Early Childhood Education

Praxis I Core Academic Skills Resources:

ETS Resources:

Prepare for aPraxisTest: Strategy and Tips

Praxis 1 Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)

Study Companion (PDF)

Study Plan (Word)

Praxis 1 Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)

Study Companion (PDF)

Study Plan (Word)

Praxis 1 Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)

■Study Companion (PDF)

■Study Plan (Word)

■Khan Academy videos and exercises (PDF)— The Praxis Program has identified videos and exercises available atwww.khanacademy.orgto support test preparation for the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics assessment. Each topic that the test covers is mapped to a video or exercise that may help you prepare to answer questions related to that topic.

Other Free Praxis 1 Study Websites:
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Ultimate Guide
Study Guide Zone
4Test Free Practice Tests
Teachers Test Prep
Study.com
Mometrix Test Preparation
Test Guide
Practice Quiz

Apps

Praxis Core Pocket Prep

The app is free to download, but there are in-app purchases to upgrade your study materials. The free version includes 74 practice questions with answer explanations. It is available for both Apple and Android devices.

Praxis Test Prep from Study.com

This free app is available for Apple and Android devices. Watch short, engaging video lessons created by our subject matter experts to help you learn even the most difficult concepts. Take quizzes and practice tests, created to match the exam content, to help you master the material on the Praxis you need.

Magoosh Praxis Core Flashcards

This free app is available for Apple and Android devices will help you study for the Praxis Reading, Writing and Math by teaching you key concepts with flashcards

Clinical Practice and Experience

Clinical placement application overview

Students who have met the requirements to be admitted into the Education Department will also be required to complete a variety of clinical experiences. The classroom field observations are an integral part of the teacher preparation program. This provides the student with the opportunity to experience effective instruction by observing different teaching styles in diverse environments. Students will be responsible for securing their own placement for some observation requirements; the Coordinator of Clinical Experience and Practice will coordinate other field hours. Clinical experience culminates in the students’ final two semesters as they complete their clinical internship (student teaching).

• A current Mantoux test (Tuberculosis (PPD) Screening) is required for anyone working with students in schools.

It is strongly recommended:

• Students complete a Criminal History Review (fingerprinting) through the New Jersey Department of Education.

Courses requiring field placement observation hours
For admission into an educator preparation program (EDC 330), students must pass (or be exempt from) the Core Academic Skills for Educators Praxis exam #5751 (consisting of three subtests, 5712, Reading; 5722, Writing; 5732, Math).See Praxis Resources.

Code	Course	Hours
EDC 202	Teaching as a Profession	10
EDC 217	Family and Community	10
EDC 316	Childhood Development and Learning	10
EDC 330	介绍to Curriculum Design I	10
EDC 318	Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment	10
EDC 336	介绍to Educational Technology	10
EDC 320	Educating the Child with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom	10
EDC 342	Early Childhood Environments and Assessments	10
EDC 321	Developing Literacy Across the Grades	10
EDC 410	Clinical Practice I	120
EDC 412	Clinical Practice II	360

Field placement application forms

Students will complete theField Application Request Formfor placements coordinated by the Office of Clinical Experience and Practice. Forms are due bySeptember 15for the following spring semester andFebruary 15for the following fall semester.

Students are responsible for securing their own placements for certain courses and are required to submit aClinical Field Verification FormbyOctober 1(Fall Semester) andMarch 1(Spring Semester).

The Clinical Experience Attendance LogandCooperating Teacher Evaluation Formare to be submitted to the Professor two weeks prior to the end of the semester.

Clinical Intern (Student Teaching) requirements

The clinical intern experience is designed so the student, when possible, spends two consecutive semesters with the same class and cooperating teacher. During the first semester the clinical intern will observe a minimum of 120 hours in the classroom and teach four lessons that will be observed by a college supervisor and three by the cooperating teacher. The clinical intern will spend the second semester entirely in the classroom gradually taking over all the instructional responsibilities. The intern will be observed six times by the college supervisor and four times by the cooperating teacher. The clinical interns will also participate in the Clinical I and II Seminars one evening per week where they will reflect on their experience and prepare their final portfolio.No other courses can be taken during the final semester of student teaching without the approval of the Coordinator of the Education Department.