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A special education exam guide for the ETS selected-response format, K-12 severe-to-profound disabilities, individualized learning needs, functional instruction, assessment, legal practice, professionalism, and collaboration.
Praxis 5547 preparation should connect individualized needs with safe, effective services: adaptive behavior, AAC, functional life skills, assistive technology, task analysis, community instruction, assessment data, IEPs, IFSPs, transition, IDEA, LRE, and family collaboration.
Use these ETS structure points to organize Severe to Profound study before moving into functional instruction and service scenarios.
ETS lists Praxis 5547 as a computer-delivered selected-response exam.
The exam is 2 hours.
The current ETS study companion lists 120 selected-response questions.
Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment is the largest category at 38 questions, or 32%.
ETS says the test primarily addresses students in the severe-to-profound range across K-12 settings. Review adaptive behavior, health and physical needs, cognitive and sensory differences, communication, family context, and community participation.
Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment is the largest domain. Practice explicit and systematic instruction, task analysis, AAC, functional academics, life skills, community-based instruction, transition planning, accommodations, and modifications.
Assessment and legal practice together account for 39%. Study FBA, data collection, eligibility, progress monitoring, IDEA, ESSA, ADA, procedural safeguards, LRE, IFSP and IEP development, equity, and collaboration with families and related service providers.
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Praxis Special Education: Severe to Profound 5547 measures knowledge and competencies important for safe and effective beginning practice as a K-12 special education teacher serving students with severe to profound disabilities. ETS lists a computer-delivered, 2-hour exam with 120 selected-response questions. The test primarily addresses students in the severe-to-profound range and also expects knowledge of how to support students with mild to moderate disabilities in various settings.
The current ETS study companion divides Praxis 5547 into four content categories: Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs at 35 questions, or 29%; Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment at 38 questions, or 32%; Assessment at 23 questions, or 19%; and Ethical and Legal Practice, Professionalism, and Collaboration at 24 questions, or 20%. The test reflects Council for Exceptional Children 2020 Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Special Educators. Preparation should cover developmental milestones, adaptive behavior, individualized learning needs, AAC, assistive technology, functional life skills, self-regulation, task analysis, community-based instruction, IFSPs, IEPs, transition planning, FBA, assessment data, IDEA, ESSA, LRE, equity, collaboration, and family advocacy.
ETS lists the exam as 2 hours.
The current ETS study companion lists 120 selected-response questions.
Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment is the largest category at 38 questions, or 32%.
ETS describes the exam as serving students with severe to profound disabilities from kindergarten through grade 12.
ETS says the questions primarily address students in the severe-to-profound range, but candidates should also know how to support students with mild to moderate disabilities in various settings.
Track individualized learning needs, planning and instruction, assessment, and ethical/legal collaboration separately.
Use cases involving AAC, assistive technology, self-care, safety, money, mobility, community transfer, vocational goals, and daily living routines.
Practice using behavior scales, anecdotal records, task analysis, FBA data, progress monitoring, and stakeholder input to adjust instruction.
Complete 120 selected-response questions in one sitting to test pacing across severe-to-profound learner needs, instruction, assessment, and legal decisions.
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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