TExES Special Education Ec-12 161 Teacher Certification Test Prep Study Guide

by Sharon Wynne

Become a Special Education Teacher with Confidence Unlike other teacher certification test preparation material, our TExES Special Education study guide drills all the way down to the focus statement... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607871106
• ISBN13: 9781607871101
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Xamonline.com
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

So far so good

This book does have a lot of grammatical errors and even some sentences that were printed over other sentences making it impossible to read the words however, so far the bulk of the information seems to be very easy to understand. I feel like this will be a great study guide to pass the test.

All the Information You'll Need

This book did have a lot of typographical errors. That being said, it is absolutely the best resource out there for a consolidated manual for the TExES Special Educaiton EC-12. The book is explicit and uses redundancy to its advantage. It reads like using someone else's class notes. That is-- it's boring and at times you may have to log on to Google to figure out what is being discussed, but you will not find a better outline. That being said, I would find/purchase some practice tests and think a great deal about how to apply the material on the test. This test is one of the hardest TExES exams (I've heard and agree) simply because there is so much information. But it is scaled for difficulty, so you should be able to miss about 30% of the questions and still make a decent score (depending on how easy the version of the tests you take is). For a comprehensive study plan: 1.) Purchase this manual. Use the internet to research terms you are not familiar with or concepts that need greater clarification. Special Education law is federal, so most requirements will be the same across all state lines, though terminology may be different. 2.) Plan about two weeks to learn the material thoroughly. Focus especially on the types of disabilities, the ARD process and the laws pertaining to Special Education. 3.) Spend time planning how you will apply this knowledge in a classroom. 4.) Practice with as many forms of the test as possible. 5.) Pass the test. I highly recommend marking your answers and going back to review them. I scored a 291/300, so if you follow these steps, you should be fine.

A helpful tool

This book was a helpful aid. I passed the Content Exam on my first attempt. I did not have a good idea of what would be tested but this book provided thorough yet repetitive information that having read over and over again helped me memorize the information. Spend more time studying the last parts of the book as it seemed to be the most helpful for the exam.

XAM study guide

This study guide, along with the free study guide from the state website, were the primary resources I studied for the TExES Special Ed. Exam. I started studying about a week and a half before the test and passed on the first try with a 270/300.

Spec ED 161 study guide

This book really assisted me in passing the exam. If you studied this book thoroughly you are sure to pass the exam on the first try. However, though they updated the book from previous years, it is shame that it contained so many typos. I wonder how could an editor published it. Another thing that i did not really like is the answer located right beneath the question, it did not allow me to test my skills. However, I really liked the explanation after the answers. If you want to pass the Special Ed Content area this is a must buy.