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When you register, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing
accurate and complete background information about yourself is important; the information that
you provide will be kept confidential.
If you register on the Internet, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register.
If you register by mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration
form. Each question number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will
record your response.
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8. Primary Language
Is English your primary language?
- Yes
- No
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9. Current or Recent Occupation
What is your current or most recent occupation?
- Student
- Teacher
- Paraprofessional (Teacher’s Aide)
- Other
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10. Educational Level
What is the highest educational level you will have attained prior to testing?
- High school diploma
- One year of college
- Two years of college or Associate of Arts degree
- Three years of college
- Bachelor’s degree
- Bachelor’s degree plus additional credits
- Master’s degree
- Master’s degree plus additional credits
- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies or EdS
- Doctoral degree
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11. Grade-Level Experience
By the time you test, with what grade levels will you have had experience as a teacher? (Choose all that apply.)
- None
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
- Any of grades 9–12
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12. Teaching Experience
How many years of teaching experience do you have?
- Less than one year
- 1–3 years
- More than 3 years
- None
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13. Virginia Institution—VCLA
Please answer the following question only if you are registering for the VCLA.
Are you currently enrolled in a Virginia teacher preparation program or have you completed a Virginia teacher preparation program?
If yes, indicate the Virginia institution where you are currently enrolled or have completed a
teacher preparation program (see “ Institution Codes”). The institution you indicate will receive a
copy of your VCLA score report.
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Virginia Institution—VRA
Please answer the following questions only if you are registering for the VRA.
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In which Virginia institution did you complete the largest number of credit hours in reading instruction? (See “Institution Codes” and enter the code that corresponds to the appropriate institution.) The institution you indicate will receive a copy of your VRA score report. |
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If your teacher preparation or advanced certification program or your general education preparation was completed outside the state of Virginia, identify the state in which you completed your teacher preparation or advanced certification program or your general education preparation by entering the two-letter state code. |
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15. Reading First Participation—VRA
Please answer the following question only if you are registering for the VRA.
Have you participated in a Reading First Teacher Reading Academy sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education?
- Yes, in summer of 2003
- Yes, in summer of 2004
- Yes, in summer of 2005
- Yes, in summer of 2006
- Yes, in summer of 2007
- No, I have not attended any of these academies.
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