Includes Practice Test QuestionsGet the test prep help you need to be successful on the Indiana CORE English Language Arts test. The Indiana CORE English Language Arts is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Indiana CORE English Language Arts Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the Indiana CORE English Language Arts Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the Indiana CORE English Language Arts Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. Indiana CORE English Language Arts Secrets Study Guide includes: A detailed overview of the Indiana CORE English Language Arts, An analysis of foundations of reading, A guide to reading informational and persuasive texts, An in-depth look at reading literary texts, A full study of components and modes of writing, An examination of communication and media literacy, A breakdown of English language arts instruction and assessment, Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations. It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Indiana Department of Education and Pearson Education, Inc. expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Foundations of Reading section covers: Word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to help determine meanings of words, Context clues to help determine meanings of words, Syntax to determine part of speech and meanings of words, Figures of speech. The Reading Informational and Persuasive Texts section covers: Making inferences about informational text, Text features in informational texts, Use of rhetoric, Technical material for non-technical readers, Logical fallacies. The Reading Literary Texts section covers: Geoffrey Chaucer, Drama, Poetry, Novels, Thematic development, Figurative language, Literary examples of personification. The Components and Modes of Writing section covers: Dialect, Drawbacks to wordprocessing spell checkers, Citing sources, Essays, Paragraph, Conclusion. The Communication and Media Literacy section covers: Persuasive media, Techniques to ensure active listening and productive participation, Whole-class learning circles, Teaching strategies to encourage discussion. The English Language Arts Instruction and Assessment section covers: SSBI classroom teaching approach, Research findings about vocabulary instruction, Informative/explanatory writing, Observation, Research-based assessment techniques, Teaching strategies to address student and family diversity . These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the Indiana CORE English Language Arts Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.