In order to be employed in any New York State public school, teaching candidates must pass the New York State Teacher Certification Exams, even if they hold a license in another state. Review for the two main tests are covered in this book: the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) and the Assessment of Teaching SkillsWritten (ATSW). Descriptions are also provided for: the Content Specialty Tests (CST), the Language Proficiency Assessments (LPA, and the Assessment of Teaching SkillsPerformance (ATS-P).






