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PRAXIS II Special Education: Application of Core Principles across Categories of Disability Exam

The PRAXIS II Special Education: Application of Core Principles across Categories of Disability Exam is taken by candidates interested in teaching special education at any grade level, including preschool. The exam contains 50 multiple choice questions: 10 questions cover Professional Issues and Literature, 10 questions cover Management of the Learning Environment, 10 questions cover Assessment, 10 questions cover Instruction, and 10 questions cover curriculum. Candidates have one hour to complete the exam.

The Professional Issues and Literature section of the exam covers professional literature, transition planning for students, classroom teaching assistants, consulting with appropriate parties, and the teacher's role in the multidisciplinary team.

The Managing the Learning Environment section of the exam covers classroom management and organization, behavior management, parent and teacher communication, student and teacher communication, documentation, transitions from one lesson or activity to another, lighting, seating, staff and student attitudes, consistency, rules, expectations, strategies for positive interactions with staff and students, behavioral interventions, target behaviors, consequent events, data collection methods.

The Assessment section of the exam covers preparation of written reports and communication; the IEP/ITP; monitoring instruction; interpretation of specialized and standardized tests; and selection, construction, and modification of formal and informal assessments.

The Instruction section of the exam covers instructional implementation, the components and format of instruction, selection of appropriate methods and strategies, IEP implementation, instructing students in specific areas to include study skills, daily living skills, vocational skills, social skills, academics, reinforcement, questioning, demonstration, modeling, small group instruction, large group instruction, individualized instruction, behavioral analysis, learning styles, and drill and practice, task analysis, cooperative learning, behavioral analysis, learning styles and IEP implementation.

The Curriculum section of the exam covers technology use, diversity in the classroom, specialized materials and programs, and modification of the standard curriculum.

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