This updated text will help examinees prepare for the Texas Teacher Certification (TExES) exam #131 for English Language Arts and Reading, Grades 8-12. Each chapter of the book covers a competency that will be tested on the exam. Bonus test questions have been added to this second edition. Note: I want to thank my readers for information regarding corrections and edits. We are currently reviewing in preparation for a third edition of this text.

(This textbook has been re-edited and revised as of August 24,2012). I wrote this book to prepare California high school English teachers to take the four CSET (California Subject Exam for Teachers) tests for teacher certification in English. These materials have proven invaluable for preparation. This text offers a review of the current high-school English curriculum in the areas of literature, language, grammar, reading, speech communication, theater arts, and multiculturalism as well as 100 practice exam questions.

A funny consideration of a serious subject, The Cursing Cure, provides children of all ages with a magical cure for the problem of cursing. Countless children, parents, teachers, and school counselors will enjoy the rhyming story of a boy who gets in all sorts of trouble because of his bad habit. Although Cole found a magical cure for his cursing problem, not all children are so lucky, so the author includes a five-step plan and vocabulary exercises to help with the problem.

This book was written to help pre-service high school English teachers prepare for the content exam for New York teacher certification. This text offers a comprehensive review of American, British, ancient, Young Adult, and Multicultural literature, Standard English grammar and spelling; best practices for teaching reading, speech communication, and writing as well as 90 practice exam questions and two constructed response prompts.

This book was written to help prepare pre-service English teachers for the Florida Teacher Certification Exam for English 6-12. This textbook was developed for my university students over a course of several years and has proven invaluable for preparation (and passing) the secondary level English teacher certification exam. This text offers a complete review of the current high-school English curriculum in the areas of American, British, Multicultural, and Young Adult literature, literary and poetic elements, basic grammar & spelling rules, methods and strategies for teaching reading...