CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: Education of Exceptional Students (0353, 0382, 0542, 0544) (Cliffsnotes),   ISBN:9780470238448

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I took the Praxis II for special education early in Jan '10 and I have to say I was really blown away by how little the test material for the Core Content Knowledge exam (0353) was covered by this Cliff Notes test prep. Fortunately, being a sped veteran teacher for 10 years gave me what I needed to know to feel confident that I passed the test. To be fair, some of the background knowledge for the 2004 update of IDEA was useful, but it might have been 3 out of 60 questions total. I chose this one for the price, and while I don't know how the other test preps compare, I do have buyer's remorse. I spent many hours studying things in this booklet and got very little in return based on the actual test. I want those hours of my life back.

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I read the introduction section, the 0353 section, took the practice test and read the section in the back of the book. After taking the 0353 section of the Praxis II. I feel that this book was not worth buying and wasting your time studying, unless for a warm up. There was a fair amount of content in the book which was not on the test. The study book is well organized and breaks information into a very understandable current special edu. material. I did learn somethings from reading this book. In short if you have no clue about special education and you are taking section 0353. I think this would be good buy because it does highlight basic principles which the test is based on. Other wise unless for a refresher or warm up for the test. I do not think it is worth the purchase.

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I have not been able to use this book yet, but from what I have read and heard, it sounds like a good book to use preparing for the Praxis test.

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Compared to the previous version's bulkyness, this text is a bout half it's size and easy to read.

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This book was really helpful in providing tips and great information for testing. In addition, the book worked great at preparing me for the test in providing practice questions and answers with specific reasoning behind the correct answer.