ILTS School Psychologist (237) study plan
ILTS School Psychologist (237) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Map the full content blueprint by listing every practice domain the exam can draw on (assessment, intervention, consultation, development, learning, diversity, law/ethics, research) and estimating the number of questions each is likely to contribute
Rank those domains by two factors: your current confidence and the estimated question share, so the heaviest and weakest areas rise to the top of the plan
Take one full-length, timed practice test under exam conditions to establish a baseline scaled score and per-domain accuracy percentages
Build a spreadsheet that logs every future practice question by domain, subtopic, whether you got it right, and the reason for any miss
Your checkpoint
A one-page domain priority matrix plus a completed baseline practice test score report with per-domain percentages entered in your tracking spreadsheet
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Study psychoeducational assessment as the single heaviest block: norm-referenced vs criterion-referenced vs curriculum-based measures, standard scores, percentile ranks, confidence intervals, and standard error of measurement
Practice interpreting reliability and validity coefficients well enough to explain what a given number does and does not support
Work through at least 30 assessment-focused practice items and write a rationale for every wrong answer
Draft a one-page reference sheet of score types and their typical means and standard deviations
Your checkpoint
A completed assessment reference sheet plus a 30-item error log showing a written rationale for each missed question
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Study academic and cognitive assessment instruments conceptually: what each type measures, when it is appropriate, and its limits, without memorizing publisher-specific trivia
Review curriculum-based measurement and progress-monitoring logic, including how to set goals and interpret trend lines
Review behavioral and social-emotional assessment methods, including rating scales, direct observation, and functional behavior assessment
Answer 25 mixed assessment items and classify each miss as a knowledge gap, a misread stem, or a reasoning error
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of assessment approaches (academic, cognitive, behavioral, social-emotional) listing purpose, typical use, and limitations, plus a 25-item classified error log
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review intervention and instructional support: evidence-based academic interventions, response-to-intervention tiers, and how to select and monitor an intervention
Review counseling and social-emotional intervention approaches at a conceptual level, including crisis response and suicide-risk screening protocols
Connect intervention content back to assessment by tracing how data drive intervention selection and how progress data drive modification
Complete a second timed half-length practice test focused on assessment and intervention and compare accuracy to week 1
Your checkpoint
A half-length timed practice test score report with a written comparison of per-domain accuracy against the week 1 baseline
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review human development and learning theory across the age range: cognitive, language, social, and motor milestones, and major learning theories
Review consultation models and collaborative problem-solving, including how a school psychologist works with teachers and families
Review diversity and cultural-linguistic considerations, including nondiscriminatory assessment and English-learner evaluation
Answer 30 practice items spanning development, consultation, and diversity and record rationales for misses
Your checkpoint
A 30-item error log covering development, consultation, and diversity, with a short summary of the two subtopics you missed most often
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review special education law and ethics: identification categories, procedural safeguards, eligibility, least restrictive environment, confidentiality, and record-keeping
Review research methods and statistics: study design, validity threats, descriptive and inferential statistics, and how to read a results table
Practice applying legal and ethical rules to scenario-style items rather than recalling statute numbers
Answer 30 practice items on law, ethics, and research methods and write the governing principle behind each miss
Your checkpoint
A one-page ethics and law decision checklist plus a 30-item error log naming the governing principle for each miss
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Re-take the full-length timed practice test and compare scaled score and per-domain accuracy to week 1
Re-work every item in your error log from weeks 2 through 6 without looking at the answer first
Identify the three weakest subtopics across all logs and build targeted review notes for each
Verify exam-day logistics: registration status, testing location or remote requirements, and identification rules
Your checkpoint
A second full-length practice score report with a written gap analysis naming your three weakest subtopics and the review notes built for each
School Psychologist content domains (not enumerated in source)
Review only your condensed notes, reference sheets, and error logs; add no new material this week
Complete two timed 40-question mixed sets to build pacing and stamina, targeting roughly one minute per item
Rehearse a test-day routine: how you flag and skip hard items, how you read scenario stems for the actual question, and how you use remaining time
Confirm a rest and logistics plan for the 48 hours before the test
Your checkpoint
Two timed mixed-set score reports plus a written test-day pacing and logistics plan
Milestones
Week 2: Assessment reference sheet is complete and you can explain standard scores, percentile ranks, SEM, and confidence intervals without notes
Week 4: Half-length timed test shows per-domain accuracy at or above your week 1 baseline in assessment and intervention
Week 6: Every error-log entry from weeks 2 through 6 has a written reason for the miss and the governing principle or concept
Week 7: Second full-length timed test scaled score meets or exceeds your week 1 baseline, and your three weakest subtopics are named in writing
Week 8: Both timed mixed sets are completed within the time limit with pacing notes, and exam-day logistics are confirmed