Praxis II Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood Exam
This exam is designed for individuals, who would like to teach special-education from grades preschool through first. You will be given two hours complete this 110 multiple choice question exam. There will be 28 questions regarding professional practice, 21 questions regarding community and family aspects, 17 questions regarding service planning and delivery, 16 questions regarding assessment, evaluation and eligibility criteria, 12 questions regarding disabling conditions, and 16 questions regarding human growth and development.
Professional Practice
This section of the exam will cover community resources, mainstreaming, integration, transitioning, and student placement. Questions regarding records management, research, ethical and philosophical issues, litigation and legislation and ethical issues will be included in this section of the exam.
Community and Family Aspects
This section of the exam will cover family support systems, community resources, parent training, family involvement, and issues impacting families of disabled children.
Service Planning and Delivery
This section of the exam will cover case management services from birth to five years, service delivery systems, caregiver programs, individualized educational programs, and individualized family service plans.
Assessment, Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria This section of the exam will cover the child’s environment, child and family assessment, diagnostic evaluations, service referrals, screening, and service implementation.
Disabling Conditions
This section of the exam will cover biological, genetic, environmental, prematurity, nutritional, and medical causes of disability. Questions regarding traumatic brain injury, developmental delays, and multiple disabilities will be included in this section of the exam. Your knowledge of hearing, speech and language disabilities, visual impairments, emotional disturbances, learning disabilities, physical impairments, and mental retardation will be assessed in this section of the exam.
Human Growth and Development
This section of the exam will cover normal and abnormal child development from conception through age 6. Questions will cover normal and abnormal emotional, social, motor, physical, language, and cognitive development.
