Research Guides: Education: Teacher Certification

On Reserve

What's On Reserve in the Library?
You will find several copies of study guides to prepare for essential teacher certification exams, including the VCLA, Praxis Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary & Special Education, and Praxis II Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001).

On Reserve: Study Guides

Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment Secrets Study Guide by VCLA Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor)
Call Number: LB1772.V8 V56 2019
ISBN: 9781627331814
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
The library has five copies of this title on Reserve. Each of these can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
An additional copy is available in our Reference Collection. This copy cannot be taken from the library.
Praxis Teaching Reading - Elementary (5205) Secrets Study Guide by Matthew Bowling (Editor)
Call Number: LB1762 .B69 P7 2022
ISBN: 9781516712168
Publication Date: 2019-09-25
The library has three copies of this title on Reserve. Each of these can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis® Teaching Reading Elementary 5205 by Kathleen Jasper
Call Number: LB1762 .J37 P7 2021
ISBN: 9798493078934
Publication Date: 2021-10-09
The library has three copies of this title on Reserve. Each of these can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis II Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) by Kathleen Jasper
Call Number: LB1766.P73 J37 2020
ISBN: 9798613533251
Publication Date: 2020-02-13
The library has five copies of this title on Reserve. Each of these can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
An additional copy is available in our Reference Collection. This copy cannot be taken from the library.
CliffsNotes Praxis Reading for Virginia Educators by Jane R. Burstein; Diane E. Kern
Call Number: LB1763.V8 B87 2021
ISBN: 9780358161455
Publication Date: 2020-12-15
The library has five copies of this title on Reserve. Each of these can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
An additional copy is available in our Reference Collection. This copy cannot be taken from the library.
Praxis II Art Content Knowledge (5134) Exam Secrets Study Guide by Praxis II Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor)
Call Number: LB1766.P72 P72 2022
ISBN: 9781630942441
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis II Biology Content Knowledge (5235) by Glen Moulton
Call Number: QH316 .M68 2015
ISBN: 9780544445246
Publication Date: 2015-07-21
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for 14 days.
Praxis Biology Content Knowledge 5235 Study Guide by J. G. Cox
Call Number: QH316 .P73 2018
ISBN: 9781637980279
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis Chemistry Content Knowledge (5245) Study Guide by Cirrus
Call Number: LB2367.75 .P737 2020
ISBN: 9781635309584
Publication Date: 2020-10-16
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis II Earth and Space Sciences Content Knowledge (5571) Exam Secrets Study Guide by Praxis II Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor)
Call Number: LB1762 .P74 2022
ISBN: 9781610726238
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for 14 days.
Praxis II Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge (5571) Exam by Educational Testing Group
Call Number: LB1762 .P74 2018
ISBN: 9781983021732
Publication Date: 2018-02-20
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for 14 days.
Praxis II English Language Arts Content Knowledge (5038) Study Guide by Cox
Call Number: LB1766.P73 E54 2022
ISBN: 9781637982464
Publication Date: 2022-06-19
The library has two copies of this title on Reserve. They can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
PRAXIS 5165 Mathematics - Test Taking Strategies by Jcm-praxis Test Preparation Group
Call Number: QA43 .P73 2021
ISBN: 9781649266002
Publication Date: 2021-09-29
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis Mathematics (5165) : Secrets Study Guide : Exam Review and Practice Test for the Praxis Subject Assessments by Mometrix Exam Secrets Test Prep Team
Call Number: QA43 .P73 2022
ISBN: 9781516720293
Publication Date: 2022
The library has two copies of this title on Reserve. They can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis II Music Content Knowledge (5113) Exam Secrets Study Guide by Praxis II Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor)
Call Number: MT9.P73 M87 2021
ISBN: 9781610726986
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
The library has two copies of this title on Reserve. They can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis Music Content Knowledge Practice Questions : Practice Tests and Exam Review for the Praxis Subject Assessments by Mometrix
Call Number: MT.P73 M87 2022
ISBN: 9781516715701
Publication Date: 2022
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis Social Studies Content Knowledge 5081 Test Prep by Tpb Publishing
Call Number: LB2367.75 .P7395 2020
ISBN: 9781628457681
Publication Date: 2020-09-09
The library has three copies of this title on Reserve. They can be borrowed for up to 14 days.
Praxis II Spanish World Language (5195) Exam Secrets Study Guide by Praxis Ii Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor)
Call Number: LB1762 .P747 2022
ISBN: 9781630945152
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
The library has one copy of this title on Reserve. It can be borrowed for up to 14 days.

Videos | Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)

240 Tutoring: Praxis®️ Teaching Reading (5205) Study Guide + Practice Questions
This video prepares you for the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) exam by covering what's on the exam and how to study for it, the concepts that are most likely to be on the test, and some practice questions.
Kathleen Jasper: Praxis | Reading Specialist | Teaching Reading | Fab 5 of Reading
In this video, Dr Jasper goes through the FAB 5 of reading, which are the emergent skills reading teachers focus on when helping students reach comprehension. This video will help you study for the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) exam, as well as other reading exams.
The FAB 5 of reading are: 1) Phonemic Awareness, 2) Phonics, 3) Phonological Awareness, 4) Vocabulary, and 5) Comprehension.
Kathleen Jasper: Praxis Teaching Reading 5205 | Constructed Response
In this video, Jasper goes over the constructed-response section of the Teaching Reading 5205 exam.
Kathleen Jasper: Teaching Reading 5205 Webinar
This online webinar with Kathleen Jasper was streamed live on Oct 9, 2021. With a total runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes, it's a long video, so you may want to view it in multiple shorter viewing sessions.

Prepare Online: VCLA (Virginia Communication & Literacy Assessment)

Take advantage of these free online resources to help you prepare for the VCLA.

VCLA Study Guide
This Pearson Education site provides links to the VCLA study guide sections, in PDF format. Guide includes the Test Blueprint and sample test questions for the reading and writing subtests.
VCLA Practice Tests
This Pearson Education site offers free practice tests for both the reading and the writing exams.

Prepare Online: Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)

Take advantage of these free online resources to help you prepare for the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) exam.

Praxis Study Companion
This online study companion from ETS Praxis helps you to review study topics, develop a study plan, and offers advice and success strategies. Includes sample test questions.

Praxis Study Plan | Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
Download this MS Word document to guide you in developing your own personal plan for success on the exam.
Clicking the link above will trigger an automatic download of the MS Word document [filename: Praxis_5205_studyplan.docx]. Check your Downloads folder for the file.

Prepare Online: Praxis Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary & Special Education (5306)

Study Companion.
This online guide to the test from ETS includes tips & strategies for success, as well as sample test questions.