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PRAXIS II Introduction to the Teaching of Reading Exam
The PRAXIS II Introduction to the Teaching of Reading Exam is taken by candidates interested in teaching introductory reading at any grade level. This exam is composed of 120 multiple-choice questions: 15 questions cover environmental and sociocultural factors, 10 questions cover affective aspects, 20 questions cover text structure, 15 questions cover reading as a language thought process, and 40 questions cover the instructional process for teaching reading. Candidates have two hours to complete the exam.
The Environmental and Sociocultural Factors section of the exam covers family, peer, ethnic, environmental and cultural differences, and how literacy, bi-literacy, parental support and instructor expectations influence reading.
The Affective Aspects section of the exam covers assessment; theatre; the media; and using expressive art to stimulate students desire to read and write.
The Text Structure section of the exam covers graphic, phonic and experiential prompts, narrative and expository writing, vocabulary and concept load, organization, syntactical complexity, narrative grammar, and semantic and syntactic prompts.
The Reading as a Language Thought Process section of the exam covers reading language processes, the interrelatedness of speaking, reading, writing, assembling significance from text, language acquisition, and metacognition.
The Instructional Process in the Teaching of Reading section of the exam covers methods of individual and group assessment, computer use in the teaching of writing, cooperative grouping, peer learning, writing centers, learning centers, paraprofessionals in classroom management, note taking, outlining, planning, test taking, silent and oral reading, narrative grammar, language expansion, organizational patterns, activating schema, scaffolding, monitoring, critical questioning, and reciprocal teaching.