Topics Covered
Representative descriptions of each of the content areas covered by the test are provided below. Within each content area, the approximate percentage of examination questions is shown for each topic.
Current section: I. Language Arts
I. Language Arts
- Understanding Literature (30%)
- narratives
- nonfiction
- poetry
- resource and research material
- Text Structures and Organization for Reading and Writing (5%)
- structure
- patterns of organization
- Literacy Acquisition and Reading Instruction (30%)
- foundations of literacy and reading instruction
- children's literature
- strategies for word recognition
- strategies for comprehension
- Language in Writing (25%)
- components of language in writing including the elements of grammar and usage
- syntax, sentence types
- orthography and morphology
- semantics
- vocabulary in context
- figurative language
- social, cultural, and historical influences of language
- Communication Skills (10%)
- processes of communication as reflected in the stages of writing development
- stages of the writing process
- spelling development
- aspects of speaking and listening