Praxis Reading Specialist [Paperback]

Rose Reissman (Author), Xamonline (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: XAMOnline.com (June 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581970404
• ISBN-13: 978-1581970401
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,733,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!, January 11, 2006

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C. Lyman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Praxis Reading Specialist (Paperback)

This book in no way prepares you for the test. The information in the book had no relevance to the exam questions -- even the format of the Praxis listed in the book is incorrect. The practice test in the book was nothing like the real exam (supposedly, this book was published in Summer 2005 so you would think it would have been a valuable resource).

It was riddled with typos which should be embarrasing for a "Reading Specialist" preparation book. That should have been the first clue that this book was useless.

The answers/explanations to the practice test were extremely condescending and inflammatory.

A total waste of time and money!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money., January 7, 2006

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Paige "Hope" (Bucks County, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praxis Reading Specialist (Paperback)

This book is full of errors and typos which should indicate something about the level of help it was in preparation for the Praxis. As someone who decided to take the test to add to my certifications, I bought this book to help myself prepare. It was poorly structured, contained errors that my 3rd grade child could have corrected, and did not contain solid statistical and pedagogical information that was useful in my preparation. It does assist you with learning basic phonics skills, but other than that, it's useless. It's sample questions for the sample 125 question test looked NOTHING like the praxis test and contained very little of the same information. The book states that it has explanations for answers in the sample test but those explanations sound like "Any logical person would know that answer." (I'm not kidding). So please, rather than waste your money on this book, consult your local college professor and get the latest materials on teaching reading. This book is a step in the wrong direction.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, January 10, 2006

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lee "lee" (pennsylvannia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praxis Reading Specialist (Paperback)

This book was absolutely useless. Aside from the many typographical errors, and the condescending tone in the practice test answer explanations, this book in no way expressed anything even close to what the test was like, or about. Test takers would be much better off using their Reading Class text books. This book does not portray the test, and will not help prepare for the test.