Praxis 5383 Study Guide 2026-2027, Special Education Learning Disabilities, 200 Practice Questions, SPED Teacher Certification PDF

Prepare for the Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (5383) test with a complete study guide organized around the test's five content categories: development and characteristics of students with learning disabilities; planning and managing the learning environment; instruction; identification, eligibility, and placement; and foundations and professional responsibilities. The content review explains each topic in teacher-friendly language, with more than 60 quick-reference tables, comparison cards, and step charts.

The two 100-question practice tests are written at exam level and weighted like the real test: classroom scenarios, progress-monitoring data, behavior logs, score reports, and IEP excerpts that ask you to choose the best next step. Every question has four answer choices and a full explanation of why the right answer works and why the most tempting wrong answer doesn't.

What's Inside

• Test overview: 120 questions in 2 hours, the five content categories with their approximate weights, scoring, and question types
• Development and characteristics: types of learning disabilities, RTI, development, coexisting conditions such as ADHD, working memory and executive function
• Planning and managing the learning environment: classroom management, FBA and BIP, reinforcement and differential reinforcement, accommodations vs. modifications, UDL, assistive technology, co-teaching
• Instruction: explicit instruction, measurable objectives, task analysis, reading, writing and math interventions (SRSD, CRA, schema-based instruction), learning strategies, self-regulation and self-advocacy
• Identification, eligibility, and placement: prereferral, the IEP, Wechsler and Woodcock-Johnson tests, standard scores, percentiles, reliability and validity, eligibility methods, and IDEA timelines
• Foundations and professional responsibilities: IDEA, Section 504, ADA, ESSA, FERPA, procedural safeguards, discipline rules, landmark cases, ethics, parent collaboration, and transition planning
• Final review checklist, study schedules, FAQs, and test-taking strategies
• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each (200 questions total) with a complete answer key and explanations

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

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