The PRAXIS II is a series of tests designed to assess professional knowledge and skills of beginning teachers. Currently a number of states have identified specific PRAXIS II series tests and established minimum scores as licensure requirements. The typical examinee has completed a teacher education program or must demonstrate competency through an alternative certification process.
The following are strategies that currently reflect "best practice" in reading instruction. Questions about them often appear on specialty tests that strive to assess both knowledge of principles and processes. These strategies supplement many of those more fully discussed in this edition of
Teaching Reading in Today's Elementary Schools, and we have noted chapters you can review to learn more about each strategy.
