Topics Covered
Representative descriptions of topics covered in each category are provided below.
Current section: I. Theoretical and Knowledge Bases of Reading
- I. Theoretical and
Knowledge Bases - II. Reading
Instruction - III. Reading Diagnosis
and Assessment - IV. Reading
Leadership
I. Theoretical and Knowledge Bases of Reading
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social, linguistic, and cultural influences on language and literacy learning
- Demonstrate knowledge of experiences that support different stages of literacy development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships among reading, writing, speaking, and listening
- Demonstrate knowledge of the role of phonemic awareness (e.g., rhyming, segmenting, blending sounds) and the alphabetic principle in reading acquisition
- Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the reader’s prior knowledge, of the reader's social/cultural/linguistic background, and of the role of social interaction in constructing meaning
- Demonstrate knowledge of the role of fluency in constructing meaning
- Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of orthography, morphology, syntax, semantic systems, and genre patterns, and recognition of the influences of purpose, context, and genre in constructing meaning