TExES Exam Core Subjects EC-6 3

Question 1

Which approach to writing instruction has students move through prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing?

Accepted Answer

The writing process approach

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Dictation-based instruction

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Isolated grammar drill

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Copy editing method

Question 2

Which type of assessment is MOST useful for adjusting instruction during a unit?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessment

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Summative assessment

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Standardized testing

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Norm-referenced assessment

Question 3

A student in an EC-6 class struggles with word problems. Which strategy would MOST help?

Accepted Answer

Teach the student to identify key words and translate them into mathematical operations

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Remove all word problems from assignments

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Have the student memorize answers

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Assign only computation problems

Question 4

Which map skill is typically introduced in early elementary social studies?

Accepted Answer

Reading a map key/legend

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Interpreting topographic contour lines

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Calculating latitude and longitude coordinates

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Analyzing cartographic projections

Question 5

The term 'onset' in early literacy instruction refers to:

Accepted Answer

The consonant or consonant cluster before the vowel in a syllable

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The vowel sound in a syllable

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The last sound in a word

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The stressed syllable in a multisyllabic word

Question 6

Which EC-6 science concept describes the transfer of heat through direct contact?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Evaporation