OAE English Language Arts (020) Secrets Study Guide: OAE Test Review for the Ohio Assessments for Educators

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the OAE English Language Arts test. The OAE English Language Arts (020) is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. OAE English Language Arts (020) Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the OAE English Language Arts Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the OAE English Language Arts Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. OAE English Language Arts (020) Secrets Study Guide includes: A detailed overview of the OAE English Language Arts (020) A guide to vocabulary, reading comprehension, and reading various text forms An in-depth look at analyzing and interpreting literature A full study of English language conventions, composition, writing process, and research An extensive review of oral and visual communication 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 Ohio Department of Education and Pearson Education, Inc. expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, and Reading Various Text Forms section covers: Making inferences about informational text Text features in informational texts Use of rhetoric Logical fallacies Context clues to help determine meanings of words Figures of speech The Analyzing and Interpreting Literature section covers: Geoffrey Chaucer Novels Dramatic comedies Rhetorical devices Thematic development Figurative language Teacher interpretation of research The English Language Conventions, Composition, Writing Process, and Research section covers: Dialect Drawbacks to wordprocessing spell checkers Literature review Citing sources Essays SSBI classroom teaching approach Observation Research-based assessment techniques The Oral and Visual Communication section covers: Evaluating information sources in various media forms Persuasive media Media and format choices Whole-class learning circles Incorporating active student listening into lessons Teaching strategies to encourage discussion These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the OAE English Language Arts 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 OAE English Language Arts Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.