TExES EC-6 questions

Which of the following are acceptable ways to assess vocabulary? Select all answers that apply. A Make lists of a few words that contain common prefixes. Then have students divide the words into parts and write the meanings of the entire words. B An assessment of academic vocabulary that is multiple-choice or fill in the blank at the end of a unit. C Have the student read aloud multiple texts which contain the selected vocabulary terms. D Provide quizzes with two columns, one for newly-studied vocabulary words and the other for synonyms of each word, for students to match up.

-Make lists of a few words that contain common prefixes. Then have students divide the words into parts and write the meanings of the entire words. -An assessment of academic vocabulary that is multiple-choice or fill in the blank at the end of a unit. -Provide quizzes with two columns, one for newly-studied vocabulary words and the other for synonyms of each word, for students to match up.

A student who truly understands and knows a vocabulary word should be able to: Select all answers that apply. A use context clues to correctly predict the word's meaning. B spell and define the word. C use the word in multiple contexts and manipulate the word into different forms D recognize when a word is used incorrectly

-spell and define the word -use the word in multiple contexts and manipulate the word into different forms -recognize when a word is used incorrectly

Reading Speed: What is the expectation?

1st graders= 60 wpm The rate should increase by 10 words in each grade

What is Samba?

A dance form with African roots, is the musical form most commonly associated with Brazil.

What is Staccato?

A detached, short, separated articulation or playing or singing. It is identified by a dot above or below the notehead.

What is Sforzando (sfz)?

A musical direction strongly accent a note, to be played in a forced way.

A 2nd grade student's ability to decode individual words, but her reading fluency is weak, which has lead to difficulties with comprehension. The student is embarrassed to read aloud and would rather read silently. What is the most appropriate strategy to help improve Sally's reading fluency?

Arrange frequent opportunities for Sally to participate in small-group activites that involve rereading familiar texts aloud.

The parents of a 2nd grader tell the teacher that their child enjoys reading aloud at home. The parents express concerns because their children will choose to reread two or three stories in spite of having more books at home. What is the most appropriate response from the teacher to the parents?

Assuring parents that oral rereading of high-interest materials will help promote their child's reading fluency

Mr. Rick's classroom just received a new student from China. She speaks some English but her main language is Chinese. Her parents speak both Chinese and English in the home. Which accommodation would help her build her English oral language skills and ease the transition into an English-only classroom? A. Bring material into the classroom that relates to her Chinese heritage. B. Ask her parents to translate the assignments. C. Exclusively teach in English. D. Allow her to read material that is written in Chinese.

Bring material into the classroom that relates to her Chinese heritage

A 4th grade SS teacher is designing a lesson to help students critically evaluate magazine articles on various topics. Which of the following activities would MOST likely accomplish that purpose?

Determine which parts of the article are fact and which are opinion

A kindergarten student's parents tell the teacher that their child is able to recognize and name all letter and seems interesing in writing the letters at home. However, the child expresses dissatisfaction with her own efforts and spends most of the time erasing. The parent asks the teacher how to address the child's efforts in this area. What is the teacher's most appropriate response

Encourage the child to write more freely by providing her with a dry erase board or other easily erasable materials such as sand, rice, or clay.

A 2nd grade teacher wants to promote student's reading fluency by having them engage in silent reading for increasingly long periods. Which guidelines would be most important for the teacher to following when implementing this plan?

Ensure that a wide variety of reading materials is available and encourage students to choose texts at an appropriate level of difficulty.

What strategy should a teacher use to improve a 6th grade student's fluency and comprehension

Have the student practive repeated readings using text at the independent reading level.

In a science lesson, the teacher uses the word 'migratory', however the plans do not incorporate the direct pre-teaching of this word. Which activity would be best to incorporate into this lesson?

Help students create a word map that visually defines the word using examples and non-examples. Word mapping is an excellent choice for direct teaching of new words prior to reading. Word mapping allows students to integrate the definition with contextual definition by helping them to examine examples and non-examples, discuss the differences between known words and the new word, and formulate personal definitions for the new word.

While reviewing her notes, Mrs. Welsh notices that Fred has never volunteered to read aloud to his peers. She suspects he may be avoiding reading because he struggles to pronounce unfamiliar words. What strategy is best for Mrs. Welsh use to help Fred become more confident and improve his oral language and reading relationship? A Only ask Fred to read when she knows he won't struggle. B Create vocabulary lists with the unfamiliar words. C Review difficult terminology before having students read the passage. D Model using phonemes to sound out new words while she reads to the group.

Model using phonemes to sound out new words while she read to the group

During story time, Mr. Boxx prompted discussion and asked questions while reading a book aloud to his kindergarten students. which of the following best describes Mr. Boxx's instruction?

Mr. Boxx used an interactive read aloud to engage his students An interactive read aloud focuses of engaging children in book reading through questioning and discussion

Which of the following approaches and initiatives used by a math teacher will best assist with planning, delivery, and reevaluating instruction to ensure that every student is learning sound and significatnt mathematics and is developing a positive disposition toward mathematics?

Observing, listening to and gathering other information about the students to assess what they are learning. The teacher of math should engage in ongoing analysis (reflection) of teaching and learning by observing, listening to, and gathering other information about studets to assess what they are learning.

During which stage of spelling development do students typically begin to show an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds?

Phonetic

A third grade teacher has access to a computer program that translates spoken words into written text. In the context of language arts instruction, this voice recognition technology would be especially useful for which of the following pruposes?

Promoting the literacy development of a student who has strong oral language skills but severe writing and spelling difficulties

Which of the following is the biggest benefit of requiring oral presentations? A. providing practice in using morphemes, phonemes, and pragmatics B. demonstrating their use of segmentation and syntax C. demonstrating how effective they are at literal and inferential comprehension D. providing practice in pronouncing clearly, controlling grammar, and clarifying information

Providing practice in pronouncing clearly, controlling grammar, and clarifying information

What is the best sitting posture for singers?

Shoulders back, feet flat on ground, head and chest up, back slightly forward

Attribute blocks is a type of manipulative most effectively used to teach which of the following sets of concepts?

Sorting, classification, investigation of size, shape, color, logical reasoning, sequencing, patterns, symmetry, similarity, congruence, thinking skills, geometry, organization of data

What is Marcato?

Term meaning marked, stressed, or accented. Meaning each note is emphasized or accented to some degree.

What is form in music?

The design of music, incorporating repetition, contrast, unity, and variety.

What is melody?

The part of music you can hum, whistle, or sing to yourself.

Which of the following activities would best help students in the emergent literacy stage of reading development to understand the directionality of print?

The teacher displays a poster-sized illustrated story on an easel and uses a pointer to track the words in the text while reading the story aloud

During a unit on poetry, a fifth grade teacher wants to plan an activity that incorporates oral language skills as a means for understanding poetry. Which of the following instructional activities would be most appropriate for this purpose?

The teacher gives a dramatic reading of the poem then students meet in small groups to discuss the ways the poet uses sound effects to contribute to the meaning of the poem.

At the beginning of the year, a 1st grade teacher plans to develop motor skills necessary for writing in class. Which of the following is most appropriate for the teacher to use?

The teacher should transition to lower case letters.

A first grade teaher uses video/recording feature of iPads to record her students retelling stories. After the student retells the story, the student and teacher listen to the retelling and discuss the content. Which of the following describes this practice?

The teacher was using technology to develop oral communication skills

The teacher considers ways to use word relationships and the students' prior knowledge to expand vocabulary knowledge. Which of the following strategies would best enhance word recognition? a. a homonym activity would enhance word recognition b. a mapping activity would enhanve word recognition c. the use of synonyms would enhance word recognition d. the use of analagies would enhance word recognition

The use of synonyms would enhance word recognition For example, if students were learning the word 'horrible', the teacher could use a known word, such as 'bad' to explain the new word

What countries are associated with overtone singing?

Tuvan and Mongolia

Early in the school year, a 2nd grade teacher wants to help her students commuicate clearly by correctly using the conventions of written English. Which activity would BEST accomplish this goal?

Under the teacher's direction, students work in groups to read through a paragraph containing grammatical and punctuation errors identifying and correcting errors.

A language arts teacher has several students who are ELLs and some learning disabilities. Currently the class is studying a famous play, which has a number of characters and a somewhat complicated plot. Which of the following strategies could Mr. Samuels use to help his students succeed in the class?

Use a graphic organizer when lecturing and teach the students how to use one.

An elementary teacher uses synonyms as a strategy to define general vocab. The teacher's goal is to a. teach students to develop independence in defining words b. utilize dictionary definitions c. use student background knowledge to learn new words d. use vocabulary self-selection to learn new words

Use student background knowledge to learn new words Synonyms are an effective way to learn new words because you can use words students already know to help them understand new words

Which of the following would most likely enhance the delivery of an oral presentation? A Give a strong introduction so that you won't need a strong conclusion. B Vary the rate of speaking, the pitch of your voice, the tone/quality of your voice, and the volume of your voice. C Ensure the inclusion of key points by reading from a script during the entire presentation. D Use as many audiovisuals as possible in order to keep your audience attentive and entertained.

Vary the rate of speaking, the pitch of your voice, the tone/quality of your voice, and the volum of your voice

Mrs. Jenson is developing a lesson to help her students develop better critical thinking skills. One of the activities Mrs. Jenson plans on incorporating into her lesson is to have students view various commercial websites promoting various products and services. In having the students complete this activity, which of the following initial questions would most likely stimulate critical thinking in the students?

What is it about this website that appeals to you?

What is Portamento?

When a singer slides from one note to another

A teacher decided to assign studetns a project where they will develop an amortization schedule of a purchase so they can apply a lesson using the future value formula and observe the details line by line as payments are made. What would be the best approach in assigning a purchase? a. research a house to purchase b. research products to buy online c. research a business they would like to purchase d. research a van for the school to purchase

b. research products to buy online Amortization is the process of spreading out a loan into a series of fixed payments over time. Students can take ownership of the project and begin to understand how much extra the interest will cost them if they are to purchase the item they want on credit.

Mrs. Salaza, a kindergarten teacher on campus, is concerned about a student's oral language development. Mrs. Salazar is concerned because her student, Trevor, uses 'baby talk', uses statements such as 'me have juice' and tends to speak in sentences of 3 to 5 words. Trevor has limited interaction with peers but answers correctly and appropriately when asked a direct question. Based on the observation of Mrs. Salazar, which of the following oral language deficits warrants further evaluation of Trevor's oral language? a. inadequate receptive language b. deficits in syntactical structure c. delayed phonological awareness d. adequate expressive vocabular

deficits in syntactical structure

Children are walking around during a selection of western art music. They are placing their fingers over their mouths (shh) and cupping their hands around their mouths (shout). What element of music do these motions reinforce

dynamics

Teachers anticipate students will have difficulty reading an expository text that is planned for a science content lesson plan. What strategy might the teacher implement prior to reading the text?

have the students skim the text for difficult words, which the class will discuss before reading

Which of the following activities would be most effective in helping 3rd grade students read aloud in a natural, fluid, and expressive manner? a. timing student's oral reading b. reviewing with students a variety of word-ID strategies c. have students participate in readers theatre and other choral reading activities d. schedule daily read-aloud activites that include peer feedback

having students participate in readers theatre and other choral reading activities

A sixth-grade teacher is planning mini-lessons to help students locate information by navigating the Internet. For each mini-lesson, the teacher will introduce a particular navigation strategy, show students why it is useful, and then give students an opportunity to practice. The teacher could BEST promote student learning during this activity by

having students practice with a peer so they can share information about navigation strategies It is more fun and productive for students to have them work with a buddy to practice these research skills- navigating websites using the new strategy, scanning for relevant information, and recording information found.

A student who has mastered phonics is able to:

hear individual phonemes and manipulate those phonemes into new words.

An elementary teacher uses an I-Chart to help students integrate prior knowledge on a topic with information from a variety of sources. What tasks should the students do first when conducting research?

identify the topic

To best ensure student engagement during an open-ended research question for history, 6th grade teacher should focus on

inquiry-based instruction Inquiry based instruction is student-centered and is likely to promote active engagement from students in the topic and the research process.

Forte (f)

loud

mezzo-forte (mf)

moderately loud

mezzo piano (mp)

moderately quiet

During a write-aloud activity, the teacher says, "Willie just told us he saw a tiger on our field trip to the zoo. I am going to write Willie's name before I write the name of the animal he saw at the zoo. I will make the 'w' a capital letter because the first letter of everyones name begins with a capital letter." Right after writing Willie's name the teacher writes the word tiger and proceeds with "I just wrote the word tiger. Should I begin the next word next to the 'r' in tiger or leave a space before I begin the next word?" In this activity, to which of the following skills is the teacher contributing? a. syntactic awareness b. semantic awareness c. phonemic awareness d. print awareness

print awareness

Piano (p)

quiet

What is the best way to assist children to develop their EARLIEST literacy skills?

read aloud to children while they look at the book and the words

McKenzie , a kindergarten student, has demonstrated the ability to write words phonetically. However, she seems reluctant to write because she is worried about misspelling words. The teacher BEST promote McKenzie's written language development by-

reassuring McKenzie that it is okay for now to express herself in writing by spelling words as they sound

Maria writes "trk" for the word truck. When considering the developmental stages of spelling, Maria uses

semiphonetic spelling

Brian writes "spcl" for the word special. When considering the developmental stages of spelling, Brian uses

semiphonetic spelling He uses some knowledge of letter sound relationships but does not use vowels in this example

A teacher begins a new lesson on Multiplication on Monday. She would like to identify which concepts of the new lesson are most difficult for students so she can make adjustments to her lesson. Which of the following assessment methods would be LEAST appropriate for achieving this goal? a. informal observations b. formative c. questions sessions with students d. summative

summative

At the beginning of the year, a kindergarten teacher notices most students in the class lack an understanding of way oral language connects to print. Which of the following activities will best help students understand this connection? a. promoting knowledge of the letters of the alphabet b. practicing rhyming activities c. using the language experience approach d. implementing a concepts of print test

using the language experience approach A language experience story is an account of an event told aloud by a child and printed by another person. After the story is printed, the children work to correct the story. They then read the story together repeatedly. The approach helps children understand that what is spoken can be written, and what is written can be read. This approach is a great way to make language/print connections.

Fortissimo (ff)

very loud

Pianissimo (pp)

very quiet

A 3rd grade student struggles to comprehend text. The teacher notices the child devotes too much attention to decoding and not enough attention to the meaning of the text. The teacher could most likely help the student by-

working on fluency skills