Preparation Materials: Foundations of Reading (890)

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Test Field

Foundations of Reading (890)

Test Format

Computer-based test (CBT) and online-proctored test

Number of Questions

100 multiple-choice questions, 2 open-response item assignments

Test Duration

4 hours 15 minutes

15 minutes for tutorial and nondisclosure agreement
4 hours testing time

Reference Materials

Annotated Bibliography

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Practice Test Appendix: Multiple-Choice Question Analyses

table outlining test content and subject weighting by test question format and competencies
Key	Approximate Percentage of Test Score	Content Subarea	Range of Objectives
Domain 1	35%	Foundations of Reading Development	0001–0004
Domain 2	27%	Development of Reading Comprehension	0005–0007
Domain 3	18%	Reading Assessment and Instruction	0008–0009
Domain 4	10%	Foundational Reading Skills	0010
Domain 5	10%	Reading Comprehension	0011

Foundations of Reading Development

Objectives

0001

Demonstrate 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.

0002

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing beginning reading skills, including phonics, high-frequency words, and spelling.

0003

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing word analysis skills and strategies, including syllabication, structural or morphemic analysis, and orthographic skills.

0004

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for developing reading fluency at all stages of reading development.

Development of Reading Comprehension

Objectives

0005

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting academic language development, including vocabulary development.

0006

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting comprehension and analysis of literary texts.

0007

Demonstrate knowledge of principles and evidence-based instructional practices for promoting comprehension and analysis of informational texts.

Reading Assessment and Instruction

Objectives

0008

Apply knowledge of principles and evidence-based best practices for assessing reading development.

0009

Apply knowledge of principles and evidence-based best practices of reading instruction.

Foundational Reading Skills

Objectives

0010

Prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to the development of foundational reading skills.

Reading Comprehension

Objectives

0011

Prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to the development of reading comprehension.

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Preparation Materials: Foundations of Reading (890)

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Foundations of Reading Development

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Development of Reading Comprehension

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Reading Assessment and Instruction

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Foundational Reading Skills

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Reading Comprehension

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