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2Domains
39Competencies reviewed
96%Test-aligned
36Covered
3Partially covered
0Gaps
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- Partially coveredCore content is covered, but some depth gaps remain.
- Coverage gap identifiedA content gap has been identified.
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Reading and English Language Arts (Domain I)Partially covered
SMR I.0001 · Understand foundations of language development and emergent literacy.213 questions · 9 materials · 35 cards · 2 videosPartially covered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of language development, including foundational concepts related to primary home- and English-language acquisition, factors affecting language development, the role of oral language development in emergent literacy, and the importance of building on students' current language skills to promote their language and literacy development. | ELA.Language Acquisition and Development - Elementary | Partially covered | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Partial coverage by 1 topic (7 questions, 1 materials, 0 cards, 0 videos); limited supporting content. |
| b. Demonstrate knowledge of effective listening skills for a variety of purposes and audiences, and strategies for promoting development of students' listening skills to support their language and literacy development and their learning across the curriculum. | ELA.Teaching - Listening Skills | Covered | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (39 questions, 1 materials, 4 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of phonological and phonemic awareness skills, the distinction between phonological and phonemic awareness, the role of phonological and phoneme awareness in emergent literacy, and strategies for developing students' phonological and phonemic awareness skills. | ELA.Phonemic Awareness; ELA.Phonological Awareness V2; ELA.Teaching - Phonological Awareness; ELA.Impact of Phonological Awareness on Literacy | Covered | 94 | 4 | 18 | 1 | Covered by 4 topics (94 questions, 4 materials, 18 cards, 1 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print and the alphabetic principle and strategies for promoting students' development of concepts of print, letter knowledge, letter formation skills, and the knowledge of letter-sound correspondence. | ELA.Teaching - Concepts of Print; ELA.Teaching - Alphabetic Knowledge and Principle; ELA.Teaching - Fine Motor Skills for Writing | Covered | 73 | 3 | 14 | 1 | Covered by 3 topics (73 questions, 3 materials, 14 cards, 1 videos). |
SMR I.0002 · Understand development of phonics, word analysis, spelling, and fluency.230 questions · 7 materials · 68 cards · 1 videosCovered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of the role of phonics and sight words in developing accurate, automatic word recognition and reading fluency and strategies for promoting development of phonics skills and sight words. | ELA.Teaching - Phonics and Decoding V2; ELA.Impact of Phonics and Word Decoding on Fluency and Vocabulary; ELA.Teaching - High-Frequency Words | Covered | 80 | 3 | 26 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (80 questions, 3 materials, 26 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of phonics patterns and word analysis strategies, including syllabication and morphology, as techniques for decoding multisyllable words. | ELA.Determining Meaning of Words | Covered | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | Covered by 1 topic (22 questions, 1 materials, 13 cards, 1 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the reciprocity between decoding and encoding and strategies for promoting spelling development at all stages of reading development. | ELA.Teaching - Phonics and Decoding V2; ELA.Teaching - Spelling | Covered | 81 | 2 | 30 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (81 questions, 2 materials, 30 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of reading fluency and strategies for promoting fluency development at all stages of reading development. | ELA.Teaching - Reading Fluency V2 | Covered | 85 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (85 questions, 1 materials, 12 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Demonstrate knowledge of strategies for promoting phonics, word analysis, spelling, and fluency skills for diverse learners. | ELA.ELL Strategies - Phonics and Word Analysis | Covered | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (17 questions, 1 materials, 10 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR I.0003 · Understand reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.174 questions · 4 materials · 38 cards · 3 videosPartially covered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Recognize factors affecting reading comprehension. | ELA.Factors Affecting Reading Development | Partially covered | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Partial coverage by 1 topic (7 questions, 1 materials, 0 cards, 0 videos); limited supporting content. |
| b. Apply knowledge of literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension skills. | ELA.Levels of Comprehension | Covered | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Covered by 1 topic (20 questions, 1 materials, 3 cards, 2 videos). |
| c. Apply knowledge of strategies for promoting the reading comprehension skills of students who are at different stages of reading and for facilitating comprehension before, during, and after reading. | ELA.Teaching - Reading Comprehension (All Texts) | Covered | 84 | 1 | 20 | 1 | Covered by 1 topic (84 questions, 1 materials, 20 cards, 1 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the role of vocabulary development in reading and strategies for increasing students' vocabulary knowledge and their ability to apply vocabulary in new contexts. | ELA.Teaching - Increasing Vocabulary V2 | Covered | 63 | 1 | 16 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (63 questions, 1 materials, 16 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR I.0004 · Understand literary, informational, persuasive, and functional texts, and graphic sources.186 questions · 6 materials · 112 cards · 2 videosCovered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of various literary genres, elements of story structure, and literary devices and strategies for promoting students' comprehension and analysis of literary texts. | ELA.Literary Genres; ELA.Types of Figurative Language; ELA.Teaching - Literary Analysis | Covered | 109 | 3 | 65 | 2 | Covered by 3 topics (109 questions, 3 materials, 65 cards, 2 videos). |
| b. Recognize diverse genres of children's literature. | ELA.Children's Literature | Covered | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (10 questions, 1 materials, 6 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and features of various types of informational, persuasive, and functional texts, and strategies for promoting students' comprehension of various types of texts and analysis of text structures. | ELA.Teaching - Informational Text Comprehension | Covered | 47 | 1 | 42 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (47 questions, 1 materials, 42 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and features of various types of graphic sources, such as advertisements and editorial cartoons; how visual elements can be used to convey a particular message, meaning, or theme; and strategies for promoting students' comprehension and analysis of graphic sources. | ELA.Teaching - Media Analysis V2 | Covered | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (20 questions, 1 materials, 21 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR I.0005 · Understand the processes, conventions, and modes of written and oral communication.156 questions · 6 materials · 67 cards · 1 videosCovered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Apply knowledge of the processes, or steps, involved in developing a composition or oral presentation, including identifying an audience and purpose, generating and organizing ideas, evaluating the credibility and reliability of resources, revising and editing a draft, and incorporating aural or visual media or technology. | ELA.Teaching - Effective Digital Presentations; ELA.Oral Presentation Skills; ELA.Teaching - Stages of the Writing Process | Covered | 74 | 3 | 26 | 1 | Covered by 3 topics (74 questions, 3 materials, 26 cards, 1 videos). |
| b. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and key elements of various modes of communication, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and academic modes. | ELA.Teaching - Types of Communication | Covered | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (12 questions, 1 materials, 13 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Apply knowledge of conventions of Standard American English in written and oral communication, including correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and word usage. | ELA.Skill - Proper Writing and Grammar Conventions; ELA.Skill - Commonly Confused Words | Covered | 70 | 2 | 29 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (70 questions, 2 materials, 29 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of elements of effective writing and speaking, including appropriate language styles and registers and the use of nonverbal elements in speaking. | ELA.Oral Presentation Skills | Covered | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (22 questions, 1 materials, 15 cards, 0 videos). |
Social Studies (Domain II)Partially covered
SMR II.0006 · Understand fundamental concepts related to government and economics.325 questions · 16 materials · 104 cards · 7 videosCovered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Recognize the basic structures, functions, and purposes of government, including the constitutional principles and democratic foundations of U.S. government. | Structure and Functions of Local Governments V1; Structure and Functions of Federal Government; Structure and Functions of State Governments V1; Constitution and the Bill of Rights | Covered | 80 | 4 | 41 | 2 | Covered by 4 topics (80 questions, 4 materials, 41 cards, 2 videos). |
| b. Recognize the roles and powers of national, state, and local governments and of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in the United States. | Structure and Functions of Federal Government; Enacting Laws | Covered | 60 | 2 | 28 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (60 questions, 2 materials, 28 cards, 1 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of democratic civic involvement and the practices, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship. | Fundamental Citizenship Rights; Expectations and Benefits of Citizenship | Covered | 44 | 2 | 14 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (44 questions, 2 materials, 14 cards, 1 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the organization of politics in the world, characteristics of different forms of government, and factors that affect international relationships and foreign policy. | Implications of Different Forms of Government; Leadership Structures Worldwide | Covered | 48 | 2 | 14 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (48 questions, 2 materials, 14 cards, 1 videos). |
| e. Recognize basic economic concepts and characteristics of economic systems, functions of currency, and the costs and consequences of economic choices. | Basic Economic Concepts; Currency; Scarcity and Opportunity Cost | Covered | 56 | 3 | 13 | 2 | Covered by 3 topics (56 questions, 3 materials, 13 cards, 2 videos). |
| f. Demonstrate knowledge of ways in which competition, markets, and prices influence the financial behavior of businesses, governments, and individuals. | Markets; Interdependence of Nations - Advanced; Consumer Decisions; Supply and Demand | Covered | 93 | 4 | 28 | 1 | Covered by 4 topics (93 questions, 4 materials, 28 cards, 1 videos). |
SMR II.0007 · Understand fundamental concepts and major developments related to U.S. and world history.117 questions · 13 materials · 270 cards · 1 videosPartially covered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of significant eras, themes, people, and chronological relationships between events in U.S. and world history. | Early U.S. History Overview - Elementary; Modern World History Overview - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1797 - 1877 - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1877 - 1945 - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1945 - Present - Elementary; World History Overview - Elementary; World History Overview Middle Ages - Elementary | Covered | 46 | 7 | 241 | 0 | Covered by 7 topics (46 questions, 7 materials, 241 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Recognize the geographic, social, political, scientific, technological, economic, and cultural characteristics of past civilizations. | Ancient History Overview - Elementary; Trends in Early Civilizations | Covered | 35 | 2 | 26 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (35 questions, 2 materials, 26 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of significant social, political, scientific, technological, economic, and cultural developments in U.S. and world history. | World History Overview Middle Ages - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1877 - 1945 - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1945 - Present - Elementary; Early U.S. History Overview - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1797 - 1877 - Elementary; Modern World History Overview - Elementary; World History Overview - Elementary | Covered | 46 | 7 | 241 | 0 | Covered by 7 topics (46 questions, 7 materials, 241 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Recognize the causes and consequences of major U.S. and world conflicts. | Early U.S. History Overview - Elementary; Modern World History Overview - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1797 - 1877 - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1877 - 1945 - Elementary; U.S. History Overview 1945 - Present - Elementary; World History Overview - Elementary; World History Overview Middle Ages - Elementary | Covered | 46 | 7 | 241 | 0 | Covered by 7 topics (46 questions, 7 materials, 241 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Recognize how geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural processes have interacted to shape historical patterns of human population. | Modern Population Trends | Partially covered | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Partial coverage by 1 topic (5 questions, 1 materials, 0 cards, 0 videos); limited supporting content. |
| f. Demonstrate knowledge of historical analysis and interpretation, including differentiating between historical facts and historical interpretations, recognizing multiple perspectives, and recognizing the tentative nature of historical interpretations. | Skill - Primary and Secondary Sources; Teaching - Evaluation of Differing Perspectives; Skill - Fact vs Opinion | Covered | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Covered by 3 topics (33 questions, 3 materials, 6 cards, 1 videos). |
SMR II.0008 · Understand fundamental concepts related to geography and methods of social studies inquiry.248 questions · 17 materials · 102 cards · 3 videosCovered
| Official competency | Matching 240 topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Apply knowledge of major geographic concepts and themes. | Teaching - Six Essential Elements of Geography; Weather and Climate; Special Coordinates; Absolute and Relative Location V1; Absolute Location V1 | Covered | 59 | 5 | 38 | 0 | Covered by 5 topics (59 questions, 5 materials, 38 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Analyze the significant physical and human features of places and regions. | World Geography V1; U.S. Geography V1; The Earth's Significant Physical Features | Covered | 32 | 3 | 22 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (32 questions, 3 materials, 22 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Analyze interactions between the environment and human societies. | Human Populations Impact the Earth; Human-Environment Interaction | Covered | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (26 questions, 2 materials, 8 cards, 1 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of population trends, migration patterns, the characteristics of cultural groups, and networks of economic interdependence. | Causes of Human Migration; Characteristics of Major Regions | Covered | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (34 questions, 2 materials, 8 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Demonstrate knowledge of how to use maps, charts, and other visual tools to locate, interpret, and convey social science information. | Using Maps; Types of Maps; Skill - Analysis of Graphics | Covered | 64 | 3 | 13 | 2 | Covered by 3 topics (64 questions, 3 materials, 13 cards, 2 videos). |
| f. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles and procedures used in social science research. | Social Science Fields and Methods; Teaching - Research Skills | Covered | 33 | 2 | 16 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (33 questions, 2 materials, 16 cards, 0 videos). |
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