GACE English Secrets Study Guide: GACE Test Review for the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the GACE English test. The GACE English is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. GACE English Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the GACE English Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the GACE English Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. GACE English Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A detailed overview of the GACE English
• An analysis of reading for literature
• A full study of writing
• An in-depth look at reading for information
• A guide to speaking and listening
• An examination of language
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Reading for Literature section covers:

• Geoffrey Chaucer
• Drama
• Novels
• Thematic development
• Figurative language
• Making predictions
• Teacher interpretation of research

The Writing section covers:

• Informative/explanatory writing
• Letters
• Paragraph
• Citing sources
• Research-based assessment techniques
• Observation
• Portfolio assessment

The Reading for Information section covers:

• Identifying author s point of view or purpose
• Persuasive techniques
• Logical fallacies
• Author s argument in argumentative writing
• Use of rhetoric
• Connections and distinctions among elements in text

The Speaking and Listening section covers:

• Evaluating information sources in various media forms
• Persuasive media
• Educational benefits of digital media
• Whole-class learning circles
• Teaching strategies to encourage discussion

The Language section covers:

• Parts of speech
• Drawbacks to wordprocessing spell checkers
• Word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to help determine meanings of words
• Dialect
• Figures of speech
• SSBI classroom teaching approach
• Research findings about vocabulary instruction

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the GACE English Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language. Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual GACE English Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear. We've helped thousands of people pass standardized tests and achieve their education and career goals. We've done this by setting high standards for our test preparation guides, and our GACE English Exam Secrets Study Guide is no exception. It's an excellent investment in your future.