Certify Teacher Practice Exam Review
When considering family engagement, a team of teachers may consider a family-centered approach, which -
is based on the idea that all families are different.
Ms. Davis is working with a small group of English language learners in her first-grade class. The children have read a story about Curious George, and one of these students makes a statement that is not grammatically correct: "George eated that banana!" The most appropriate response for Ms. Davis to make is -
paraphrase the statement using a grammatically correct phrase, "Oh, yes, George ate the banana," or phrase the response as a question, "George ate the banana?".
At the beginning of the school year, the teacher provides the children in her kindergarten class shared reading experiences each day through presenting the poem of the week through an enlarged text on chart paper. The teacher reads aloud the poem first and then asks the students to follow as the teacher uses a pointer in saying each word. On subsequent readings, the children join in. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement in regard to reasons for providing this shared reading experience?
This experience can provide the basis for poetry recitation.
Which of the following statements reflects the role of play in an early childhood classroom? Select all that apply.
Through play, children learn about the ever-changing world. Classroom teachers facilitate learning and development for young children by providing carefully planned and supervised experiences. Classroom design should be conducive to play.
In order for English learners to be successful, they must acquire -
social and academic language profiency.
In order to promote meaningful relationships with student families, a teacher should - (Select all that apply.)
Make positive phone calls home. Use a translator.
A preschool teacher plans to assess student reading readiness. Which of the following tools should the teacher use?
A teacher should assess the student using "Concepts about Print".
Click and drag each of the following stages of cognitive development with their matching behaviors in the table that follows: Stages of Cognitive Development: Sensorimotor - Pre-operational - Concrete Operational - Formal Operational -
- A child turns and looks when they hears something. - A child "pretend plays" with a doll. - A child understands that even though the rocks are different sizes, they can weigh the same amount. - A child exhibits abstract thinking to solve a problem.
Match each of the following children's books to their corresponding mathematics concepts. Children's book: Ten Apples on Top by Dr. Suess - A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams - Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola - The Very Hunger Caterpillar by Eric Carle - Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
- Counting to 10 - Money - Measurement - Counting to 5 - Shapes/Geometry
Click in the box beside each math manipulative to show your understanding of whether or not they can effectively be used to help kindergarteners understand and identify geometric shapes. Pattern blocks - Teddy bear counters - Unifix cubes - Judy clock - Cuisenaire rods - Geoboards - Attribute blocks - Two-color counters - Tangrams -
- Effective - Ineffective - Ineffective - Ineffective - Ineffective - Effective - Effective - Ineffective - Effective
Which of the following statements accurately reflects appropriate factors to consider when assigning homework? Select all that apply.
Grade level. The type of homework.
Amanda is a third grader who struggles to meet benchmark expectations. Which of the following ways might the teacher recruit family assistance?
The teacher may talk with the parents frequently about student progress.
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a program designed to provide campus-wide support to improve student outcomes. Please fill in the chart below to indicate whether each statement is true or false for describing the Response to Intervention (RtI) program. Statement: Students are screwed for the Rl program based on teacher recommendation. - Instruction and intervention are provided at various levels of intensity. - Student progress should be monitored using reliable, evidence-based tools. - Decision making for student programs should be based primarily on the initial screening information. -
- False. - True. - True. - False.
Both formative and summative assessments should be used in the early childhood classroom to provide data for both teachers and parents. Complete the table to show the differences and similarities between formative and summative assessments. Provides information about how and what students are learning during a unit of study - Measures how much a student has learned at the end of a unit of study - Provides feedback for students - Provides useful data for teachers to inform instruction -
- Formative assessment. - Summative assessment. - Summative and formative assessment. - Summative and formative assessment.
In the table below, a list of instructional strategies is given in the left column. Identify each strategy as being most appropriate for teaching either math vocabulary or math concepts by clicking in the box under the appropriate heading. Strategy: Arranging free play with sets of manipulatives - Using a word wall - Making a personal dictionary - Explaining your work - Re-stating in your own words -
- Math concept. - Math vocabulary. - Math vocabulary. - Math concept. - Math vocabulary.
In 1998, the CDC and Kaiser Permanente, published a study that showed a link between types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and lifelong health. Subsequent research found that high levels of stress (toxic stress) during childhood change how the brain and body develop. While some stress is necessary for children to learn new skills and coping technologies, exposure to prolonged stress can adversely affect brain development and cause the body to release harmful levels of stress hormones. With the latter in mind, classify each of the following sources of stress and trauma as positive, tolerable, or toxic in the table that follows. Source of Stress: Positive, Tolerable, or Toxic Meeting a new caregiver - Receiving an immunization - Natural disaster - Taking a test - Parental addiction - Learning a new skill - Death of a loved one - Frightening injury - Physical or emotional abuse - Chronic neglect - Parental mental illness -
- Positive - Positive - Tolerable - Positive - Toxic - Positive - Tolerable - Tolerable - Toxic - Toxic - Toxic
Column 1 provides a list of mathematics manipulatives frequently found in elementary classrooms. Column 2 represents a kindergarten classroom and Column 3 represents a third grade classroom. For each math manipulative, click in the box under the column that represents the classroom where it might be found. Mathematics Manipulative: Kindergarten or Third-Grade Classroom Base 10 blocks - Teddy bear counters - Clock faces - Scales - Two-color counters - Measuring tape -
- Third-Grade classroom. - Kindergarten classroom. - Third-Grade classroom. - Third-Grade classroom. - Kindergarten classroom. - Third-Grade classroom.
For this nine-week grading period, Ms. Hanna is focusing her mathematics cUrriculum on measurement. The column on the left side of the table below is a set of real-world activities that Ms. Hanna will use with her students to teach measurement in the coming nine weeks. The column on the right side of the table below is a set of different types of measurement. Click and drag each real-world activity to its corresponding type of measurement. Looking at a clock on the wall - Placing fresh vegetables on a scale - Placing a ruler underneath a sheet of paper - Filling a bottle with water - Checking how hot or cold it is outside -
- Time - Mass - Length - Volume - Temperature
PBIS stands for "Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports". The focus of PBIS is to promote positive behavior by students and an overall positive school climate. Complete the chart below to demonstrate your knowledge of what is true and false about implementing a PBIS program in a school. Statement: PBIS uses the premise that expected behaviors should be explicitly taught. - PBIS should be introduced after students demonstrate significant behavior difficulties. - PBIS has a universal set of strategies that should be taught in a prescribed sequence. - PBIS does not focus on punishment as the main response to difficult student behavior. - PBIS reduces the need for rewarding positive student behavior. -
- True. - False. - False. - True. - False.
Classify each of the following statements as true or false. Statement: An economically disadvantaged student is one who is eligible for free or reduced meals. - A migrant student is one who moves frequently due to a family's migratory agricultural work. - Parents/guardians are responsible for their child's attendance in school. - A student who speaks a second language automatically qualifies for a bilingual education program. -
- True. - True. - True. - False.
Which of the following terms are considered the THREE types of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Select all that apply.
Abuse. Neglect. Household dysfunction.
Mr. Assad has engaged his third-graders in a study of the water cycle. Today the class will conduct an experiment on water filtration using pond water, sand, and coffee filters. Because Mr. Assad has structured this lesson according to scientific inquiry, at what point in the process should he plan to introduce new vocabulary related to the experiment to his students?
After the students have used the data to draw conclusions.
Mrs. Arlington is planning a road map for math instruction for the next quarter for her first-grade class. She is reviewing the district first-grade benchmark test that she was required to give to her students at the end of the first quarter as well as student work samples and notes she has taken about student math processes when she has worked with them in small groups. She notices that many students did not do as well on the math benchmark test as they have done on daily assignments and in small groups. Which of the following actions should Mrs. Arlington take as she continues to plan upcoming math instruction? Select all that apply.
Analyze whether daily instruction and assignments have aligned with the skills being assessed in the benchmark test. Use the data from all three sources (district benchmark test results, daily work samples, and teacher notes) to create a complete picture of students' strengths and weaknesses.
An important culturally responsive strategy that teachers can use is to develop and teach expectations. This type of strategy will promote a positive classroom environment and minimize challenging behaviors. Which of the following are appropriate guidelines for teachers to follow when implementing the strategy of developing and teaching expectations? Select all that apply.
Anticipate children's needs when thinking about what types of expectations to develop. Reflect on what is developmentally appropriate for children in your classroom. Involve students in forming behavior expectations for the classroom. Expectations for behavior should apply to both children and adults Positively rather than negatively state expectations
Mrs. Kimmel is planning a series of instructional activities to help her first-graders to create and use simple maps. Because her first graders are concrete thinkers and maps are abstract tools, Mrs. Kimmel is concerned about providing experiences with maps for her students that will connect the physical environment the visual tool. Which of the following would be the most appropriate experience to build the understanding of maps for first graders?
As a group, Mrs. Kimmel and her students could create a map of their classroom, marking the learning centers, Mrs. Kimmel's desk, the pencil sharpener, the door and windows, etc.
Assessments are an important tool to provide information about a child's strengths, abilities, and development. Which of the following describe the best ways that assessments can be used to strengthen the quality of instruction for students? Select all that apply.
Assessment results can provide information about the quality of an instructional program. Assessment results can help teachers plan instructional activities that scaffold student learning. Assessment results can help teachers communicate with parents about students' strengths and areas needing extra support. Assessment results can help identify students who may benefit from special services.
Ms. Rodriguez has read Esphyr Slobodkina's Caps for Sale to her first-grade class. Next she will facilitate the children's participation in a story enactment in which they will act out the story. Ms. Rodriguez often uses story enactment as a formative assessment after the children have listened to a read-aloud story. What skill is Ms. Rodriguez assessing in her students?
Children's ability to sequence events in the story
Science thinking skills include observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, relating, inferring, and in her inquiry-based science curriculum, Ms. Timmons tries to provide her second graders with opportunities to engage in all of these thinking skills. Today, Ms. Timmons has planned the following lesson on energy. The lesson will begin with a discussion of the question, "What is energy?" Then the children will work in small groups to complete the following experiment: Materials: rubber band, target. Directions: 1. Pick I rubber band. 2. Notice how it feels in your hand. 3. Stretch it and let it go back to its normal size without letting go 25 times. 4. Is there any difference in temperature? 5. Stretch the rubber band and then let go and aim for the target on the wall one time. 6. Return the band to the box. After completing the experiment, Ms. Timmons will ask the students to record a cause-and-effect statement describing the experiment in their science journals. Which science thinking skills are included in today's science lesson?
Communicating, observing, and relating.
Ms. Greer has concerns about the emotional development of one of the students in her first-grade class. Ms. Greer researches the behaviors she is seeing with this student and comes across an assessment that she could use with this student to help the teacher gain more insight into the situation. Which of the following is the next best step for Ms. Greer to take?
Consult with the school counselor and parents to discuss the child's emotional development and possible steps to take.
Mrs. Gibson likes to play background music when her second-graders are writing in their journals or completing worksheets to practice fact families in mathematics. The children find the music calming and it helps them to concentrate on their work. She has a few CDs of classical music that she plays occasionally, but she likes to vary the music so that it compliments her curriculum. An ideal resource for Mrs. Gibson would be -
Creating a Pandora station based on her preferences for the class.
Mrs. West teaches third grade at a large, urban school. Over the years she has worked on refining her classroom management strategies, especially those that will support her students who have additional behavioral needs. Which of the following represent the BEST strategies to meet this goal? Select all that apply.
Develop predictable classroom routines. Teach behavioral expectations. Respond consistently to student behavior. Focus on prevention of problematic behaviors.
Miss Gonzales is planning the best way to make use of technology in her second-grade classroom. While she values many aspects of technology to support student learning, she also knows she needs to have specific goals around the use of technology. Which of the following BEST describe how Miss Gonzales should approach technology for her students in a way that promotes active participation and independence in her students? Select all that apply.
Encourage technology to be used as a tool to accomplish larger projects. Prioritize technology that can be adapted to meet individual student learning needs. Establish routines of how and when to use technology in the classroom.
The universal design for learning (UDL) approach has a goal of reducing barriers to student learning. Read each of the descriptions for characteristics of the universal design for learning and then select the category that it best fits. Giving learners various ways to gather information and acquire knowledge is an example of multiple means of... Giving learners options in how they can demonstrate what they have learned is an example of multiple means of... Creating a learning environment that optimizes motivation and relevance of learning is an example of multiple means of...
Engagement Action and Expression Representation
A team of second-grade teachers wants to increase parental involvement for the school. After some parents did not attend the school open house at the start of the year, the teachers set up home visits with some of the families. Which of the following provides the primary rationale for the home visits?
Engaging with families.
According to the Texas Education Agency, a gifted/talented student is a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who - (Select all that apply.)
Exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area. Possesses an unusual capacity for leadership.
Which of the following has the most powerful influence on a child's sense of identification prior to first grade?
Family.
Read the following passage which gives information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For each blank, select the word from the drop-down menu which makes the sentence a correct statement. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a...law which requires public schools to provide special education services to qualified students. Under this law, students with...of disabilities may qualify for special services. The first step is for students to receive a professional evaluation. If a student is determined to have a disability, he/she...receive special education services.
Federal, any type, will.
Mrs. Deleon was considering language experiences that would support the oral language development of her prekindergarten students. Of the four following ideas that Mrs. Deleon considered, choose the one that would BEST support the oral language development of these four- and-five-year-old children.
Focusing on the strengths of individual children and creating a variety of experiences where the children are actively involved in discussions with each other and with the teacher.
Ms. Keith is planning the layout of her classroom and for materials she might need in the coming year in order to support the effective use of student groups in her second-grade classroom. Which of the following describe a way Ms. Keith could use to MOST effectively manage and support flexible student groupings? Select all that apply.
Gather enough clipboards for each student to have one available. Choose tables with moveable seats to replace individual student desks. Plan for areas of the room that can be used flexibly. Leave adequate open space for movement within the classroom.
Transition times between activities in school can waste a lot of time if not well taught or structured. On the other hand, teachers can either minimize transition times or use them effectively to add value to the day. Which of the following are examples of effective transition approaches which both effectively manage instructional activities and promote a child's sense of security and independence? Select all that apply.
Give children a five-minute warning before an activity will end. Use wait time for group activities such as thinking games or favorite chants. Use nonverbal cues such as a chime to signal a transition time. Teach behavior expectations for transition times.
One way for teachers to exhibit a culturally responsive behavior strategy in their classroom is to exhibit and promote empathy. Mr. Ferguson notices that two of his students, Jamaal and Jaden, are frequently arguing with each other whenever they are working together in the classroom. As he decides on how to employ conflict resolution for this situation, which of the following responses that Mr. Ferguson could take would BEST support the development of empathy in the classroom?
Guide a conversation with Jamaal and Jaden to help them see and appreciate each other's perspectives.
Read the following passage which explains important considerations when planning assessments in the early childhood classroom. For each pair of words, select the one that best completes the sentence. Assessments are an essential part of the early childhood classroom because they provide important information about a child's growth and development that is important for both teachers and parents to know. When planning for assessments, teachers should design or choose assessments that are aligned with...Assessments are ideally conducted in an environment that is...to the child and given by someone who is... In addition, teachers should plan for assessments to be...to provide the most benefit.
Instructional goals, familiar, familiar, ongoing.
Ms. Rotida is teaching her second-graders about the life cycle of plants. She wants to make sure that all of her students, even those with limited background knowledge or limited language, are able to understand not only the vocabulary needed to discuss the plants, such as roots, stem, leaves, etc., but also be able to describe the life cycle of a plant. Which of the following instructional activities would help make these concepts accessible for students.
Have each student plant a seed. Observe and record changes and growth of the plant over time. Share a book with the class that has large pictures with labels for each step in the life cycle. After studying the life cycle, give students pictures of a plant in various stages of growth for them to put in the correct sequence. Ask students to describe the life cycle of a plant to you. Supply a picture of a plant with parts of the plant labeled for students to use as reference as needed.
Mr. Gutierrez is planning for small group instruction in his Kindergarten class to help his students learn proper letter formation. He likes the small group format for this because he can easily observe and, as needed, correct any problems with the letter strokes such as directionality or incorrect order of strokes. Which of the following would be a good way to include tactile methods into teaching this concept?
Have students form each letter with their index fingers in a tray filled with shaving cream or rice.
Teachers can use a variety of methods to assess student learning beyond just written tests. This is especially important in an early childhood classroom where reading and writing skills are often still in the process of being mastered. Ms. Redmond need to assess whether her second-grade students have learned the parts of the water cycle after studying it in class. Which of the following best describes an assessment that integrates a variety of learning styles?
Have students sketch the water cycle and explain the water cycle to you using the sketch.
Mrs. Devin teaches first grade in a public school in Cuero ISD. Mrs. Devin is planning a lesson for her first graders in which the obiectives will focus on extended discourse. Which of the following learning experiences will address learning objectives for extended discourse?
Having children work in a variety of settings (in small groups or in learning centers, with a partner using manipulatives, or with the teacher exploring art materials) talking and writing about self-selected topics.
A parent of a first grader is upset about her daughter Lily's achievement and has requested a conference with Mrs. Jackson. Which of the following responses reflects the most appropriate response?
I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience. What are times before or after school that work for you?
Mrs. Halfmann and her third-graders regularly watch the Giant Panda Cam at the Smithsonian National Zoo to check in on the giant pandas Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. They use the Giant Panda Cam to collect data on pandas for their study of the TEKS below: (9) Organisms and environments. The student knows that living organisms have basic needs that must be met for them to survive within their environment. The student is expected to: (a) identify the basic needs of plants and animals; (b) identify factors in the environment, including temperature and precipitation, that affect growth and behavior such as migration, hibernation, and dormancy of living things; and (c) compare the ways living organisms depend on each other and on their environments such as through food chains. Mrs. Halfmann plans to enhance and expand the children's study of the giant pandas by engaging them in a global learning community. Which of the following strategies would contribute to the children's study of the TEKS above through a global learning community?
Identifying other classrooms around the world who are watching Tian Tian and Mei Xiang on the Giant Panda Cam and beginning email and Skype conversations to exchange information about their observations.
Mr. Healy has a student with a 504 plan in his third grade classroom. One of the accommodations called for in the student's 504 plan is behavior management support. One of the suggestions made by the school's counselor is for the teacher to check in at specified intervals with the child during the day and record a happy face on a chart if the student has remained on task during the specified time period. Currently, the teacher checks in with the student 2 times a day. Mr. Healy has noticed that the student's behavior is improved for a short period of time after the check in, but then gradually the student's behavior veers towards off task. Which of the following is the most appropriate option for Mr. Healy to proceed with next?
Increase the frequency of check-ins with the student to shorten the amount of time the student is in class without feedback on behavior.
Mrs. Cushman is preparing for the second semester of teaching her kindergarten students. She always looks at the portfolios of her students this time of year to get an overall sense of each student's strengths, abilities, and interests. She notices that Bronya's art work and stories are mostly empty pages. Which of the following actions would make sense for Mrs. Cushman to take help support Bronya during the second semester?
Interact with Bronya and provide scaffolding during creative assignments to help boost her confidence and make sure she understands the tasks.
At a summer meeting, Ms. Ellis is working with a team of other first-grade teachers to plan the science curriculum for the coming school year. The teachers decide that a logical place to begin instruction is with the TEKS related to safety standards during classroom and outdoor science investigations. Which of the following would be an appropriate first lesson in this series?
Introduce the class pet and a demonstrate how to hold and feed it, as well as a discuss the importance of handwashing afterwards.
Micah is a first-grade student who is beginning the second semester of the school year. He has been having difficulty with reading beyond the earliest levels of text difficulty. His teacher has many years of experience with teaching reading and has received advanced training in reading instruction. Despite high levels of support from his teacher, Micah continues to struggle. Micah seems to have trouble paying attention even in small group instruction and rarely completes or returns homework. Which of the following is the best next step for Micah's teacher to take?
Micah's teacher should schedule a conference with Micah's parents to inform them of his progress and to explore ways they can work together to support Micah.
Miles has been falling asleep about twice a week in Mr. Peabody's kindergarten class. Depending upon the time of day and the situation currently in the classroom, Mr. Peabody may or may not allow him to continue to sleep. Mr. Peabody has encouraged both Miles and his parents to make sure he is getting enough sleep at home, but the problem is persisting. Which of the following statements reflect a biased reaction on Mr. Peabody's part? Select all the apply.
Miles will probably need to be retained. Miles does not seem to care much about school. Miles' parents seem to be neglectful.
Mr. Pace favors teaching his second-grade class in a whole group setting so that students will all hear information presented in the same systematic way. Most of his instruction is done in this format. He has noticed that while there is a group of students who often volunteer to participate and answer questions during his lessons, many students remain quiet and avoid participation. Which of the following options will effectively help Mr. Pace foster students active participation and individual academic success? Select all that apply.
Mr. Pace should incorporate more small-group and one-to-one instruction into his class. Mr. Pace should utilize strategies that require participation from all students during whole class instruction. Mr. Pace should present information in multiple formats during whole class instruction. Mr. Pace should review his lesson plans to make sure that information is engaging and relevant for his students.
Based on assessments from the previous school quarter, Mr. Yohe knows that he needs to monitor the progress for six of his first-grade students who have not yet demonstrated mastery of the of skill of counting by 2's. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates how Mr. Yohe can monitor their progress and adjust learning activities accordingly?
Mr. Yohe can continue to include counting by 2's in the daily math warm up section in his class. He can provide visual support during this time for the six students as long as they need it.
Mrs. Chae teaches first grade at an urban elementary school with a large immigrant population. She is teaching a unit on counting money. She has noticed that many of her students are having trouble counting a set of coins and are also still mixing up the value of a nickel and the value of a quarter. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for Mrs. Chae to take next?
Mrs. Chae should focus her teaching on helping students master the skill of counting sets of coins which only include pennies, nickels, and dimes before including sets of coins that also include quarters.
Mrs. Garcia noticed that her second-grade students were very engaged and curious during their unit on the life cycle of plants. They planted seeds and are waiting for them to sprout so they can continue to observe how the plants grow. She remembers from the last math assessment that some of her students have not yet mastered measuring skills, so she decides to extend the plant unit to include measuring and graphing the growth of the plants over time. Which of the following best describes this teaching decision?
Mrs. Garcia is wise to adjust and combine learning activities based on students' instructional needs and interests.
Ms. Robertson teaches prekindergarten at Yellowfork Elementary School. The parents of one of her students, Miguel, would like to know her opinion about whether Miguel will be ready for kindergarten the following fall. Miguel's progress report shows that he is ready academically for kindergarten learning, but Miguel's parents are concerned that he is not developmentally ready for kindergarten in other ways. Which of the following assessments would be useful for Ms. Robertson to use to gain data to address their question? Select all that apply.
Observation, anecdotal notes, checklists.
Mrs. Branch, a first-grade teacher, values the role of visual art in her students' learning and development. She recognizes her students' need to experiment and explore, to process and problem-solve with art materials as they learn to express themselves artistically. Which of the following materials is Mrs. Branch most likely to use in classroom art activities?
Open-ended materials
One of the learning goals for Mrs. Olin's second-grade class is that they can identify three or more traditional elements of a fairy tale. Which of the following assessments would be appropriately aligned to that instructional objective? Select all that apply.
Orally interview students to tell you the parts of a fairy tale, provide prompts as necessary. Ask students to point to words or pictures in a fairy tale that show the traditional elements that make it a fairy tale and name those elements.
The choices teachers make as they create their classroom culture and plan instructional activities will have a big impact on the children in their classrooms. Teachers need to pay attention to not just the content and amount of information children are learning but also to how they are learning. Are children developing the traits of being creative, independent, self-motivated, and engaged with learning? Read the following statements and choose the ones that describe a learner who is likely to be developing a positive disposition toward learning. Select all that apply.
Paul reads the classroom chore chart as he enters his classroom in the morning to see which chore he gets to help with today. Juliette chooses blocks during the free choice center time and begins to build a city with her friend. Lanie meets with her teacher for a writing conference and gets individualized feedback on her latest story.
Forestgate Elementary has set a goal to create an outdoor learning environment for its students. Some goals for the project are to promote physical activity, relieve stress, and promote creativity among the students. Which of the following describes how to safely adapt an outdoor space to encourage active involvement, initiative, and autonomy in young children? Select all that apply.
Plan for shade and shelter within the outdoor learning environment. Add a construction area with building materials that can be used in multiple ways. Adapt guideline for checking the area regularly for safety measures such as deterioration of materials or missing parts.
Complete the task that follows. A reading passage is provided. Drop-down menus in different parts of the reading passage list words in them to complete a sentence correctly. Select the correct term to complete the sentence from each drop-down menu. Young children engage in significant mathematical thinking and reasoning in their...- especially if they have sufficient knowledge about the materials they are using - if the task is understandable and motivating and if the context is familiar and comfortable. Math can be seamlessly integrated with children's ongoing play and activities, but it requires a knowledgeable teacher who creates a supportive environment and provides appropriate challenges, suggestions, tasks, and language. In classrooms where...are alert to all these possibilities, children's play enriches mathematical explorations.
Play, teachers.
Games are a traditional childhood activity and an important way that adult family members can learn about their children's mathematical thinking. Most games, whether board games, outdoor games, or card games, encourage children's understanding of mathematics. Consider the possible benefits for children participating in games below. Which of the following would be a positive outcome for children's mathematical thinking and understanding? Select all that apply.
Playing games encourages strategic mathematical thinking as children find different strategies for solving problems and deepen their understanding of numbers. When played repeatedly, games support children's developing skills in addition and subtraction Using spinners and dice will lead children to an understanding of chance and probability.
Before school begins each year, Miss Shapiro sends a postcard in the mail to each of her students at their homes to let them know she is excited that they will be in her class that year. Which of the following would be likely reasons that Miss Shapiro has created this tradition during her teaching career? Select all that apply.
Positive relationships with students are a crucial foundation for teaching Encouraging communication between home and school helps build student success. The postcards will help her students build a positive attitude about school.
As part of his Social Studies curriculum, Mr. Zamora is taking his second-grade class on a field trip to the local baken The students will observe the bakers as they make cakes, cookies, and donuts. They will interview the bakery's owne on the ingredients used to make the baked goods and where she purchases those ingredients. Each second grade has been asked to bring a dollar on the field trip and will be able to purchase a cookie or a donut to take back te class for afternoon snack. Through this field trip, Mr. Zamora will teach his students about which economic principles?
Producers and consumers.
Sharon is a second-grade student who is reading approximately six months below grade level expectations. This reading level is significantly behind the other students in her class. Her teacher is unsure the best way to provide instruction for Sharon. Which of the following would be the BEST instructional choice for reading for the teacher to make for Sharon?
Provide individualized instruction for Sharon in addition to small group and whole group instruction.
The first-grade team at T. C. Cherry Elementary School is preparing a life science unit to address the following TEKS: (10) Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments (A) investigate how the external characteristics of an animal are related to where it lives, how it moves, and what it eats; Which of the following is the most appropriate instructional sequence for this TEKS?
Providing a class pet for the children to observe over time, asking questions that would lead the children to note the pet's external characteristics and how those characteristics allow the pet to survive in the environment.
Learning environments of early childhood classrooms are critical. Teachers construct a "homey" classroom environment, keeping materials at the child's eye level. Which of the following approaches focuses on the learning environment as a "third teacher" and views young children as curious individuals with the potential to learn from all that surrounds them?
Reggio Emilia Approach.
Ms. Paladin is planning for small group reading instruction for the upcoming week for her kindergarten class. She is reviewing the running records she takes each week for students to help her analyze their use of reading strategies. For one of her groups of students, she notices that three of the students in the group are ready to work on texts at a more difficult reading level while the remaining child in the group is having difficulty decoding many of the words at the current level. Which of the following is the best action for Ms. Paladin to take next?
Reorganize reading groups in the class so that all students can be taught at the instructional level most appropriate for them.
Mr. Jones is a kindergarten teacher who has several students from negative home environments. Which of the following is an accurate statement? Select all that apply.
Research suggests that students from negative home environments may exhibit behavior problems. Research suggests that a child's home environment affects development. Research suggests that students from negative home environments may exhibit deficits in school readiness.
Helena is a first-grade student who gets upset frequently because when she comes back to class after her speech therapy class, she finds that she has missed out on the daily story time. Her teacher wishes she could work around this problem but finds it difficult to stick to a schedule with all the variables that happen in a school day. She is not sure she can always wait to start the story until Helena comes back. She also knows that the speech therapy is an important part of Helena's accommodations in her IP. What is the best next step for the teacher to take?
Schedule story time for the first part of the school day before Helena would leave for speech therapy.
Addie attends second grade at a San Antonio ISD school. Classrooms at Addie's school are well-equipped with technology to support teaching and learning. The children have tablets and laptops to use in the classroom and there is an interactive white board to enhance large and small group lessons. Addie's teacher is preparing a lesson related to the following TEKS: (8) Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (C) observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the moon Which of the following would be the most effective use of the interactive white board for this TEKS?
Showing a simulation of the changing phases of the moon.
Ms. Curtis regularly engages her prekindergarteners in locomotor activities throughout the school day. She explains to parents that allowing the children to "get their wiggles out" helps them to focus during the more sedentary parts of the day when they are focused on academic activities. Ms. Curtis plans games that will allow children to practice and refine locomotor skills that they are already exhibiting and opportunities for them to see older children model skills that are still developing. Which of the following locomotor skills do children typically develop last and why?
Skipping because it requires children to master and smoothly blend two other locomotor movements
Miss Howell is teaching first grade. Recently Miss Howell added two board games, Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land, to the classroom manipulatives center. During center time, she encourages small groups of children to play each of the games. She carefully explains the game rules to the children and then observes their play from nearby. Miss Howell chose to introduce games with rules at this time because she saw evidence that many of her students had developed which essential attribute of cognitive development?
Sociocentric perspective
Summer vacation for students has begun, and Ms. Frederic is cleaning up her classroom before wrapping things up for the school year. She has various files with student information and assessment results which need to be taken care of before her tasks are complete. Which of the following best represents the actions Ms. Frederic should take with these files?
Sort and file any papers that need to be saved for documentation and shred any other papers that have personal student information on them.
Tabitha is a kindergarten student who has difficulty communicating. The language spoken in her home is primarily Spanish, but when she speaks, she is not understandable at a basic level in either English or Spanish. Some words even seem to sound like nonsense words. Tabitha is happy child who does her best to participate in class, but the teacher wonders what she can do to best help support Tabitha. Which of the following are appropriate actions for the teacher to take now? Select all that apply.
Strive to provide high levels of comprehensible input for Tabitha. Be flexible in terms of how Tabitha is asked to respond and participate in class. Request an evaluation be done to assess the need for special services for Tabitha. Collaborate with school and/or district instructional specialists for support on how to best provide support for Tabitha.
Mrs. Higgins is setting up the center time in her preschool classroom. In the past, she has always assigned children which stations they would be at and for how long. This year, she is going to try open stations where children are allowed to choose not only which activities they want to do, but also the order and amount of time they will spend at each center. Which of the following are likely to be the benefits of this new approach? Select all that apply.
Students will develop a sense of autonomy. Students will be highly engaged with activities. Students will develop cognitive skills. Students will learn decision making skills. Students will build self-esteem.
Which of the following reflects a language objective for a second-grade classroom?
Students will write a complete sentence using a sentence frame and new vocabulary.
At a parent teacher conference, Ms. McCourt is questioned about the purpose of the dramatic play center in her kindergarten classroom. The parent insists that her son would be better served by engaging in academic work. Ms. McCourt explains to the parent that children develop in many areas during dramatic play, including which of the following skills and abilities?
Symbolization and critical thinking
Miss Krane has fifteen preschoolers in her class. She knows that developing social skills is important for her students and has set many goals for helping them achieve this. One key need she sees is for her students to become better at taking turns. Which of the following approaches would be highly effective for Miss Krane to take to support her students in developing this skill? Select all that apply.
Teach the skill directly by naming it and modeling it for students Create an opportunity for students to practice the skill under teacher guidance. Praise students when they demonstrate that they are taking turns. Praise students when they attempt to take turns even if the skill is not yet mastered.
The sorting and classification of objects by various attributes is a basic science skill in the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines. As prekindergarten teachers plan instruction to help children develop their abilities to sort and classify, which activity sequence is most appropriate?
The child will explore the objects with their senses, verbally describe the objects, sort and classify the objects in meaningful ways
Research during the past decade has revealed much about how children learn and develop. Studies have shown that early childhood is a time when developmental changes are happening that can have profound and lasting consequences for a child's future. With this in mind, which of the following FOUR broad insights govern the role of the developing brain and other biological systems in early childhood development? Select all that apply.
The developmental window. The interplay of genes and environment. The impact of stress on development. Individual differences in sensitivity to environments.
During a parent-teacher conference, a parent asks Mrs. Richards how she can support her four-year-old at home. Which of the following strategies would best support the four-year-old child's development as a learner? Select all that apply.
The parent should read books to her four-year-old. The parent should expose the four-year-old to rich language and everyday conversations.
Mr. Larson, a second-grade teacher, had not thought much about maintaining confidentiality of student records until a recent reminder from his principal had him checking on this aspect of his teaching. Which of the following is problematic for protecting student confidentiality? Select all that apply.
The teacher leaves his grade book open for easy reference during parent teacher conferences. The teacher compares the various levels of accomplishment of students by name. The teacher announces student grades to the class when returning assignments.
Mrs. Mendelbaum has a daughter, Julie, in second grade who has had difficulty most of her life with social interaction with other people. Mrs. Mendelbaum wonders if her daughter might have autism and has requested a conference with Julie's teacher to discuss her concerns. The teacher, Mrs. Loo, has noticed some difficulties with Julie's social interactions but had not thought of the possibility of autism. What is the next best action that should be taken?
The teacher should consult with the counselor or special education staff at the school for guidance about whether to proceed with an evaluation to determine if Julie has a disability and should receive special education services.
Tremont Elementary School promotes partnerships between parents and teachers. Which of the following activities will most likely promote partnerships that improve a child's success in the classroom?
The teachers should have parents sign a child's progress report.
Ms. Green and her third-graders have been studying the American Revolution. For the past two days, they have focused on the Declaration of Independence. The children have memorized the opening sentence of the Declaration and have identified the four major purposes of the document, in addition to declaring America's independence from Britain. From the list below, select all of the reasons that the Declaration of Independence was written.
To help reluctant colonists to realize that loyalty to Britain was a lost cause. To explain the American Congress' position on the purpose of a national government. To list the colonists' grievances against King George Ill to demonstrate that their actions were legitimate. To encourage support from other foreign countries.
Mrs. Brimwell teaches second grade at a suburban elementary school. Her school district recommends letter formation/handwriting instruction in Kindergarten and first grade but does not include handwriting instruction as part of the recommended second grade plan. Mrs. Brimwell has noticed that several of her students still struggle either with writing letters legibly or doing so with automaticity. Which of the following options explain what the steps Mrs. Brimwell should take to help the students who are struggling with handwriting? Select all that apply.
When writing something for the class during whole group instruction, verbalize the directionality and strokes of certain letters that are particularly tricky as those letters come up in the written message. Provide visual aids (such as a chart or picture) with handwriting strokes for students to refer to as they write. These visual aids may need to be individualized based on the needs of each student. Implement small group and/or writing instruction to model and practice letter formation with these students. Speak with the school's occupational therapist to see if a referral is recommended to have any of the students evaluated to receive additional school services.
Mrs. Morningdale has great parent support in her third-grade ESL class. One thing that she asks parents to help with, when possible and appropriate, is to provide content support to students in their native language to help support academic growth in both English and in content areas. Which of the following statements best describes whether or not this is a good idea?
Yes, this is a good idea because it is helpful to provide native language support where appropriate.
