TExES Exam TExES Supplemental 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A supplemental teacher co-teaching with a classroom teacher should ideally use which collaboration model when both teachers share equal instructional responsibility for all students?
- One teach, one observe
- Station teaching
- Team teaching (collaborative teaching) (Correct answer)
- Alternative teaching with small pullout groups
Correct answer: Team teaching (collaborative teaching)
Team teaching involves both teachers delivering instruction simultaneously and sharing equal responsibility for all students in the room.
Question 2: Which of the following best describes the purpose of a student's Individual Education Program (IEP) annual goal?
- To describe the student's disability diagnosis for medical records
- To set a measurable expectation of what the student can reasonably achieve in one year (Correct answer)
- To outline the long-term career pathway for the student
- To replace grade-level TEKS with alternative curriculum standards
Correct answer: To set a measurable expectation of what the student can reasonably achieve in one year
Annual IEP goals must be measurable, ambitious yet achievable expectations that reflect what the student can accomplish within a year given appropriate support.
Question 3: A teacher is designing a unit on Texas history for fourth graders. To ensure TEKS alignment, the teacher should first:
- Choose engaging activities and then identify which TEKS they address
- Select a textbook and follow it chapter by chapter
- Identify the specific TEKS student expectations and then design instruction and assessments around them (Correct answer)
- Review last year's STAAR results and reteach missed items
Correct answer: Identify the specific TEKS student expectations and then design instruction and assessments around them
Backward design and standards-based planning require identifying target TEKS first, then designing aligned instruction and assessments.
Question 4: During a read-aloud, a teacher stops and asks, 'Why do you think the character made that choice?' This question primarily develops which comprehension skill?
- Phonics and word recognition
- Text-to-self connection and inferencing (Correct answer)
- Literal recall of story events
- Vocabulary in context
Correct answer: Text-to-self connection and inferencing
Questions about character motivation require students to infer beyond the text and connect to prior knowledge or personal experience.
Question 5: A student who is identified as gifted and talented (GT) and also has a learning disability is referred to as:
- A student with a dual exceptionality (twice-exceptional or 2e) (Correct answer)
- A student who cannot qualify for GT services under Texas law
- A remedial learner who needs basic skill support only
- An at-risk student who is exempt from GT identification
Correct answer: A student with a dual exceptionality (twice-exceptional or 2e)
Twice-exceptional (2e) students have both a gift or talent and a disability, and Texas law allows them to qualify for both GT services and special education supports.
Question 6: Which of the following is the most important consideration when selecting texts for a reading intervention program?
- The text should be at the student's frustration level to challenge growth
- The text length should be as short as possible to maintain attention
- Texts should be at an instructional or independent level and matched to the student's interests (Correct answer)
- Texts should always be non-fiction to build academic vocabulary
Correct answer: Texts should be at an instructional or independent level and matched to the student's interests
Effective reading intervention uses texts at the appropriate level (instructional or independent) and leverages student interest to boost engagement and motivation.
Question 7: A Texas teacher who is aware that a colleague is engaging in academic dishonesty (inflating student test scores) is ethically and professionally obligated to:
- Confront the colleague privately and drop the matter if they agree to stop
- Ignore the situation to avoid workplace conflict
- Report the misconduct through appropriate channels such as the principal or TEA (Correct answer)
- Only act if personally directed to do so by school administration
Correct answer: Report the misconduct through appropriate channels such as the principal or TEA
The Texas educators' Code of Ethics requires reporting known violations of professional standards through appropriate administrative or TEA channels.
TExES Exam TExES Supplemental 5
A supplemental teacher co-teaching with a classroom teacher should ideally use which collaboration model when both teachers share equal instructional responsibility for all students?