Praxis Special Education Foundational Knowledge 5355 Study Guide 2026–2027 | Special Ed Teacher Certification Prep

Study guide for the Praxis Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) exam, used by many states to license special education teachers.

What's Inside:

• Full content review of all four official content categories: Human Development and Individual Learning Differences; Effective Planning and Instruction and Productive Learning Environments; Assessment; and Professional Learning, Practice, and Collaboration
• 17 topics covering development and milestones, IDEA disability categories, IEPs and IFSPs, Section 504, LRE and the continuum of placements, explicit instruction, UDL, co-teaching, PBIS and behavior plans, FBA, score interpretation, RTI, transition planning, and IDEA discipline rules
• Quick-reference tables and diagrams: IDEA vs. 504 vs. ADA, accommodations vs. modifications, the normal curve with standard scores and percentiles, multi-tiered supports, reinforcement and punishment, landmark court cases, and dispute-resolution options
• 2 practice tests with 200 scenario-based questions, weighted like the real exam's content categories
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• Exam overview, study schedules, and test-taking strategies

Format:

• Digital PDF, instant download
• Printable US Letter pages

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