Only six of the 25 licensure tests currently used in the U.S. are considered to be strong assessments, including the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment ... One state does not require a reading ...

And, they say, they often face prohibitively expensive costs when they turn to classes run by test preparatory companies for instruction. Though the MCAT covers physics, general and organic ...

phonics-based reading instruction, a year 1 numeracy test and explicit teaching methods. He said disadvantaged students benefit from direct instruction – an old-school teaching method involving ...