FoRT Resources - School of Education

Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT): Resources

6 Elements of Effective Reading Instruction - Allington & Gabriel's article
Developing phonemic awareness in young children - Hallie Kay Yopp
Fluency: Bridge between decoding and reading comprehension - John J. Pikulski and David J. Chard
Foundations of Reading Study Guide - Jennifer Arenson Yaeger
Nine things every teacher should know about words and vocabulary instruction - Karen Bromley
Reading comprehension: What every teacher needs to know - Maureen McLaughlin
Reading Rockets
Saying the "p" word: Nine guidelines for exemplary phonics instruction - Steven A. Stahl
Using Scaffolding to Teach Phonemic Awareness in Preschool and Kindergarten - Lea M. McGee and Teresa A. Ukrainetz
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (4th Edition) - Jana J. Echevarria; MaryEllen J. Vogt; Deborah J. Short

ABSOLUTELY NOT Another Reading Test Study Guide: Cultivating Knowledge of Responsive Literacy Practices to Get Ready to TEACH and Pass the FoRT by Cindy Cate, Lynda Fernholz, and Jeannette Armstrong (2017) (https://www.badiggers.org/)

This resource integrates literacy instruction with reading test practice, resulting in a unique study guide that supports readers on a quest to (re)discover responsive literacy practices for all children. Based on visual literacy research, Absolutely Not highlights a cast of whimsical characters within a cultivating (i.e., farming and gardening) narrative. Visual literacy supports children (and adults) as they read and comprehend a wide variety of text. Seriously, a village of writers (19 contributors!) generously shared their expertise in 14 chapters! Contributors include Wisconsin Reading Professors, Reading Specialists, Reading Teachers, an ELL Teacher, Preservice Teachers and Student Teachers. While the village wrote, preservice and practicing teachers (those that completed the FoRT) read the chapters, dropping their voices within the context of the writer's narrative.

Beating Them All! Thirty Days to a Magic Score on Any Elementary Literacy Instruction Exam for Teacher Certification by Chris Nicholas Boosalis (2003, Pearson)
Creating Strategic Readers: Techniques for Developing Competency in Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary... by Valerie Ellery (Sept. 15, 2009)
Inside Words- Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabular by Janet Allen (2007)
Making Sense of Phonics (second edition) by Isabel Beck and Mark Beck (2013)
WI Foundations of Reading: Preparation for the Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Exam by Mary DeSouza Stephens (2016)

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