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Study Guide

Test Design and Test Objectives
Field 46: Reading Endorsement K–8

Test Overview

Format Computer-based test (CBT) and online-proctored test
Number of Questions 100 selected-response questions and 1 written performance assignment
Time 3 hours and 30 minutes (does not include 15-minute tutorial or optional 15-minute break for the online-proctored test)
Passing Score 240

Pie chart of approximate test weighting outlined in the table below.

Test Objectives

Table outlining test content and subject weighting by sub area and objective
Subareas Range of Objectives Approximate Test Proportions
I Theoretical and Research Foundations 01–02 13%
II Assessment, Instruction, and Leadership Foundations 03–05 20%
III Literacy Assessment in Grades K–8 06–07 14%
IV Essential Elements of K–8 Literacy Instruction and Intervention 08–13 40%
V Content-Area Literacy in Grades K–8 14–15 13%
Total Proportion 100%

 

Subarea I–Theoretical and Research Foundations

Objective 0001: Understand linguistic foundations of language and literacy.
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Objective 0002: Understand neurological, cognitive, and sociocultural foundations of language and literacy.
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Subarea II–Assessment, Instruction, and Leadership Foundations

Objective 0003: Understand foundations of literacy assessment.
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Objective 0004: Understand foundations of literacy instruction and intervention.
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Objective 0005: Understand foundations of leadership in reading and literacy.
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Subarea III–Literacy Assessment in Grades K–8

Objective 0006: Understand the selection and administration of assessments in essential elements of literacy in grades K–8.
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Objective 0007: Understand how to interpret the results of various literacy assessments and to use assessment data to plan appropriate instruction and interventions for K–8 students.
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Subarea IV–Essential Elements of K–8 Literacy Instruction and Intervention

Objective 0008: Understand instruction and intervention in phonological awareness and phonemic awareness and other important emergent literacy skills, including concepts of print and letter recognition and formation.
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Objective 0009: Understand instruction and intervention in phonics and other word identification skills.
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Objective 0010: Understand instruction and intervention in vocabulary and academic language.
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Objective 0011: Understand instruction and intervention in fluency.
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Objective 0012: Understand instruction and intervention in reading comprehension and comprehension strategies.
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Objective 0013: Understand instruction and intervention in spelling and writing.
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Subarea V–Content-Area Literacy in Grades K–8

Objective 0014: Understand content-area texts and instruction and intervention in comprehension of content-area texts.
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Objective 0015: Understand reading and writing as tools for content learning.
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