***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the ABCTE English Language Arts test. The ABCTE English Language Arts Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. ABCTE English Language Arts Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the ABCTE English Language Arts Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the ABCTE English Language Arts Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. ABCTE English Language Arts Exam Secrets Study Guide includes: A detailed overview of the ABCTE English Language Arts Exam - An in-depth look at interpretation of literary texts - A breakdown of vocabulary - An analysis of interpretation of expository texts - A full study of standard English language conventions - An extensive review of speech - A guide to writing strategies and applications - An examination of research strategies - A thorough review of instructional knowledge and professional skills - Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Interpretation of Literary Texts section covers: Poetry - Comedy - Tragedy - Literary theme - Poets The Vocabulary section covers: Syntax - Figures of speech - Word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to help determine meanings of words - Context clues to help determine meanings of words The Interpretation of Expository Texts section covers: Making inferences about informational text - Technical material for non-technical readers - Use of rhetoric - Logical fallacy - Author s argument in argumentative writing The Standard English Language Conventions section covers: Dialect - Sentences - Drawbacks to wordprocessing spell checkers The Speech section covers: Media - Educational benefits of digital media - Newspapers - Whole-class learning circles - Teaching strategies to encourage discussion The Writing Strategies and Applications section covers: Writing forms - Letters - Paragraphs - Coherence vs. cohesion The Research Strategies section covers: Primary and secondary sources - Literature review - Citing sources - Incorporating outside sources The Instructional Knowledge and Professional Skills section covers: SSBI classroom teaching approach - Research findings about vocabulary instruction - Informative/explanatory writing - Research-based assessment techniques These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the ABCTE English Language Arts Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language. Our Study Guide for the ABCTE Test Is Unlike Any Other If you'd like to get the ABCTE test score you deserve, to quit worrying about whether your score on the ABCTE test is "good enough," and to beat the test taking game, then this might be the most important message you read this year. Our comprehensive study guide for the ABCTE test is written by our ABCTE test experts, who painstakingly researched the topics and the concepts that you need to know to do your best on the ABCTE test. Our original research into the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) Exam, offered by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE), reveals the specific content areas and the essential skills that are critical for you to know on the ABCTE test. We've taken the information and developed a study guide that is guaranteed to help you be successful on the ABCTE test. Regardless of which ABCTE test you have to take- you have come to the right place. Here you will find everything you need to know in order to be successful and get your certification. Now, we know you may be skeptical, so let us give you three good reasons we can back up what we claim: The Three Reasons To Believe What We Say The First Reason: Our company's name is Mometrix Test Preparation, and we have a team of standardized test researchers who have worked on developing our study guide for the ABCTE test. The standards for who gets to work on the team are very strict- we demand the best for our customers, and only those who met our exacting standards made the cut. The dedicated research staff have years of combined experience in mastering the content and skills necessary to suc