Practice PPR TExES 160

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Which of the following scenarios correctly describes a teacher's responsibilities in integrating a special education student into a mainstream classroom? Options: The teacher meets with the ARD committee to specify assistance and resources needed to meet the student's educational needs, The teacher is responsible for meeting the instructional requirements specified in the student's IEP, The teacher is responsible for initially assessing the student's content-area abilities and implementing developmentally appropriate instruction, The teacher is expected to make minimal adjustments to content-area instruction but is required to offer differentiated instruction for the special education student

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The teacher is responsible for meeting the instructional requirements specified in the student's IEP

Answer explanation

Competency 013

Under IDEA legislation, an IEP stipulates the instructional plan that the teacher should follow

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 193 #8

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A grade 9 teacher whose ELL students are not meeting satisfactory standards on the campus benchmarks is concerned that these low achievement levels will have a negative impact on the students' persistence in developing higher levels of English proficiency. The teacher's concern demonstrates awareness of...

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the connection between the belief that success is possible and the motivation to learn.

Answer explanation

Competency 001

The teacher's conern reflects awareness of the ELL students' affective needs: they need to know that success is as attainable for them as it is for all other learners. The teacher's concern focuses on the importance of creating a culture of high expectations for all learners.

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 195 #15

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Which instructional strategy would primarily address the goal of promoting appreciation and celebration of diversity in a grade 4 class with various ethnic groups, special education needs, ELL students, and a wide socioeconomic range?

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Creating heterogeneous groups and using cooperative activities for part of every class period.

Answer explanation

Competency 002

Hetergenous grouping is the best strategy for addressing the teacher's goals. Implied in this response is the expectation that the teacher would guide the students in learning effective cooperative strategies.

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

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pg. 213 #77

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One group has discovered a website created and maintained by a member of one of the most historically prominent families in the county. The students want to use photographs posted on the family's website in their group presentation, and they ask Ms. Rosas if that is okay. Which of the following responses should Ms. Rosas offer in order to guide students in legal and ethical use of digital information?

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If the photographs are going to be used only in the class presentation and will not be published elsewhere, the students can integrate the photographs, making sure to correctly document the family's website as the source.

Answer explanation

Competency 013

Under copyright laws, using the photographs and documenting the source is considered fair use because the materials are being used for educational purposes

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

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pg. 204 #44

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Which of the following descriptions best explains teachers' cross-curricular responsibilities in helping ELLs meet academic expectations? Options: Instruction for ELLs must be linguistically accommodated commensurate with the students' current English language proficiency, Instruction for ELLs must be delivered through a pull-out method that focuses on language enrichment, Content-area instruction for ELLs must be delivered in the students' L1, Content-area teachers with ELL students in their classes team-teach with ESL teachers to ensure that all students' language needs are effectively addressed.

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Instruction for ELLs must be linguistically accommodated commensurate with the students' current English language proficiency

Answer explanation

Competency 002

According to ELPS, teachers should make linguistic accomodations to hlp students achieve higher levels of English language proficiency

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 207 #55

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A grade 7 math teacher plans his lessons to reflect TEKS readiness and supporting standards from the state assessment system in every lesson. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following components of effective instructional design?

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Constructing meaningful connections between state assessment requirements and daily instruction

Answer explanation

Compentency 003

Instructional planning and desing should integrate required standards for state assessment.

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 216 #86

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A high school history teacher introduces a lesson on slavery in America by having the students read several Civil War-era documents presenting slave owners' defense of slavery and abolitonists' arguments against slavery. The teacher guides students in exploring the arguments posed by both sides. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following principles of effective instructional design?

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Lessons should be devised so as to prompt students to explore ideas from multiple perspectives

Answer explanation

Competency 003

The approach described in the scenario allows studetns to explore a controversial issue from multiple perspectives

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

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pg. 216 #88

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A grade 6 teacher is planning a unit on water and related concepts of conservation, ecology, and human needs. The teacher wants to stimulate reflection, critical thinking, and inquiry among the students. Which of the following initial learning activities would most effectively engage students in the instructional goals? Options: The teacher shows students the famous scene in the film adaptation of Helen Keller's life where the young Helen realizes that words are signifiers as she feels water running over her hands, The teacher asks students to brainstorm about the importance of water in their lives, The teacher has students work in groups to create a diary of water-related events that impact them in a single day and rate each one as (1) essential, (2) important, or (3) unnecessary, The teacher has students do Internet research on drought-stricken areas in the United States

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The teacher has students work in groups to create a diary of water-related events that impact them in a single day and rate each one as (1) essential, (2) important, or (3) unnecessary.

Answer explanation

Competency 004

This activity is most likely to cause students to reflect and then move on to the other higher-order thinking skills that the teacher has targeted for this unit.

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 195 #16

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Flexibility in grouping strategies primarily reflects which aspect of a positive, productive class environment? Options: Students thrive in a climate that routinely integrates surprise and limits predictability, Using a variety of grouping systems allows students to develop cooperative work strategies that reflect their individual abilities, Using a variety of grouping strategies allows the teacher to test the developmental appropriateness of instructional materials, Using a variety of grouping strategies ensures fairness by moving low-achieving students from group to group

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Using a variety of grouping systems allows students to develop cooperative work strategies that reflect their individual abilities

Answer explanation

Competency 005

Usign a variety of strategies for groupin students for cooperative work allows students to discover their strengths and weaknesses as group members

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 216 #87

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A grade 2 teacher wants to help her students learn to function effectively in groups. Which group activity is most developmentally appropriate for promoting these young students' ability to collaborate with others? Options: Giving each group a box of crayons, one pair of scissors, one tube of glue, one sheet of construction paper, a few craft sticks, and other craft materials and telling students they need to share these materials to create individual products; Giving each group a group task to complete and designating a specific task, such as gluing, coloring, cutting, folding, displaying, etc., to each group member; Giving each a single set of crayons and timing each student's turn in using a particular color; Giving each group a piece of construction paper and having the group complete this sentence to create a class collaboration chart: "A good group member is ____".

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Giving each group a group task to complete and designating a specific task, such as gluing, coloring, cutting, folding, displaying, etc., to each group member.

Answer explanation

Competency 006

Children at this age level are egocentric and generally see others' needs and desires as a direct threat to fulfilling their own desires. By giving each child a designed task, the teacher is focusing the individual child on a specific task and promoting responsibility for helping the group meet its goals

TExES PPR EC-12 (160)

REA 6th Ed.

B. M. Newman 2022

pg. 202 #38