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The Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) study guide includes instructional videos, quizzes, and flashcards. It covers concepts including Human Development, Developmental Factors, Using Data and much more!

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You can start studying by taking our diagnostic test to learn your strengths and weaknesses. Then you can start working through the concepts. The instructional content, which includes videos and written content, gives you all the necessary information to understand that topic. Each concept has its own set of flashcards and quizzes you can use to test your knowledge of that specific concept quickly. Once you have worked through all the concepts, you can move on to the full-length practice tests.

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The Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge study guide was created to help you pass your Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) exam. The comprehensive study guide provides you with all the information and study resources you need to be successful on test day! Once you have passed your exam you are one step closer to getting into the classroom!

What Concepts Are Covered in the Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) Study Guide?

The Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) exam assesses whether you have the knowledge and skills a beginning special education teacher needs. The Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) study guide consists of the following concepts:

1,825 practice questions covering 12 concepts.

Concepts
ConceptLessonsPractice Questions
Human Development12139
Planning9165
Interventions, Eligibility, and Identification896
Using Data8132
Ethics, Legalities, and Procedures10147
Professionalism and Collaboration9171
Instruction13343
Disability Characteristics761
Learning Differences871
Developmental Factors11159
ELA Instruction10200
Productive Learning Environments6151
How to Use the Study Guide

You can start studying by taking our diagnostic test to learn your strengths and weaknesses. Then you can start working through the concepts. The instructional content, which includes videos and written content,  gives you all the necessary information to understand that topic. Each concept has its own set of flashcards and quizzes you can use to test your knowledge of that specific concept quickly. Once you have worked through all the concepts, you can move on to the full-length practice tests. These practice tests mimic the test day environment, meaning they will have the same amount of questions and time limit as the real test.

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Our curriculum team studies all of the standards and competencies for the Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) exam and cross-references them with the current and previous questions released by the official testing company. We then work with content and teaching experts to distill down what test-takers need to know. No matter where you are in the study guide, you can always see how the concept you are learning is aligned to the test standards.

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The Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) study guide was created to help you pass your Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) exam. The comprehensive study guide provides you with all the information and study resources you need to be successful on test day!

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