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PRAXIS II Education of Exceptional Students: Severe to Profound Disabilities Exam

The PRAXIS II Education of Exceptional Students: Severe to Profound Disabilities Exam is taken by candidates interested in teaching severely to profoundly disabled students at any grade level. The exam is composed of five brief-response essay questions. Candidates have one hour to complete the exam.

The Characteristics of Learners section of the exam covers etiology; medical complications; available support services, and psychological, social, and emotional characteristics of severely and profoundly disabled students at any grade level.

The Assessment section of the exam covers modification of available assessment tools and approaches to suit the needs in individual students, application of assessment data, and assessment interpretation.

The Curriculum and Instruction section of the exam covers curriculum selection, development and evaluation appropriate for disabled students; integration of associated services; available community resources; development and application of IEPs, team creation and collaboration with personnel and students' family members.

The Structuring and Managing the Learning and Environment section of the exam covers record keeping, the execution of behavior management strategies, conflict resolution, problem solving, and serving the medical requirements of severely to profoundly disabled students.

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