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Everything You Need to Pass the OAE Elementary Education: Subtest I (018) Exam.

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What Concepts Are Covered in the OAE Elementary Education: Subtest I (018) Study Guide?

The OAE Elementary Education: Subtest I (018) exam assesses whether you have the knowledge and skills a beginning elementary teacher needs in reading, language arts and social studies. The study guide covers Language Development and Emergent Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary, Government, Geographic Knowledge, and much more!

1,197 practice questions covering 10 concepts.

Concepts
ConceptLessonsPractice Questions
Language Development and Emergent Literacy9160
Phonics, Word Analysis, Spelling, and Fluency7194
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary4109
Texts and Graphic Sources6147
Written and Oral Communication6112
Government9116
Economics784
History1393
Geographic Knowledge877
Social Science Themes and Methods9106
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