

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Why are there two n's in "running"?

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Mr. Lewis' class has been learning spelling rules for adding "ing" to base words. He is looking for groups of words that illustrate the various rules to give students a complex challenge. Which of the following groups of words would be best for this purpose?

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Mrs. Card wants to help her students become good spellers. Which activity should Ms. Card do?

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Why is metacognition important in reading comprehension?

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Teachers often read texts aloud as students follow along before the students try to read the text themselves. Which of the following is the best reason why teachers might do this?

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What is a reading method that focuses on teaching the application of phonemes to letters called?

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What would the open syllable of the nonsense word "botem" most likely rhyme with?

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After reading a story, what should the discussion focus on in order to maximize comprehension?

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Which of the following is an example of reading comprehension instruction that helps to promote active construction of meaning?

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What is the most important reason that oral segmentation and oral blending activities should be a part of reading instruction in the primary grades?

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Which word(s) is/are phonetically irregular?

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Following her lesson on recognizing diphthongs in words, Mrs. Byrnes wants to provide her students with additional practice. Which type of text should she select to prove the best practice?

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Mr. Kubota teachers his grade 3 students to decode unfamiliar words by breaking words into parts such as word root, prefix, and/or suffix (e.g., un-imagine-able). Which skill is he teaching?

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What is the difference between sight words and vocabulary words?

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A teacher assigns pairs of students to reread a text aloud to each other three times. What skill will this activity strengthen most effectively?

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How many morphemes are in the word "unhappiness"?

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Which phonemic awareness activity would be most difficult for a student?

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Mrs. Newswander begins a writing lesson by creating with the students a web that contains the word "said," surrounded by words like shouted, sulked, and replied. She did this to teach students:

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Decoding skills will benefit a student's understanding of text only if the words he or she decodes are what?

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TEA Teacher Knowledge Skills Survey Form A

What does morphemic analysis help students do?

How many phonemes are in the word box?

What is a requirement of a syllable?

What is vocabulary instruction in the primary grades most concerned with teaching students?

Which of the following is NOT an irregular, high frequency word?

If "tife" is a word, the letter "i" would probably sound like the "i" in which word?

How should writing lessons be explicitly taught?

Which of the following sets of words would be best for a teacher to use when providing students with examples of words conforming to the "silent e" phonics generalization?

Two or three times each week Mrs. Hruby teaches "phonics through spelling" with her students. She pronounces words sound-by-sound as her students listen, write the appropriate letters, and then blend the letters to identify the words. Why is this activity likely to be effective?

Why are there two n's in "running"?

Mr. Lewis' class has been learning spelling rules for adding "ing" to base words. He is looking for groups of words that illustrate the various rules to give students a complex challenge. Which of the following groups of words would be best for this purpose?

Mrs. Card wants to help her students become good spellers. Which activity should Ms. Card do?

Why is metacognition important in reading comprehension?

Teachers often read texts aloud as students follow along before the students try to read the text themselves. Which of the following is the best reason why teachers might do this?

What is a reading method that focuses on teaching the application of phonemes to letters called?

What would the open syllable of the nonsense word "botem" most likely rhyme with?

After reading a story, what should the discussion focus on in order to maximize comprehension?

Which of the following is an example of reading comprehension instruction that helps to promote active construction of meaning?

What is the most important reason that oral segmentation and oral blending activities should be a part of reading instruction in the primary grades?