Denise, When I took my reading specialist test, I had been out of my college classes for several years. The only thing that I felt that allowed me to pass the test (and I did very well) was my experience in the reading classroom.
I don't want to discourage you, but it IS all about what a specialist would work on with students. Maybe you could pick the brain of someone who's in that position now and look over the yearly lesson plans. Why did she/he select this specific strategy with these students? Why was this the best material to use at this time? Maybe go to the resource center at the local college and check out some videos??? If you have access to a reading specialist or to a school with a reading specialist, I'd see if you could shadow a specialist for a few days, possibly even a few of them, at different grade levels. Become familiar with materials at many different age levels & reading levels. Also become familiar with many reading strategies. Then try to determine what you would do with a _____ grade student who struggles with _____. And then change the grade level and the strategy. Look for lesson plans online that would address these issues. It's not easy trying to memorize all the materials, but then the role of a reading specialist is not an easy one either. There's a tremendous amount of knowledge that's out there, and even those of us who have years and years experience don't know it all -- not even close! Good luck! Sheila > > On Apr 18, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Denise Dole wrote: > > > > > > > Dear online teachers,I have learned so much from this > list serve! I > > have two requests for help.I > > > > am taking the reading specialist PRAXIS in July. I do > not have a whole > > > > lot of teaching experience. I will not be through > 'clinic' when I take > > > > the test either. There is no study guide for this > test. I have the list > > > > of topics and found it is mostly scenarios about > students. Does anyone > > > > know where (online, book, whatever) I can find > information similar to > > > > scenarios where I can practice for this test? Any > suggestion at all > > > > about taking this test? I had a job interview the > other > > > > day. I was asked this question and was stumped: How > would you design a > > > > lesson geared to standards for language arts or > reading? (For 6th - > > > > 12th grade)Thank you again so much, Denise > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > "El fin de toda educacion debe ser seguramente el > servicio a otros." > ~ Cesar Chavez > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
