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Gain confidence, lower stress, and raise your TExES exam scores!
Testing for certification can be a stressful experience. State exams are rigorous and cover numerous domains and competencies. Test scores can impact both special education certification and teacher preparation programs. You may find there is simply too much material to study, or that test-prep books hammer you with too many random questions.
Understanding what will be on the test and why is a key to success. With artful prose, TExES test prep veteran Elaine Wilmore breaks down the EC-12 and Supplemental special education test so you can feel calm and confident on test day. Built on her successful test-prep training seminars, she navigates each special education domain and competency and covers
• Philosophies behind the test questions
• Teaching stories that improve answer recall
• Tips for analyzing test questions
• Ways to use key words and concepts to improve test results
• Hints for managing time while testing
• Tips for before, during, and after the exam
• Techniques for in-state and out-of-state test takers
With its empowering approach, this book shows you how to think like the test was developed and improve your test results.
"Dr. Elaine Wilmore has, once again, created the must-have educator preparation resource—this time for special education instructors. Packed with real-world examples, sparkling wit, and expert subject knowledge, Passing the Special Education TExES Exam is the gold standard resource for Texas educators."
—Richard W. Kincaid, Director, Career and Technical Education
Round Rock ISD, Round Rock, TX
"This is much more than a test preparation manual... Teachers will refer to it long after they have become certified."
—La Vonda Loney, Assistant Principal
Killeen ISD, Killeen, TX
Contents
Section I: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Chapter 1. Welcome!
An Overview of the Texas Learner - Centered Domains and Competencies
Idealistic Teaching: A Skill or An Art?
Getting Started
The "Guess My Favorite" Feature
Section II: Domains and Competencies for the EC-12 and Supplemental Special Education TExES Exam
Domain I: Understanding Individuals With Disabilities and Evaluating Their Needs
Chapter 2. Understanding and Applying Knowledge and Characteristics of Students with Disabilities
Domain I: Understanding Individuals with Disabilities and Evaluating Their Needs
Domain Key Concepts: Student Characteristics, Assessment, and Evaluation
Competency: 001
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Chapter 3. Formal and Informal Assessment and Evaluation for Instructional Decision Making
Domain I: Understanding Individuals with Disabilities and Evaluating Their Needs
Domain Key Concepts: Student Characteristics, Assessment, and Evaluation
Competency: 002
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Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Chapter 4. Understanding and Applying Knowledge of Procedures for Planning Instruction
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain Key Concepts: Instructional Strategies, Student Achievement & Behavior, Transition Issues
Competency: 003
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Chapter 5. Understanding and Applying Knowledge and Procedures for Teaching with Assistive Technology Competency
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain Key Concepts: Instructional Strategies, Student Achievement & Behavior, Transition Issues
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Chapter 6. Promoting Educational Performance in All Content Areas, Settings, and Situation
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain Key Concepts: Instructional Strategies, Student Achievement & Behavior, Transition Issues
Competency: 005
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Chapter 7. Understanding and Applying Issues and Procedures for Teaching Appropriate Behavioral and Social Skills
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain Key Concepts: Instructional Strategies, Student Achievement & Behavior, Transition Issues
Competency: 006
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Chapter 8. Understanding and Applying Knowledge of Transition Issues and Procedures
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain Key Concepts: Instructional Strategies, Student Achievement & Behavior, Transition Issues
Competency: 007
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Domain III: Promoting Student Achievement in English Language Arts and Reading and in Mathematics
Chapter 9. Promoting Student Performance in English Language Arts and Reading
Domain III: Promoting Student Achievement in English Language Arts and Reading and in Mathematics
Domain Key Concepts: English, Language Arts, and Mathematics
Competency: 008
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Chapter 10. Promoting Student Performance in Mathematics
Domain III: Promoting Student Achievement in English Language Arts and Reading and in Mathematics
Domain Key Concepts: English, Language Arts, and Mathematics
Competency: 009
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Domain IV: Foundations and Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 11. Understanding the Philosophical, Historical, and Legal Foundations of Special Education
Domain IV: Foundations and Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Domain Key Concepts: Communication, Collaboration, Ethical and Legal Issues
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Chapter 12. Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Domain IV: Foundations and Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Domain Key Concepts: Communication, Collaboration, Ethical and Legal Issues
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Chapter 13. Communication and Collaboration
Domain IV: Foundations and Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Domain Key Concepts: Communication, Collaboration, Ethical and Legal Issues
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Section III: Comparison and Contrasts of Domain and Competencies for the EC - 12 Special Education TExES Exam and the Supplemental Special Education TExES Exam
Chapter 14. Comparison of Competencies between the EC - 12 and the Supplemental Special Education TExES Exams
Section IV: The Real Deal: Practical Application
Chapter 15. Test Taking Strategies
Watch Your "Sherry's!"
The Dot Game: Psychological and Time Management
The Dog and Star Game: Making Good Choices
"Multiple - Multiples:" Follow the Process!
Chapter 16. Creating a Personal Success Plan
Tips for Repeat Test Takers
Tips for "Out of State" Test Takers
How to Prepare From Now till Test Taking Week
How to Prepare The Week of the Test
What to Do, and Not Do, the Night Before the Test
What to Do, and Not Do, the Morning of the Test
Living Your Life After the Test
Chapter 17. Forever and Ever, Amen
Bringing it All Together
Some Last Reminders
Ace This Test!
Chapter 18. Suggested Additional Reading
Domain I: Understanding Students With Disabilities and Evaluating Their Needs
Domain II: Promoting Student Learning and Development
Domain III: Promoting Student Achievement in English, Language Arts, and Mathematics
Domain IV: Foundations and Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Appendix A: Texas Administrative Code
Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators
Appendix B: Council for Exceptional Children
Code of Ethics
Appendix C: Council for Exceptional Children
Professional Standards and Practice Throughout the Career
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