TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) Secrets Study Guide: TExES Test Review for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards;

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The TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough and detailed overview of bilingual education for Texas educators.
• An analysis of the foundations of bilingual education.
• An in-depth look at language acquisition and development.
• A review of development and assessment of literacy and biliteracy.
• A breakdown of content area instruction.
• 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 Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Foundations of Bilingual Education section covers:

• Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
• Modification guidelines for STAAR-M provided by the TEA
• Bilingual Education Act
• Myths related to bilingual education
• Importance of a native language

The Language Acquisition and Development section covers:

• Bilingual education models
• Monolingual vs. bilingual educators
• Assessing ESL students’ English-language proficiency
• Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental theory
• Skinner’s Behaviorist theory
• Constructivism
• Fundamental Difference Hypothesis

The Development and Assessment of Literacy and Biliteracy section covers:

• Content standards
• Performance standards
• Technical quality of assessments
• Assessment station
• Individual assessments
• Group assessments
• Performance contracts
• Preparing tests

The Content Area Instruction section covers:

• Components of language
• Reading tests
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Pronunciation problems
• Phonics
• Guided oral reading strategy

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental 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 TExES (164) Bilingual Education Supplemental Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.