Research Guides: Education Research Guide: Test Prep for Certification

English, Language Arts, & Reading (ELAR) Certification Resources

The following resources will help you prep for the ELAR Exams 4-8 (#113) and 7-12 (#231):

Inside Out, Third Edition by Dan Kirby; Dawn Latta Kirby; Tom Liner
ISBN: 0325005885
See: Chapter 8 – Responding to Student Writing and Chapter 9 Revising Writing
Engaged in Learning by James Strickland; Kathleen Strickland
ISBN: 0867095024
See: Chapter 4 "Writing Workshop" and
Figure 1-2 "Contrasting Models of Education" – Transmission vs. Transactional
The English Teacher's Companion by Jim Burke
ISBN: 9780325011394
See: "Responding to Student Writers" (p. 200)
How's It Going? by Carl Anderson
ISBN: 032500224X
See: Chapter 2, "Teacher's Role in the Conference" – focuses on spoken interactions, but there are a lot of examples, and the goals of written feedback are the same – motivating & enabling revision.

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Educator Certification: College of Education and Human Development
This is where you should start if you plan on entering the Educator Certification program at TAMU-CC. The COEHD details the certification process for the undergraduate degree & certification, Alternative Certification of Educators (ACE), and Master's and Certification Program (MAC).
TExES Exam Details
A go-to resource for details on getting certified! This will take you through the pre-prep and registration process for certification while connecting you to the right contacts.
Office of Academic Testing
The Office of Academic Testing at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi serves the student population and the Coastal Bend community with their testing needs. The office is charged with ensuring that undergraduate students meet the requirements set forth by the Texas Success Initiative.

Texas Education Agency: Educator Testing
Descriptions and information about the testing program for the certification of educators state-wide.
Texas Educator Certification Examination Program
Beginning September 1, 2018, Pearson became the testing vendor for the Texas educator certification program. They administer the following tests: TExES, TExMaT, TASC, and TASC-ASL.
Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) Test Prep Manuals on the ETS Site
Each manual features a list of the domains and competencies that will be tested, strategies for answering multiple-choice questions, and sample test questions and an answer key with rationales.
Texas Educator Certification Examination Program - Preparation Materials
Includes materials by exam. "Only Texas Educator Certification Examination Program exam study materials endorsed by Texas Education Agency (TEA)."

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Create a LearningExpress account to access test preperation materials. Once logging in, simply type TExES into the LearningExpress search box. TExES (Texas Examinations of Educator Standards) exams must be taken in order to be certified to teach in Texas. You can find practice tests that offer prep questions you can expect to see on the TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12 test.

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An interactive online learning platform that provides practice tests for TExES Core Subjects and PPR. Create a LearningExpress account to access test preparation materials. You can find practice tests by entering the name of the test in the search box.