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

by Nath, Janice L.; Ramsey, John M.

• ISBN13: 9780321076762
• ISBN10: 0321076761
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Study Skills and Other Helpful Hints	1	(15)
CYNTHIA G. HENRY AND JANI CE L. NATH
Several Months before the EC-4 Generalist	2	(2)
Several Weeks before the EC-4 Generalist	4	(2)
Two Weeks before the EC-4 Generalist	6	(2)
One Week before the EC-4 Generalist	8	(3)
The Night before the EC-4 Generalist	11	(1)
The Day of the EC-4 Generalist	12	(2)
Summary	14	(1)
About the Authors	15	(1)
DOMAIN I ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING
2 Preparing to Teach Language Arts and Reading	16	(72)
LAVERLA F. HUTCHISON AND ELEANORE S. TYSON
Standard I (Oral language)	17	(11)
Standard II (Phonological and Phonemic Awareness)	28	(5)
Standard III (Alphabetic Principle)	33	(4)
Standard IV (Literacy Development and Practice)	37	(6)
Standard V (Word Analysis and Decoding)	43	(5)
Standard VI (Reading Fluency)	48	(4)
Standard VII (Reading Comprehension)	52	(16)
Standard VIII (Development of Written Communication)	68	(5)
Standard IX (Writing Conventions)	73	(4)
Standard X (Assessment and Instruction of Developing Literacy)	77	(5)
Summary	82	(1)
Glossary	83	(2)
References	85	(2)
About the Authors	87	(1)
DOMAIN II MATHEMATICS
3 Preparing to Teach Mathematics	88	(61)
NORENE VATL LOWERY, RENA M. SHULL, AND CHARLES E. LAMB
An Overview of Mathematics Today	89	(1)
Introduction to the Mathematics Standards	90	(4)
Standards I, VI, and VIII (Assessment)	94	(7)
Standards I (Number Concepts) and II (Patterns and Algebra)	101	(7)
Standards III (Geometry and Measurement) and IV (Probability and Statistics)	108	(9)
Standards V (Mathematical Processes) and VI (Mathematical Perspectives)	117	(4)
Discussion	121	(3)
Summary	124	(5)
Appendix 3.1 More Practice Questions	129	(5)
Appendix 3.2 Mathematics Manipulatives	134	(2)
Appendix 3.3 Content Practice Test	136	(4)
Appendix 3.4 Geometric Formulas and Measurement Units	140	(1)
Appendix 3.5 Terminology	141	(4)
References	145	(1)
Resources	146	(1)
About the Authors	147	(2)
DOMAIN III SOCIAL STUDIES
4 Preparing to Teach Social Studies	149	(73)
TRENIA WALKER
Standards I, II, and III	151	(9)
Standards IV (History) and X (Science, Technology, and Society)	160	(31)
Standards V and IX (Geography and Culture)	191	(12)
Standards VI, VII, and VIII (Economics, Government, and Citizenship)	203	(17)
Summary	220	(1)
References	220	(1)
About the Author	221	(1)
DOMAIN IV SCIENCE
5 Preparing to Teach Science	222	(35)
MARY WINGFIELD
Standard I (Science Instruction)	223	(3)
Standard II (Using Science Tools and Technologies)	226	(7)
Standard III (Science Inquiry)	233	(4)
Standard IV (Teaching Science)	237	(3)
Standard V (Assessment)	240	(1)
Standard VI (History and Nature Science)	241	(2)
Standard VII (Personal and Social Decision Making)	243	(1)
Standard VIII (Physical Science)	244	(4)
Standard IX (Life Science)	248	(3)
Standard X (Earth and Space Science)	251	(2)
Standard XI	253	(1)
A TExES Science Lesson	254	(2)
References	256	(1)
Information Resources	256	(1)
About the Author	256	(1)
DOMAIN V FINE ARTS, HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
6 Preparing to Teach Art	257	(30)
SARA WILSON MCKAY
TEKS-Related Correlations	258	(1)
Standard I (Perception in Art)	259	(4)
Standard II (Creative Expression in Art)	263	(4)
Standard III (Appreciation of Art Histories and Diverse Cultures)	267	(6)
Standard IV (Analysis, Interpretation, and Evaluation of Art)	273	(3)
Standard V (Cognitive and Artistic Development)	276	(9)
Summary	285	(1)
References	285	(1)
About the Author	286	(1)
7 Preparing to Teach Music	287	(62)
JANICE L. NATH
Standard I (Visual and Aural Knowledge)	288	(20)
Standard II (Singing and Playing)	308	(1)
Standard III (Music Notation)	309	(1)
Standard V (Texas and American Music History)	310	(11)
Standard VI (Evaluating Musical Performances)	321	(4)
Standard VII (Planning and Implementing Effective Music Lessons)	325	(17)
Standard IX (Assessment)	342	(3)
Standard X (Professional Responsibilities)	345	(2)
Summary	347	(1)
About the Author	348	(1)
8 Preparing to Teach Health and Physical Education	349	(38)
MEL E. FINKENBERG, JANICE L. NATH, AND JOHN RAMSEY
Standards I and II (Health)	351	(18)
Standards I-VI (Physical Education)	369	(15)
Summary	384	(1)
References	384	(1)
Suggested Readings	385	(1)
About the Authors	385	(2)
Author Index	387	(2)
Subject Index	389