PRAXIS CORE STUDY GUIDE FOR TEACHERS

1. Key Ideas and Details



2. Craft, Structure and Language Skills



3. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

1. Focus only on what is in the passage
2. Don't try to understand the passage thoroughly
3. Don't get caught up in the details
4. Don't treat everypart of the passage as equally important

1. Read the passage
2. Decode the question
3. Research the detail
4. Predict the answer and evaluate the answer choices

Kaplan Praxis Prep Praxis® prep 2017-2018. (2017). New York: Kaplan Publishing.

1. Key Number and Quantity



2. Algebra and Functions



3. Geometry



4. Statistics and Probability

1. Manage your time
2. Skip and guess strategically

1. Read through the question
2. Do it now or guess
3. Look for the fastest approach

Kaplan Praxis Prep Praxis® prep 2017-2018. (2017). New York: Kaplan Publishing.

1. Ability to Read



2. Locating and Correcting Grammatical Errors



3. Essay Writing

1. Usage questions
2. Sentence correction questions
3. Revision in context questions
4. Research skills questions

How to Approach the Praxis Essays:

1. Your control of language is important
2. It's better to keep things simple
3. Minor grammatical flaws won't kill you
4. Keep sight of your goal

3 Step Method for Usage and Sentence Correction:

1. Read through the sentence, listening for a mistake
2. Identify the error
3. Check the answer choices

5 Step Method for Praxis Essays:

1. Digest the issue or source texts and prompt
2. Select the points you will make
3. Organize
4. Write
5. Proofread

Kaplan Praxis Prep Praxis® prep 2017-2018. (2017). New York: Kaplan Publishing.