STR

Question 1

The accommodations provided to a student who has an impairment that significantly impacts their life.

Answer 1

504 Plan

Question 2

Material based on common situations that all students will have encountered and that will not trigger an emotional response.

Answer 2

Absence of Bias

Question 3

The reader’s ability to correctly pronounce words.

Answer 3

Accuracy (When Reading)

Question 4

Students who pay attention with their whole bodies.

Answer 4

Active Participants

Question 5

Stage of second language acquisition in which the learner has reached a level of near-native proficiency. The learner refines accuracy and continues to develop an academic vocabulary.

Answer 5

Advanced Fluency

Question 6

A letter or letters that change a root word’s meaning. prefixes or suffixes

Answer 6

Affix

Question 7

The ability to recognize, name, and write letters.

Answer 7

Alphabetic Knowledge

Question 8

The understanding that there is a logical/systematic relationship between the sounds of spoken English and the letters and letter–patterns of written English.

Answer 8

Alphabetic Principle

Question 9

A writing system in which there is a symbol for each consonant and vowel. The English language uses an alphabetic writing system, but not all languages are represented in that way.

Answer 9

Alphabetic Writing System

Question 10

An approach to phonics instruction in which students use knowledge of word patterns to decode new words. In an analogy-based phonics approach, to decode the unknown word “zap,” students would think of the word “map.”

Answer 10

Analogy-Based Phonics Approach

Question 11

Leveled to where the content was taught when considering depth and difficulty.

Answer 11

Appropriate Level

Question 12

Tools used to evaluate student growth and determine whether educational goals are being met.

Answer 12

Assessment

Question 13

An educational approach, which builds learning around a student’s strengths and existing knowledge, rather than focusing on what they lack. When using an asset-based approach, teachers need to get to know students well to identify each child’s academic assets and build on those strengths.

Answer 13

Asset / Strength-Based Approach

Question 14

A label applied to individuals who have great difficulty concentrating on what they are doing AND are extremely active, impulsive, distractible, and excitable.

Answer 14

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Question 15

A strategy in which a teacher plays an audio recording of a book or show an animated illustration of a book while students read along.

Answer 15

Audio/Video-Assisted Reading

Question 16

The ability to read words effortlessly.

Answer 16

Automaticity