Preparing for the Texas PreK-4 Teacher Certification: A Guide to the Comprehensive TExES Content Areas Exam [Paperback]

Janice L. Nath (Author), John M. Ramsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0321076761 | ISBN-13: 978-0321076762

A preparation guide for the Texas Elementary Comprehensive ExCET exam, this concise manual offers an organized view of all content areas tested, extensive content coverage, practice questions, ideas for teaching, and study skills and hints.

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Preparing for the Texas PreK-4 Teacher Certification: A Guide to the Comprehensive TExES Content Areas Exam, First Edition

A preparation guide for the Texas Elementary Comprehensive TExES exam, this concise manual offers an organized view of all content areas tested, extensive content coverage, practice questions, ideas for teaching, and study skills and hints.

Features:

• Each chapter is devoted to a specific content area that is tested in the Generalist TExES exam. Students only need this one study guide to prepare for the entire test!
• Assessment standards are discussed in every chapter, ensuring clear and concise organization for studying.
• Every chapter offers practice questions with answer discussion to familiarize students with the TExES Content Areas Exam format while testing their progress.
• Professionals who both teach Generalist TExES test preparation courses and assess the test wrote the book.
• Each chapter begins with an overview of the standard the chapter covers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon (October 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321076761
• ISBN-13: 978-0321076762
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is all you need to pass TExES Content EC-4 test!, April 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Preparing for the Texas PreK-4 Teacher Certification: A Guide to the Comprehensive TExES Content Areas Exam (Paperback)

I purchased this book shortly before taking the TExES Content Area Test (EC-4) and I passed it the first time! This book summarizes all the information needed to pass the test. Best of all, the book gives you sample questions and then explains why each answer is correct or incorrect... teaching you how to answer the test questions successfully. This book is a Must!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Preparation Guide Even For The 4-8 Generalist Test!, March 17, 2006

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Anna "Mommy & Teacher" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing for the Texas PreK-4 Teacher Certification: A Guide to the Comprehensive TExES Content Areas Exam (Paperback)

I took the TExES 4-8 generalist exam and couldn't find ANYTHING worth buying to help me prepare for the exam. A friend let me borrow her copy of this book. Even though it is written for those taking the EC-4 generalist exam, it has an EXCELLENT outline of U.S., Texas, and World history. This information helped me remember facts that I had long since forgotten. There was also some information relating to ELA that I found helpful when taking the test. The math and science sections in this book probably won't help you much on the 4-8 test, as those are tested at a much more difficult level than EC-4. I would recommend using 7th/8th grade science and math textbooks to help you study for those portions of the 4-8 test. However, this book is a great resource for SS and ELA!!

BTW - I passed my test. :)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!, February 24, 2005

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Krissi (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing for the Texas PreK-4 Teacher Certification: A Guide to the Comprehensive TExES Content Areas Exam (Paperback)

I can't say enough about how great this book is. I have been in an EC-4 alternative certification program for only a month and a half and I just passed the Texes EC-4 content exam on my first try--and it's all because of this book! It includes practice questions for all content areas and offers explanations about right and wrong answers. The book is set up in a way that makes studying easy. Don't waste your time with any other study guides!!