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Texas STR Certification Exam Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Texas STR Certification Exam Detailed QuestionsAnd Expert Answers
Culturally Responsive Instructional Practices - ANS This refers to practices that
recognize and incorporate the assets and strengths all students bring to the
classroom and ensure that learning experiences are relevant to all students.
Assets-Based Teaching Approach - ANS 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 - ANS The specific units of sounds in a language that distinguish one
word from another (e.g., "b" and "t"
in "bat" and "tab")
Morphemes - ANS The smallest unit of meaning in a language (e.g., "ed" changes a
word to past tense)
Decoding - ANS The ability to use letter-sound relationships to correctly sound-out
and pronounce written words.
Discourse - ANS Written or spoken communication or debate (e.g., talk and
conversation)
,Language Demands - ANS The tools (vocabulary, syntax, discourse) students use to
participate in the content they are learning
Deep Orthography - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS the ability to hear and manipulate all units of sound
including words, syllables, onset, rimes, and phonemes in spoken language.
Pragmatics - ANS The practical rules that guide our use of language in social
contexts
Morphology - ANS the study of the structure of words and how meaningful units
are combined in text (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, root words).
, Transitional Bilingual Education - ANS 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 - ANS An approach to teaching English language learners that
integrates language and content instruction.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) - ANS Development of fluency in
conversations - social language
CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) - ANS Development of content
and subject area language.
Comprehensible Input - ANS The part of a language that is understood by listeners
when learning a second language
Language Acquisition vs. Language Learning - ANS Acquiring language through
subconscious processes vs. learning a language through direct instruction.
Receptive Language - ANS The ability to understand words and language
Phonology - ANS The study of sounds, their patterns and meanings and the way
they combine to form words and language.
Semantics - ANS The study of meaning in words, phrases, sentences, or text
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