In addition to the Test Prep Texas Teachers offers through the portal and the 30 day free trial through The Learning Liaisons, there are several other resources and 3rd party Test prep companies that interns can use to help them prepare.     


1. State Preparation Materials - Free 

  • The state prep material is located on the PEARSON website here, https://www.tx.nesinc.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_PreparationMaterials.html
  • Interns will selct their corresponding exam from the drop down menu and it will take them straight to the state prep materials for that exam. 
  • The state prep materials are Free and available to the public even before someone enrolls in our program 
  • An intern can use the State Prep material to get an idea of what to expect on the exam 
  • Goes over Framework and competencies tested on 
  • Provides short practice questions in exam format 
  • Does not provide a super indepth review of the exam, rather a good starting point and framework in which the intern can base their studying from 

 

2. Webinars via the Texas Teachers of Tomorrow Website - Free

  • Texas Teachers offers on-demand test prep webinars on our website for the following exams: 
    1. 293 Science of Teaching Reading (STR) 
    2. 154  ESL Supplemental 
    3. 161  Special Education 
    4. 190 Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) Spanish 
    5. 160 PPR exam 
  • https://www.teachersoftomorrow.org/texas/webinars/


3. 240 tutoring - Costs Money - Discount available to interns who are enrolled in the program 

  • https://study.240tutoring.com/subscribe/tottx20
  • They offer 20% off their regularly monthly subscription price. 
  • Any user who subscribes using the link above will pay just $35 per month and have unlimited access to all study guides offered by 240 Tutoring for TExES exams. 
  • Prep includes:
    1. A benchmark assessment
    2. Authentic practice questions
    3. study materials
    4. Digital Flashcards
    5. Full length diagnostic assessment. 


4. Certify Teacher - Costs Money  

  • https://www.certifyteacher.com/
  • Offers online test prep courses 
  • Practice tests 
  • Pay only once for 3 year access 
  • Includes drag-and-drop, click-on-the-box, click-a-sentence items like in the real exam



5. Study.com - Costs Money - No discount