TExES STR 293 case studies
TExES STR 293 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Science of Teaching Reading (293) is a Texas educator certification exam administered through the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program. It is a computer-administered test made up of 90 selected-response questions and 1 constructed-response question, and it includes a listening question that requires the use of a headset, so candidates are encouraged to review the feature tutorial before test day. The TExES STR 293 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,312 words.
1The 90-Minute Block With Three Fixed Components
Riverside Intermediate requires every grade 5 classroom to run a 90-minute reading block with three fixed components: 25 minutes of independent reading from the district anthology, a 30-minute whole-class novel study, and a weekly cold read for a grade. Ochoa has 26 students.
743 words, about 4 min2Reads Well, Spells Poorly - and a Classmate Who Guesses
Bautista's grade 4 class completed a spelling inventory and a pseudoword reading check. Daniella reads grade-level passages at 92 words correct per minute with 95% accuracy and answers literal questions well.
539 words, about 3 min3Grade-Level Decoding, Below-Grade-Level Comprehension
Nakamura's grade 6 class reads accurately - most students decode grade-level text at 125–140 words correct per minute with 97% accuracy - but only 45% met the district comprehension benchmark. Subtest data show relative strength on vocabulary-in-context and literal items, with weakness on integration of knowledge and ideas and on any item requiring text structure.
728 words, about 4 min4A Screener Flag, a Campus Rule, and a Student Still Learning English
Amira moved from Guatemala fourteen months ago and is in grade 5; Spanish is her first language. Her English oral proficiency is intermediate - she converses easily but her academic vocabulary is limited.
760 words, about 4 min5Forty-Five Minutes, Eighteen Weeks, and a Word-Reading Bottleneck
Delgado teaches a grade 7 reading intervention class: 45 minutes daily, 12 students, 18 weeks until the state assessment. On grade-level passages they read 85–100 words correct per minute with 90–93% accuracy.
542 words, about 3 min