Exam Preparation

The ABCs of Reading Instruction presents the different components and skill sets that are essential for reading acquisition and demonstrates proven, research-based techniques to help teachers apply these principles in their classrooms. The CD-ROM includes six different modules presented as a dynamic electronic textbook, weaving together graphics, animation, text, audio, and video to explain complex concepts in an innovative and engaging way. The workbook reinforces and expands upon the instructional components introduced in the CD-ROM and includes reading lesson plans and classroom handouts. The ABCs of Reading Instruction was designed by the American Board as a preparation tool for both the Multiple Subject and Reading Endorsement exams. The CD-ROM is Windows and Macintosh compatible.

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Candidates that enroll in the reading endorsement program will receive a complementary copy of the ABCs of Reading Instruction.

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This list (pdf) includes a selection of literary works that may be referred to within the ABCTE Reading Examination.

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading focuses on the five BIG IDEAS of early literacy: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text, vocabulary, and comprehension. The web site includes definitions and descriptions of the research and theories behind each of the big ideas, describes how to assess the big ideas, gives information on how to teach the big ideas including instructional examples, and finally, shows you how to put it all together in your school.

Free-Reading is an “open source” instructional program that helps teachers teach early reading. Because it's open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers. It's designed to contain a scope and sequence of activities that can support and supplement a typical “core” or “basal” program.

A
comprehensive guide to teaching reading. Includes strategies for vocabulary
development, fluency, and comprehension of informational and literary texts.

This primer discusses and summarizes studies varying from readings and phonics instruction, fluency, and the improvement of reading comprehension.

This site provides a general introduction to, and links regarding, expository texts. This site also provides a good introduction to text structure and explores strategies for recognizing text structure in expository writings.

A practical handbook that details strategies to use before, during and after reading to enhance comprehension.

In 1997, Congress asked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the status of research-based knowledge, including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read. These topics (which correspond almost exactly to the domains defined by the American Board) received intensive study: alphabetics, fluency, comprehension, teacher education in reading acquisition, and reading-focused computer technology. This document is the result of that extensive

Annenberg
has created an online video library to help teachers improve their teaching
strategies.  There are twelve video
sessions with a focus on classroom practices and profiles of students over
time.  This excellent resource mixes a
deep theoretical understanding with practical classroom applications. There is
also an excellent list of terms included within this site.

In The Art of Teaching Reading, nationally acclaimed educator Lucy Calkins offers a glimpse into the methods, insights and day-to-day classroom practices which have helped hundreds of teachers do more in the teaching of reading than most dreamt possible. This is the story of teachers whose children learn to read with eagerness and to talk and write in stunning ways about their reading. Full of inspirational classroom stories, The Art of Teaching Reading is even more powerful when one considers that the methods Calkins describes are transforming teaching practices across the largest school district in the world.

An excellent source for up to date reading research, organized by grade level, sponsored by the University of Connecticut. There are also great resources on special topics such as early literacy, adolescent literacy, and assessment.