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About the Author
Dr. Anita Price Davis is The Charles Dana Professor Emerita of Education and was the Director of Elementary Education at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr. Davis earned her B.S. and M.A. from Appalachian State University and her doctorate from Duke University. She also received a postdoctoral fellowship to Ohio State University for two additional years of study. Dr. Davis had worked more than 36 years at Converse College, where she served as the faculty advisor for Kappa Delta Epsilon, a national education honor organization. She also worked 5 years as a public school teacher.
Dr. Davis has received wide recognition for her work, including a letter of appreciation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, inclusion in Contemporary Authors, and a citation of appreciation from the Michigan Council of the Social Studies. She has authored/coauthored 23 funded grants for Converse College. She has served as a mentor and twice was President of the Spartanburg County Council of the International Reading Association. The state of South Carolina twice named her an outstanding educator, and she was twice a nominee for the CASE U.S. Professor of the Year.
Dr. Davis has authored, co-authored, and edited more than 80 books. She has written two college textbooks, Reading Instruction Essentials and Childrens Literature Essentials. Dr. Davis has published several history books and is also the author of more than 80 papers, book reviews, journal articles, and encyclopedia entries.
Table of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1About This Book and TestWare
About the Praxis Series
How to Use This Book and TestWare
Format of Each Test
Scoring
Studying for the Tests
Study Schedule
The Day of the Test
CHAPTER 2
Reading and the Study of Literature
Major Works and Authors of Literature for Adolescents
Literary Forms and Elements
Interpreting Texts
Teaching Reading
References
CHAPTER 3
Language and Linguistics
First and Second Language Acquisition and Development
History, Development, and Structure of the English Language
Conventions of Standard English
Semantics
References
CHAPTER 4
Composition and Rhetoric
Teaching Writing
Stages of Writing
Features of Writing
Analyzing Writing
Assessing Student Writing
References
CHAPTER 5
Language, literature, and composition: Content Knowledge (0041)
Reading and Understanding Text
Language and Linguistics
Composition and Rhetoric
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
CHAPTER 6
Language, literature, and composition: Essays (0042)
Scoring Guide
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
CHAPTER 7 Language, literature, and composition:Pedogogy (0043)
Teaching Literature
Scoring Guide
Responding to Student Writing
Scoring Guide
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
CHAPTER 8
Praxis II Middle School English Language Arts (0049)
The Study of Reading and Literature Language Study
Composition
Constructed-Response Questions
Scoring Guide
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Index
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