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A special education exam guide for the ETS selected-response format, preschool-through-grade-12 intellectual disabilities practice, learner characteristics, environments, instruction, assessment, case studies, and professional responsibilities.
Praxis 5322 preparation should connect intellectual disability characteristics with instruction: functional skills, communication, assistive technology, safe environments, behavior supports, assessment data, IEP decisions, transition planning, and family collaboration.
Use these ETS structure points to organize Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities study before moving into case-based practice.
ETS lists Praxis 5322 as a computer-delivered selected-response exam with varied selected-response item types.
The exam is 2 hours.
The current ETS study companion lists 120 selected-response questions.
Planning and Managing the Learning Environment and Instruction are tied as the largest categories at 31 questions, or 26% each.
The first domain covers development, characteristics, etiology, coexisting conditions, medication effects, and learning theory. Use those foundations to choose appropriate communication, behavior, academic, and functional supports.
Planning and Managing the Learning Environment and Instruction together account for 52% of the exam. Review curriculum development, routines, behavior plans, task analysis, assistive technology, life skills, social skills, and generalization.
ETS notes that some questions may use a case study of about 500 words. Practice extracting relevant disability, environment, assessment, behavior, family, and instructional details before choosing a response.
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Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities 5322 measures knowledge and competencies important for safe and effective beginning practice as an intellectual disabilities specialist. ETS lists a computer-delivered, 2-hour exam with 120 selected-response questions. The exam is designed for candidates who plan to teach students with intellectual disabilities at any grade level from preschool through grade 12, and some questions may be based on a case study of about 500 words.
The current ETS study companion divides Praxis 5322 into five content categories: Development and Characteristics of Students with Intellectual Disabilities at 22 questions, or 18%; Planning and Managing the Learning Environment at 31 questions, or 26%; Instruction at 31 questions, or 26%; Assessment at 19 questions, or 16%; and Foundations and Professional Responsibilities at 17 questions, or 14%. Preparation should cover human development, characteristics of intellectual disabilities, coexisting conditions, learning and motivation, functional life skills, communication, curriculum development, safe and supportive environments, behavior intervention, task analysis, general education curriculum access, assessment data, FBA, BIP, IDEA, IEPs, IFSPs, transition planning, family collaboration, and ethical practice.
ETS lists the exam as 2 hours.
The current ETS study companion lists 120 selected-response questions.
ETS describes the exam as designed for candidates who plan to teach students with intellectual disabilities from preschool through grade 12.
Planning and Managing the Learning Environment and Instruction are tied as the largest categories at 31 questions, or 26% each.
ETS states that some selected-response questions may be based on a case study of about 500 words related to teaching students with intellectual disabilities.
Track ID characteristics, learning environments, instruction, assessment, and professional responsibilities separately.
Practice planning for reading, writing, math, communication, social skills, independent living, assistive technology, task analysis, and community-based skills.
Use assessment data, FBA results, BIP needs, present levels, stakeholder input, and transition goals to choose appropriate program steps.
Complete 120 selected-response questions in one sitting, including longer case-study practice, to build pacing and decision accuracy.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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