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

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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!

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. :)

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!!

This book is extremely helpful in passing the TExES content area test for EC-4th. Interesting read!!!! Every chapter deals with one of the domains and under each domain chapter it explains the standards in detail. It also provides practice questions that give you an explaination of why the answer is right and why the other choices are wrong. Their are also very helpful definitions especially in the language arts domain that are extremely beneficial.

Has very useful ideas for teaching as well as study skills and hints.

This book is wonderful! It explains everything you need to know for the exam and offers helpful insights to why a certain answer is right or why a certain answer is wrong. I passed my exam on the first try. This book is a must buy!

This is an excellent, thorough guide to help you prepare for the EC-4 TExES. I looked at several books, but felt like this one had the best information. Though there is not a full practice test, there are practice questions throughout, which are just as (if not more)helpful. Each answer is explained fully (not only why answer A is correct, but why B, C, and D are incorrect).

Several professors contributed to the text, and I know that many others choose it as required reading for their courses.

I made a very high score on the exam, and I owe that score in part to this guide.

This is the BEST book ever. I studied this almost exclusively taking notes and passed the exam first time with a 282/300 score. This is a MUST HAVE item. You need to take it chapter by chapter instead of as a whole (it's easier to process).

Janice Nath's book is the first textbook I actually read cover to cover. I not only passed the test on my first attempt with a 284 but I learned things I hope to use in my future classroom. The book is set up in sections based on the content areas covered in the test and gives an excellent review of the overwhelming amount of information a grade school teacher needs to know to be an effective teacher. I was really at a loss to know where to start studying for this test as the subject matter was so diverse. This textbook gave me direction. I got it only two weeks prior to taking the test and read every page. If you choose to purchase the book I hope you enjoy it just as much and good luck on the test. In fact I liked it so much I just wrote my first review on Amazon so others nervous about taking the test will get the help they need. :)

This is the best study guide to pass the EC-4 test. It has lots of details. Only thing is there is no practice test at the end. There are preactice questions throughout the book though. I bought this along with the CLIFFs book for this test CLIFFs book has 2 practice tests and wasn't bad for the money. But this book is the one you should buy to pass the test. It is well worth the money.

I recommend this book if you are preparing for the Texes Certification Test, it is an excellent guide, has practice questions.Excellent Book.