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A preparation guide for the Texas Elementary Comprehensive ExCET 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.
Contents
Every chapter begins with "Introduction" and concludes with "Summary," "References," and "About the Author(s)."1. Study Skills and Other Helpful Hints, Cynthia G. Henry and Janice L. Nath. Several Months Before the EC-4 Generalist.Several Weeks Before the EC-4 Generalist.Two Weeks Before the EC-4 Generalist.One Week Before the EC-4 Generalist.The Night Before the EC-4 Generalist.The Day of the EC-4 Generalist.2. Preparing to Teach Language Arts and Reading, Laveria F. Hutchison and Eleanore S. Tyson. Standard I: Oral Language.Standard II: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness.Standard III: Alphabetic Principle.Standard IV: Literacy Development and Practice.Standard V: Word Analysis and Decoding.Standard VI: Reading Fluency.Standard VII: Reading Comprehension, Research, and Comprehension Skills in the Content Areas.Standard VIII: Development of Written Communication.Standard IX: Writing Conventions.Standard X: Assessment and Instruction of Developing Literacy.Glossary.3. Preparing to Teach Mathematics; Norene Vail Lowery, Rena Shull, and Charles Lamb. An Overview of Mathematics Today.Standards I, VI, VIII.Standards I (Number Concepts) and II (Patterns and Algebra).Standards III (Geometry and Measurement) and IV (Probability and Statistics).Standards V (Mathematical Processes) and VI (Mathematical Perspectives).Summary Discussion.Snapshot of Teaching Mathematics.More Practice Questions.Manipulatives and Common Difficulties.Content Practice Test.Formulas.Glossary and Terminology.4. Preparing to Teach Social Studies, Trenia Walker. Standards I, II, and III.Standards IV and X (History and Science).Standards V and IX (Geography and Culture).Standards VI, VII, and VIII (Economics, Government, and Citizenship).5. Preparing to Teach Science, Mary Wingfield. Introduction to Science Education.Standard I.Standard II.Standard III.Standard IV.Standard V.Standard VI.Standard VII.Standard VIII (Physical Science).Standard IX (Life Science).Standard X (Earth and Space Science).Standard XI.A TExES Science Lesson.6. Preparing to Teach Art, Sara Wilson McKay. Introduction/Overview.Teks-Related Correlations.Standard I (Perception in Art).Standard II (Creative Expression in Art).Standard III (Appreciation of Art Histories and Diverse Cultures).Standard IV (Analysis, Interpretation, and Evaluation of Art).Standard V (Cognitive and Artistic Development).7. Preparing to Teach Music, Janice L. Nath. Standard I: Visual and Aural Knowledge.Standard II: Singing and Playing.Standard III: Music Notation.Standard IV: Texas and American Music History.Standard V: Evaluating Musical Performances.Standard VI: Planning and Implementing Effective Music Lessons.Standard VII: Assessment.Standard VIII: Professional Responsibilities.8. Preparing to Teach Health and Physical Education; Mel E. Finkenberg, Janice L. Nath, and John M. Ramsey. Standards I and II: Health.Standards I-IV: Physical Education.Suggested Readings.
