ICLA-Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment
What is the ICLA?
The Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment (ICLA) contains three sections:
I. Structure of Language, II. Comprehension, and III. Assessment.
Each section is given as a separate exam. If pre-service teachers do not pass all sections the first time they take the exams, they will retake only the section or sections they do not pass. The ICLA allows teacher preparation programs to design reading courses according to their theoretical perspectives. It also provides Idaho-trained teachers sufficient knowledge and skills to communicate effectively without other reading educators which working meeting the directive of teaching all children to read by the end of third grade.
Please click here to view ICLA Study Guide Introduction - PDF
ICLA Standards
Standard I: The practicing educator has knowledge, strategies, and beliefs about language structures and literacy instruction that are based on current research and best practices to maximize student reading success. Please click here to view Standard I.
Standard II: The practicing educator understands and applies/promotes research and best practices that maximize student reading success in comprehension. Please click here to view Standard II.
Standard III: The practicing educator understands and promotes/applies appropriate strategies, multiple assessments, and interventions to maximize student reading success.
Please click here to view Standard III.
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Requests for more information regarding the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment (ICLA), please contact:
Ms. Cathy McPherson
Phone: (208) 282-2447
E-mail: mcphcath@isu.edu