Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood (0621 and 5621) Exam Secrets Study Guide: Praxis II Test Review for the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)

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Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood (0621) Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching - Early Childhood Exam
• A breakdown of students as learners
• A guide to the instructional process
  
• An analysis of assessment
• An examination of professional development, leadership and community
• 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 Educational Testing Service (ETS) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Students as Learners section includes:

• Sensorimotor period of cognitive development
• Conservation
• Sensory, concrete, and centration characteristics of cognitive development
• Physical development and brain growth
• Progress in the typical motor development of young children
• Nature-nurture interaction
  
• Periods of communication development
• Shared reading of books
• Phonics instruction
• External and internal variables

The Instructional Process section includes:

• Genetic and environmental influences
• Research-supported observations about genetic and biological influences
• Sleep; Hygiene; and Exercise
• Cultures and cultural values
• Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS)
• Montessori Method
• Direct Instruction method
• Emergent literacy vs. reading readiness
• Integrated curriculum
• Learning Theories

The Assessment section includes:

• Formal and Informal assessment instruments
• Formal and informal observations
• Interviews
• Content validity
• Elements of applying assessment results to planning instruction
• Internal consistency

The Professional Development, Leadership and Community section includes:

• Professionalism and professional responsibility
• Legal responsibilities of EC professionals
  
• Interactions with other adults in the learning environment
• Confidentiality of records
• Medical care and treatment
• Custody issues

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood 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."