Passed Hurdles

Fellow Warriors,
I successfully passed some of the hurdles in the path to teaching:

• VCLA - Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment
• Reading
• Writing
• FTCE - Florida Teacher Certification Exam
• Ethics for School Employees

What were these?

VCLA tested what I knew.  This is similar to the tests we took in high school.  Reading asked me to read a couple paragraphs, then quizzed me on how well I comprehended what I read.  Writing gave me a couple paragraphs, then asked how to change certain passages to make the writing better.

FTCE covered some of the same from VCLA, as well as math and science.  This test also asked about specific teaching functions.  If a student has X problem, then which teaching method would you use to help them.  Y'all will want to make sure you study some before challenging this one...


Hurdles I need to get by:

• VRA - Virginia Reading Assessment
• PRAXIS I
• Reading
• Writing
• Mathematics
• PRAXIS II
• Elementary Content Knowledge

What are these?

I am told that VRA is all about how to teach reading; methods, practices, etc.  I was advise that the VCLA/VRA website has the study material I will need to pass this...

PRAXIS I & II seem to be similar as the FTCE, bit I am sure they are more in-depth.  The PRAXIS 1 tests are each about 1 hour, the PRAXIS 2 is 2 hours.

Wish me luck!

More to follow...