PRAXIS II READINESS BENCHMARKS FOR TESTING Students and Faculty: The chart below is designed to provide guidance to students so that they can take the PRAXIS II exams at optimal times in their matriculation through the Teacher Preparation Academy. Please add to this as you see fit during your advisement sessions. A. PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING (PLT) Unless otherwise indicated*, for initial licensure, all students are required to take one of the four Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) tests in addition to their specialty area tests. (The Early Childhood PLT 30521 is now accepted by Tennessee). Follow the guidelines below: PRAXIS TEST READINESS 30521 Principles of Learning and Teaching P-4 155 after PDS or ECHD block incl 317 and 410(underg); after EDUC 513 or 514,520,521,522 (grad) 30522 Principles of Learning & Teaching K-6 155 after PDS or ECHD block incl 317 and 410(underg); after EDUC 513 or 514,520,521,522 (grad) 30523 Principles of Learning & Teaching 5-9 154 after PDS incl 306(underg); after EDUC 513 or 514,520,521,522 (grad) 30524 Principles of Learning & Teaching 7-12 159 after PDS incl 433(underg); after EDUC 513 or 514,520,521,522 (grad) PreK-3 must take #30521. Middle Grades (4-8) must take #30523. Special Ed Early Childhood PreK-1 should take #30522. Secondary 7-12 must take #30524. K-12 or PreK-12 may take any one of the four tests. School Counselor - no PLT test required* School Psychologist - no PLT test required* School Social Worker - no PLT test required* Speech/Language Pathologist – no PLT test required* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B. SPECIALTY AREA TESTS (for Initial Licensure or Additional Endorsement) PRAXIS TEST 480 ADMINISTRATOR 11010 School Leader Licensure Assessment READINESS 156 after all courses 427 ART 10133 Art: Content Knowledge And Choice of: 20132 Art: Content Traditions, Criticism (OR) 20131 Art: Art Making 150 ? 140 155 ? ? 415 BIOLOGY 20235 Biology: Content Knowledge (part 1)148 And Choice of: 30233 Biology: Content Essays 146 (OR) 30433 General Science: Content Essays 130 416 CHEMISTRY 20245 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 152 AND 10431 Gen Sci: Content Knowledge (part 1)145 BIOL 121, 122 BIOL 121, 122 Gen Ed Science CHEM 121,122,123,124 Gen Ed Science 467 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRE K 3* (Total of 6 exams required) *Students must take 4 of the 6 required exams before student teaching. Students may choose to take one of the following two combinations of four exams prior to student teaching. 30521,20201,10014,10021 OR 30521,20201,20353,10690. The remaining two must be completed to qualify for licensure. (See the addendum for prerequisites). 460 461 465 SPECIAL ED MODIF 20353 Educ of Excep Stud: Core Content 144 or ECHD block 10542 Educ of Exc Stud: Mild to Mod Dis 164 20201 Reading Acr the Curriculum:Elem 151 SPECIAL ED COMP 20353 Educ of Excep Stud: Core Content 144 10544 Educ of Exc Stud: Severe to Prof Dis 155 20201 Reading Acr the Curriculum:Elem 151 EDUC 209,309,315,400,PDS EDUC 318,319,330,425 EDUC 323 (underg) EDUC 562 (grad) EDUC 209,309,315,400 EDUC 330,425,426 EDUC 323 (underg) EDUC 562 (grad) SPECIAL ED/ECE/PreK-1 20353 Educ of Excep Stud: Core Content 144 EDUC 209,309,315,PDS or ECHD block (undergr) EDSP 545 (grad) 10690 SpecEd-PreSchl/ECE 560 EDUC 209,309,315,PDS or ECHD block (undergr) EDSP 546,547 (grad) 20201 Reading Acr the Curriculum:Elem 151 EDUC 323 (underg) EDUC 562 (grad) 418 424 407 EARTH SCIENCE 20571 Earth Science: Content Knowledge 146 10431 General Science: Content Part 1 145 GEOL GEOL ECONOMICS 10910 Economics 530 ECON 101,102 ENGLISH 10041 Lang,Lit.,Comp:Content Knowl 157 ENGL 205.206,307, Diversity Course,e.g. Eng 219,333,335,316) ENGL 229,450 AND 30043 Lang., Lit., Comp.: Pedagogy 490 411 422 423 419 421 410 ENGLISH 2nd LANG 20360 English as a Second Language 145 530 FRENCH 7-12 20173 French: Content Knowledge 160 10171 French: Productive Language Skills 165 ENGL 458,459 & Linguistics Advanced Grammar Cultural Activity or FREN 430 GEOGRAPHY 30920 Geography 580 GEOG 101,103(104 helpful) GOVERNMENT 10930 Government/Political Science 600 POLS 101/102&GenEd both HEALTH 20550 Health Education 570 HHP302,303,451,452 and 453 HISTORY 10941 World and US History 136 HIST 103,104,105 (World) HIST 203,204 (US) LATIN 7-12 10600 Latin 540 LAT 101,102,201,202 136 125 Calculus & Statistics EDUC 451 413 MATHEMATICS 10061 Mathematics: Content Knowledge AND 30065 Mathematics: Pedagogy 400 MIDDLE GRADES 4-8 20146 Middle School Content Knowledge 150 20201 Reading Acr the Curriculum: Elem 151 Gen ED courses EDUC 321 (underg) EDUC 562 (grad) 429 428 420 MUSIC (Instrumental) 10113 Music: Content Knowledge 30111 Music: Concepts and Processes 150 145 Music Methods Course MUSIC (Vocal) 10113 Music: Content Knowledge 30111 Music: Concepts and Processes 150 145 Music Methods Course PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10091 Physical Ed:Content Knowledge 152 101,201,209,317,318,330,404 & famil w/Analysis & Design 216,217,218 30092 Physical Ed:Movement Forms A&D 148 417 PHYSICS 10265 Physics: Content Knowledge AND 144 Choice of: 30262 Physics:Content Essays OR 135 30433 General Science:Content Essays 130 487 489 409 495 405 Note: SCHOOL COUNSELING PK -12 20420 School Guidance and Counseling (exempt from PLT) 580 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST 10400 School Psychologist (exempt from PLT) 590 PHYS103,104&300 lev crses PHYS103,104&300 lev crses PHYS103,104&300 lev crses SPANISH 7-12 10191 Spanish: Content knowledge 20192 Spanish: Prod Lang Skills 152 154 Advanced grammar Cultural Activity SPANISH K-12 10191 Spanish: Content knowledge 20192 Spanish: Prod Lang Skills 152 154 Advanced grammar Cultural Activity THEATRE 10640 Theatre 610 Candidates seeking licensure in Elementary Education K-8 (Endorsement Code 402) may choose the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) P-4 [#0521], Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) K-6 OR (PLT) 5-9 [#0523]. Candidates seeking licensure in K-12 or PreK-12 endorsements may choose PLT P-4 [#0521], PLT K-6 [#0522], (PLT) 5-9 [#0512] OR(PLT) 7-12 [#0524]. Note: Exemption from (PLT): Candidates for the following areas are only required to complete the appropriate Specialty Area Test: School Counselor PreK-12, School Psychologist, and Speech/Language Pathology. Note: Candidates who have already completed test modules specified for one science area, including Earth Science and General Science, will be required to take only the content knowledge exam for endorsement in an additional science area. Note: Two tests, (1) The Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge, and (2) Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary, apply to the following special education areas: modified program, comprehensive program, hearing, vision and preschool/early childhood. Note: The Special Education test 0353: Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge applies to the following Special Education areas: Modified Program, Comprehensive Program, and Special Education Preschool/Early Childhood. Candidates who are adding an endorsement in Special Education to a license that has an existing Special Education endorsement need to take only the Specialty Test for the Special Education area, not the Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (Test 0353). Candidates adding endorsements 460 Special Education Modified and 461 Special Education Comprehensive to a license with an existing Special Education endorsement are not required to take the core test. ADDENDUM PRAXIS II READINESS BENCHMARKS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PRE K – 3 DUAL LICENSURE In order to complete Checkpoint 3 and be assigned a student teaching placement all PreK-3 licensure candidates must complete all the Praxis II exams for either the ECE licensure or the ECSE licensure. Students must complete all Praxis II exams for both licensures to qualify for licensure and graduation. (see below) A. PreK-3: Early Childhood Education (ECE) Test Number and Name Required Score Readiness 0521 Principles of Learning and Teaching Preschool – 4th 155 0021 Education of Young Children 155 0201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary 0014 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 151 PDS or equivalent courses, plus ECHD 243, 347, 445, EDUC 209, 410 PDS or equivalent courses, plus ECHD 243, 347, 445 EDUC 209, 410 EDUC 323 EDUC 562 (grad students) General Education courses 140 B. PreK-3: Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Test Number and Name 0521 Principles of Learning and Teaching Preschool – 4th Note: Also required for ECE 0201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary Note: Also required for ECE Required Score 155 151 0353 Education of Exceptional Students: Core Knowledge 144 0690 Special Education: Preschool / Early Childhood 560 Readiness PDS or equivalent courses, plus ECHD 243, 347, 445 EDUC 209, 410 EDUC 323 EDUC 562 (grad students) ECHD 243, 445, EDUC 209, 309, 315, PDS or equivalent courses, and one or more special education electives ECHD 243, 445, EDUC 209, 309, 315, PDS or equivalent courses, and one or more special education electives 5/1/2008