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Foundations of Reading Complete Study Guide

Comprehensive study guide covering all 4 subareas and 11 objectives of the Foundations of Reading Test. Includes key terms, evidence-based strategies, and constructed response writing tips.

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All 4 subareas and 11 objectives of the Foundations of Reading Test.

Subarea I: Foundations of Reading Development

35% of the exam

  • 1Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing language and emergent literacy skills, including phonological and phonemic awareness, concepts of print, and the alphabetic principle.
  • 2Phonics and Word Recognition Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing beginning reading skills, including phonics, high-frequency words, and spelling.
  • 3Word Analysis Skills Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing word analysis skills and strategies, including syllabication, structural or morphemic analysis, and orthographic skills.
  • 4Reading Fluency Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing reading fluency at all stages of reading development.

Subarea II: Development of Reading Comprehension

27% of the exam

  • 5Vocabulary Development Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting academic language development, including vocabulary development.
  • 6Literary Text Comprehension Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting comprehension and analysis of literary texts.
  • 7Informational Text Comprehension Knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting comprehension and analysis of informational texts.

Subarea III: Reading Assessment and Instruction

18% of the exam

  • 8Reading Assessment Knowledge of principles and evidence-based best practices for assessing reading development.
  • 9Reading Instruction Knowledge of principles and evidence-based best practices of reading instruction.

Subarea IV: Integration of Knowledge and Understanding

20% of the exam

  • 10Foundational Reading Skills Analysis Prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to the development of foundational reading skills.
  • 11Reading Comprehension Analysis Prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to the development of reading comprehension.

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