AEPA study plan
AEPA · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Essential Academic Skills Subtests I, II, and III
Complete one timed practice set for each of the three Essential Academic Skills subtests (reading, writing, mathematics) and record raw and scaled scores in a tracking log
Annotate 15 reading passages by labeling main idea, author's purpose, and the line of text that justifies the correct option
Write two 30-minute persuasive essays and self-score each against a 4-point rubric on organization, development, and conventions
Work 40 mathematics items spanning number sense, algebra, geometry, and data interpretation, writing a one-sentence error cause for every missed item
Your checkpoint
A baseline scorecard showing all three EAS subtest scores plus a ranked list of the ten weakest skill areas to target in later weeks
Essential Academic Skills Subtests I, II, and III & Content-area subject tests (e.g., Art, Biology, Chemistry, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Science)
Rewrite the lowest-scoring week-1 essay into a second draft that fixes every rubric weakness noted in self-scoring
Drill 60 grammar, usage, and sentence-construction items and log each rule that caused a miss
Select the single content-area subject test you will sit for and download or outline its official framework of subareas and competencies
Build a one-page content map of that subject, listing every subarea and rating your confidence from 1 to 5
Complete 30 practice items in your two lowest-confidence subareas of the chosen subject test
Your checkpoint
A subject-test content map with confidence ratings and a logged practice accuracy percentage for each subarea
Content-area subject tests (e.g., Art, Biology, Chemistry, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Science) & Foundations of Reading (890)
Study the three lowest-rated subareas from the week-2 map and write a 150-word summary of each from memory
Take a full-length practice test for the chosen content-area subject and record the scaled score
Review the five components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) and write a definition plus one classroom example for each
Complete 40 Foundations of Reading items on phonological awareness and phonics, including 10 decodable-word and syllable-pattern analyses
Your checkpoint
A scored full-length content-area practice test with a written remediation plan naming the three subareas to revisit in week 8
Foundations of Reading (890) & Special Education tests
Analyze 12 running-record or oral-reading scenarios and identify the cueing system and error pattern in each
Complete 45 Foundations of Reading items on vocabulary, comprehension, and assessment, targeting at least 80 percent accuracy
Map the major special education categories, and for each write one typical accommodation and one modification
Summarize the procedural safeguards and IEP team composition requirements in a two-page outline written from memory
Complete 30 special education items on IEP development, eligibility, and least restrictive environment
Your checkpoint
A two-page special education legal-and-process outline plus a Foundations of Reading practice score at or above 80 percent
Special Education tests & Professional Knowledge tests (Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Elementary/Secondary, Professional Knowledge-Early Childhood, Professional Knowledge-Adult Education)
Write three behavior intervention plan sketches for described student scenarios, each naming an antecedent, target behavior, function, and replacement behavior
Complete 40 special education items on co-teaching models, progress monitoring, and transition planning
Compare formative, summative, and interim assessment purposes and draft two formative checks you could use mid-lesson
Outline a full lesson plan using a backward-design template with standards, objective, assessment, and sequenced activities
Complete 30 professional knowledge items on classroom management and student engagement
Your checkpoint
A complete backward-designed lesson plan with an attached assessment blueprint and a scored practice set in both domains
Professional Knowledge tests (Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Elementary/Secondary, Professional Knowledge-Early Childhood, Professional Knowledge-Adult Education) & Elementary Education Subtests I and II & Middle Grades subject tests (English Language Arts, General Science, Mathematics, Social Science)
Write a 20-minute response to two constructed-response professional knowledge prompts and self-score against the state scoring rubric
Review the elementary education subtest framework and list every subject area it covers with two sample competencies each
Review the middle grades framework for your intended subject and compare its depth requirements against the elementary framework
Complete 50 mixed elementary and middle grades practice items and log accuracy by subject area
Your checkpoint
Two scored constructed responses plus a comparison chart showing elementary versus middle grades competency expectations
Administrator tests (Principal Subtests I and II, Superintendent Subtests I and II, Supervisor) & Reading Endorsement K–8 and 6–12; School Library Media Specialist
Summarize the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium-style leadership standards and match each to one school scenario
Complete 35 administrator practice items covering school culture, instruction, management, and family engagement
Analyze two constructed-response administrator prompts and write full responses under timed conditions
Review the school library media specialist role by writing a one-page outline of collection development, information literacy, and program administration
Complete 30 reading endorsement items on adolescent literacy, disciplinary literacy, and intervention tiers
Your checkpoint
Two timed administrator constructed responses and a one-page library media program outline, both self-scored
Adult Education tests (English Language Acquisition, English Language Arts, Mathematics) & Essential Academic Skills Subtests I, II, and III & Content-area subject tests (e.g., Art, Biology, Chemistry, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Science)
Review adult learning theory and write a comparison of andragogy and pedagogy with three instructional implications each
Complete 30 adult education items across English language acquisition, English language arts, and mathematics
Retake one full-length practice test in each previously weakest area and compare scores against week-1 and week-3 baselines
Review the remediation plan from week 3 and re-drill the three named subareas to at least 85 percent accuracy
Assemble a one-page exam-day checklist covering registration, timing strategy, and constructed-response pacing
Your checkpoint
A final score comparison table across all practice tests showing week-over-week gains, plus a completed exam-day checklist
Milestones
Week 2: All three EAS subtests have a recorded baseline, and a single content-area subject test has been chosen with a completed confidence-rated content map
Week 4: Foundations of Reading practice accuracy is at or above 80 percent and the special education process outline can be reproduced from memory
Week 6: Two professional knowledge constructed responses are scored at or above the rubric midpoint, and elementary versus middle grades expectations are mapped
Week 8: Every practice test score improved over its baseline, and each previously flagged weak subarea is at or above 85 percent accuracy