Praxis II Teaching Reading (5204) Exam Secrets Study Guide: Praxis II Test Review for the Praxis II: Subject Assessments (English Edition)

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The Praxis II Teaching Reading (0204) Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Praxis II Teaching Reading (0204 and 5204) Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the Praxis II Teaching Reading Exam.

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Praxis II Teaching Reading (0204) Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A complete review of the Praxis II Teaching Reading Exam
• An in-depth look at emergent literacy
• A thorough breakdown of phonological awareness
• An examination of the alphabetic principle, phonics, and word analysis
• An extensive guide to comprehension, fluency, and instructional processes
• A detailed analysis of vocabulary instruction and development
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Emergent Literacy section includes:

• Parental education and socioeconomic status
• Social learning and mediation
• Peer influence
• Metacognition process
• Prior knowledge
• Contextual cues

The Phonological Awareness section includes:

• Phonemic awareness
• Decoding
• Phonemic awareness difficulties
• Phonological recoding
• Important phonemic awareness skills

The Alphabetic Principle / Phonics & Word Analysis section includes:

• Analysis training and alphabetic principle
• Language expansion
• Word learning
• Word consciousness
• Phonics approach

The Comprehension, Fluency, and Instructional Processes section includes:

• Critical questioning and thinking
• Reciprocal teaching
• Literacy differing across content areas
• Making use of technology
• Developmental process of writing
• Teaching and learning culture
• Learning development problems
• Formative assessment
• Portfolio assessments
• Journals
• Test validity and reliability

The Vocabulary section includes:

• Direct instruction of vocabulary
• Extended and active instruction
• Repeated exposure
• Word parts
• Teaching new words

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the Praxis II Teaching Reading Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.
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