GACE Special Education General Curriculum Secrets Study Guide: GACE Test Review for the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators

by Mometrix

Overview

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the GACE Special Education General Curriculum test.

The GACE Special Education General Curriculum is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. GACE Special Education General Curriculum Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the GACE Special Education General Curriculum Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the GACE Special Education General Curriculum Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

GACE Special Education General Curriculum Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review of the GACE Special Education General Curriculum
• A breakdown of planning the learning environment and social interactions
• An extensive review of instruction
• An in-depth look at development and characteristics of learners
• A guide to assessment
• An analysis of foundations and professional responsibilities
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Planning the Learning Environment and Social Interactions section covers:

• Impact of teacher's attitudes and behaviors on student achievement outcomes
• Icebreakers to use to get acquainted with high school students
• Physical education for disabled students
• Crisis intervention and prevention

The Instruction section covers:

• Accommodations for students with trouble understanding oral presentations
• Accommodations students may need for providing text answers
• ADLs and task analysis
• Transition planning and indicator 13

The Development and Characteristics of Learners section covers:

• Piaget's stages of cognitive development
• Early language development
• Impact of families
• Gabapentin

The Assessment section covers:

• Reliability and validity
• Cut score
• Modified assessments of students with special needs on standardized test
• Technological development of portfolio assessments

The Foundations and Professional Responsibilities section covers:

• Screening to identify students who need special education services
• Legally required information in IEP
• History of disabilities and special education
• Collaboration between special educators and general educators

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the GACE Special Education General Curriculum Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual GACE Special Education General Curriculum Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013071797
Publisher:	Mometrix Media LLC
Publication date:	08/29/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	835 KB