Table of Contents
About the Author vi
About the Contributing Authors vii
About REA x
Publisher's Acknowledgments x
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1
How to Use This Book + Online Prep 1
An Overview of the Test 2
TExES Core Subjects EC-6 Study Schedule 8
Chapter 2 Proven Test-Taking Strategies for TExES Core Subjects 11
Chapter 3 Subject Test I: English Language Arts and Reading (901) 15
ELA/Reading Diagnostic Test available online at rea.com/studycenter
Competency 001: Oral Language 15
Competency 002: Word Analysis and Identification Skills 28
Competency 003: Reading Fluency 41
Competency 004: Reading Comprehension and Applications 47
Competency 005: Vocabulary Development 66
Competency 006: Reading, Inquiry, and Research 70
Competency 007: Writing Conventions 76
Competency 008: Written Communication 79
Competency 009: Viewing and Representing 86
Competency 010: Assessment of Developing Literacy 89
Sources 100
Chapter 4 Subject Test II: Mathematics (902) 105
Mathematics Diagnostic Test available online at rea.com/studycenter
Competency 001: Mathematics Instruction 105
Competency 002: Number Concepts and Operations 123
Competency 003: Patterns and Algebra 136
Competency 004: Geometry and Measurement 146
Competency 005: Probability and Statistics 162
Competency 006: Mathematical Processes 166
Sources 172
Chapter 5 Subject Test III: Social Studies (903) 175
Social Studies Diagnostic Test available online at rea.com/studycenter
Competency 001: Social Science Instruction 175
Competency 002: History 193
Competency 003: Geography and Culture 242
Competency 004: Economics 258
Competency 005: Government and Citizenship 263
Sources 272
Chapter 6 Subject Test IV: Science (904) 275
Science Diagnostic Test available online at rea.com/studycenter
Competency 001: Laboratory Processes, Equipment, and Safety 276
Competency 002: History and Nature of Science 279
Competency 003: Impact on Science 291
Competency 004: Concepts and Processes 293
Competency 005: Students as Learners and Science Instruction 294
Competency 006: Science Assessment 296
Competency 007: Forces and Motion 297
Competency 008: Physical and Chemical Properties 298
Competency 009: Energy and Interactions 302
Competency 010: Energy Transformations and Conservation 306
Competency 011: Structure and Functions of Living Things 309
Competency 012: Reproduction and the Mechanisms of Heredity 317
Competency 013: Adaptations and Evolution 320
Competency 014: Organisms and the Environment 321
Competency 015: Structure and Function of Earth Systems 323
Competency 016: Cycles in Earth Systems 328
Competency 017: Energy in Weather and Climate 330
Competency 018: Solar System and the Universe 332
Sources 335
Chapter 7 Subject Test V: Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education (905) 337
Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education Diagnostic Test available online at rea.com/studycenter
Competency 001: Visual Arts 337
Competency 002: Music 350
Competency 003: Health 363
Competency 004: Physical Education 379
Competency 005: Theatre 389
Sources 402
TExES Core Subject Practice Test Battery 1 Also available online at: rea.com/studycenter
Practice Subject Test 1: English Language Arts and Reading 409
Answer Sheet 410
Answer Key 421
Detailed Answers 422
Practice Subject Test 1: Mathematics 431
Answer Sheet 432
Answer Key 440
Detailed Answers 441
Practice Subject Test 1: Social Studies 447
Answer Sheet 448
Answer Key 456
Detailed Answers 457
Practice Subject Test 1: Science 465
Answer Sheet 466
Answer Key 476
Detailed Answers 477
Practice Subject Test 1: Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education 487
Answer Sheet 488
Answer Key 495
Detailed Answers 496
TExES Core Subjects Practice Test Battery 2 Available online at: rea.com/studycenter
Practice Subject Test 2: English Language Arts and Reading
Practice Subject Test 2: Mathematics
Practice Subject Test 2: Social Studies
Practice Subject Test 2: Science
Practice Subject Test 2: Find Arts, Health, and Physical Education
Index 503
Self-Assessment Guides 517