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PRAXIS II Reading across the Curriculum: Secondary Exam

The PRAXIS II Reading across the Curriculum: Secondary Exam is taken by candidates wanting to teach secondary level reading. The test is comprised of 60 multiple choice and three short response questions. Candidates have two hours to complete the exam.

The Reading Comprehension short response section of the exam covers word study approaches, study skills, comprehension improvement, word meanings, and reading and writing to improve student communication skills.

The Environments, Instruction, and Reading Materials short response section of the exam covers instruction in vocabulary and spelling, supporting reading skills, and approaches to teaching reading.

The Analysis of Student Behavior and Work short response section of the exam covers assessments, reading problems, and communicating student progress to parents and students.

The Word Study, Spelling, and Vocabulary multiple-choice section of segment of the exam covers enhanced reading comprehension, word study approaches, and developing vocabulary and spelling skills.

The Reading Assessment multiple choice section of the exam covers familiarity with reading difficulties and overcoming them, assessment interpretation, communicating with students and parents, Informal Reading Assessments, portfolios, norm-referenced standardized tests, running and anecdotal records, and work samples.

The Reading Comprehension section of the exam covers fluency, reading comprehension, test taking, flexible grouping, oral and silent reading, context, language arts across the curriculum, cultural, peer, and family influences on reading, motivation, and modeling.

The Early Literacy and Language Acquisition section of the exam covers grammar, communication, environment, intellect, emotional, social, physical, and cultural factors, how thinking, seeing, speaking, listening, writing, reading and cultural linguistic variance affects reading, language developmental theory, social interaction, oral and written language development.