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Pass the TExES Generalist 4-8 for test #111 by Vickie Hester, Ph.D., Joe Kortz, Ed.D., Judy Mattair, Ph.D., M.Ed., and Paola Dolcemascolo, M.S., is an excellent book designed to provide helpful study methods and test taking strategies in the style of all of the Pass the TExES books. This book is over 400 pages in length.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

William J. Kortz Jr. Ed.D., is a bilingual professor at the University of Houston Downtown where he teaches bilingual, ESL, alternative certification, and educational technology classes. He was previously a federal technology director for a distance learning initiative, The Texas Center for Academic Excellence, http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae. He served as a public school bilingual teacher, grades 3-5, and ESL teacher/coordinator, grades K-12. Presently, he serves as an awarded member of the TExES Committee for Teacher Certification at UHD as well as alternative certification committee. His areas of expertise include technology in curriculum, bilingual, ESL, elementary generalist, and pedagogy and professional development.

Vickie Hester, Ph.D., is a certified Texas educator with advanced degrees in language and writing. Dr. Hester believes in the Pass the TExES program. Using these strategies,she scored in the 90th percentile on all her TExES examinations. She currentlyserves as a classroom teacher and editor of the Kids Writing Connection, a DallasI.S.D. publication for fledgling authors.

Judy Mattair recently retired from Spring High School where she taught mathematics and served as the department chair. She received a B.S. from Stephen F. Austin in 1969, a M.Ed. from Texas A&M in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M in 1981. Her teaching experience ranges from fifth grade through graduate level courses. Included in the several teaching awards she has received is the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching.

Paola Dolcemascolo has a B.A. and an M.S. in Biology and has been interested in Science since she could speak. She teaches Biology courses at Essex County College in Newark, NJ, and when she's not in Newark, she's in Sicily. Besides teaching Science, Paola works as a freelance translator, writer, and pharmaceutical market researcher

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You may also purchase the book only, and schedule PHONE TUTORING "The Basics", or ONE-ON-ONE Tutoring "The Details". Phone tutoring is $45 and when you choose this option, your book is 10% off. The phone tutoring is available most any time, and provides a detailed review of how the study program works, how to use the book and the CD, and some important information covered in the seminar. If you choose "The Details" tutoring, you meet with the author or one of our trained tutors in person for a minimum of 2 hours. The charge is usually $60 per hour.