Praxis Visual Impairments 5282 prep exam help

Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments 5282 measures whether entry-level teachers have standards-relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities for competent professional practice as teachers of students with visual impairments. ETS lists a computer-delivered, 2-hour exam with 120 selected-response questions. The test is based on Council for Exceptional Children professional preparation standards and standards from the CEC Division on Visual Impairments and Deafblindness, and it is informed by Core Curriculum and Expanded Core Curriculum for blind and visually impaired children and youths.

The current ETS study companion divides Praxis 5282 into six content categories: Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities at 15 questions, or 12%; Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments at 23 questions, or 19%; Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment at 21 questions, or 18%; Implementing Instruction at 27 questions, or 23%; Assessment at 20 questions, or 16%; and Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling at 14 questions, or 12%. Preparation should cover IDEA, IFSPs, IEPs, Section 504, visual system terminology, visual disorders, braille, assistive technology, orientation and mobility, tactile materials, expanded core curriculum, assessment adaptation, instructional access, transition planning, family collaboration, APH resources, and ethical practice.