A. Phonemic Knowledge

B. Word Recognition Skills

C. High Frequency Words and Decoding

D. More Complex Words

E. Using Resources

F. Collaborating with the Community

Competency 2 Quiz

A. Reading Fluency and Comprehension

B. Fluency

C. Word Identification Skills

D. Students' Individual Needs

E. Instructional Strategies for Fluency

F. Strategies for Reading Independently

G. Silent Reading

H. Reading for Pleasure

I. Reading Fluency and Other Components of Reading

J. Collaborating with Families and Other Professionals

K. Other Languages

L. Strategies for All Learners

M. Assessments

N. Working with Families and Other Professionals for Alphabetic Knowledge Development

Competency 3 Quiz

A. Reading Comprehension

B. Levels of Reading Comprehension

C. Instruction in Comprehension Skills

D. Prior Knowledge

E. Types of Text

F. Making Connections

G. Metacognitive Skills

H. Systematic, Explicit Instruction

I. Instructional Strategies and Culture

J. Literary Genres

K. Guided and Independent Reading

L. Collaborating with Families and Other Professionals for Reading Comprehension

Competency 4 Quiz

A. Vocabulary Instruction

B. Methods of Instruction

C. Instructional Material and Strategies

D. Decoding Words

E. Opportunities to Read Different Genres

Competency 5 Quiz

A. Open-Ended Research Questions

B. Abstract Content

C. Interpreting Information

D. Research and Inquiry Skills

E. Expectations for Inquiry and Research Skills

F. Developing a Topic Sentence, Summarizing, and Using Evidence

G. Collaborating With Peers, Families, and Professionals to Promote Inquiry and Research Skills

Competency 6 Quiz

A. Stages of Writing

B. Spelling Instruction

C. Instructional Strategies for Graphomotor Skills

D. Strategies for Writing Conventions

E. Spoken and Written Language

F. Explicit Instruction of Writing Conventions

G. Pencil Grip Strategies

Competency 7 Quiz

A. Writing in Connection with Listening, Reading, and Speaking

B. Development of Vocabulary

C. Monitoring Writing Development

D. Draft Writing and Publication

E. using Technology for Writing Skills and Publication

F. Audiences, Purposes, and Settings

G. Using Conventions to Support Ideas in Writing and Documenting Sources

H. Expectations for Writing

I. Collaborating with Families and Other Professionals to Promote Writing Skills

Competency 8 Quiz

A. Expectations for Viewing and Representing Visual Images

B. Functions of Types of Media

C. Comparing and Contrasting Types of Media

D. Evaluating Messages and Meanings of Visual Images

E. Analyzing Choice of Style, Elements, and Media

F. Deciphering Events and Ideas from Information

G. Helping Students Produce Visual Images

H. Choosing, Organizing, and Creating Visuals

I. Using Technology for Different Types of Communications

J. Collaborating with Families and Other Professionals to Show Students' Development of Media Literacy

Competency 9 Quiz

A. Assessments

B. More on Assessments

C. Reading and Writing Performance and Results

D. TEKS for Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking

E. Reading Levels

F. Using Assessments for Intervention and Instruction

G. Assessing Writing

H. Choosing Assessments

I. Reading Performance and Instruction

J. Procedures for Testing Writing Conventions

K. Ongoing Assessments of Writing Conventions

L. Reviewing Mistakes

M. Supervising Reading Comprehension

N. Collaborating with Families and Other Professionals for Literacy Development

Competency 10 Quiz

Final Exam