Beating the CSET!: Methods and Strategies for Beating CSET Multiple Subjects (Subtests I-III) Elementary Language Arts
Beating the CSET!will help both pre-service and practicing teachers pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Elementary Language Arts exam.Because passing the CSET Multiple Subjects test is now required for an elementary credential in California, this new text has been designed to address the essential time-management methods, essay and multiple-choice strategies, and content that test takers must master in order to pass Subtests One through Three of the exam.Beating the CSET!focuses on thereading, language, and literaturesection of CSET Multiple Subjects-Subtest One. It has been specifically written so that the content aligns with each domain and content area of the exam. Unlike other CSET preparation books, this text does not simply offer a copy of obsolete MSAT materials. Instead, the content, constructed-response and multiple-choice strategies, and special time-management models for the subtest are all research based. The goal is to provide test takers with the best information possible to help them understand what to know and do before taking the exam.About the Author:Dr. Chris Nicholas Boosalis received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University in 1998. He is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at California State University, Stanislaus where he teaches reading-instruction methods to elementary and secondary credential candidates. Dr. Boosalis is also the author ofBeating Them All! Thirty Days to a Magic Score on Any Elementary Literacy Instruction Exam for Teacher Certificationfrom Allyn & Bacon (2004).