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Section 5: Preparation Resources
Speech 7–12 (129)

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Journals

  1. Communication Education, National Communication Association. — https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rced20/current
  2. Teaching Exceptional Children, Council for Exceptional Children. — https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rqjs20/current

Other Resources

  1. Baxter, L. A. (2010). Voicing Relationships: A Dialogic Perspective. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  2. Braithwaite, D. O., and Schrodt, P. (Eds.) (2015). Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication: Multiple Perspectives, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  3. Beebe, S. A., and Beebe, S. J. (2014). Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Ninth Edition. New York, N.Y.: Pearson.

  4. Beebe, S., and Masterson, J. T. (2014). Communicating in Small Groups: Principles and Practices, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: Pearson.

  5. Biagi, S. (2015). Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media. Eleventh Edition. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth.

  6. DeVito, J. (2015). The Interpersonal Communication Book, Fourteenth Edition. New York, N.Y.: Pearson.

  7. Dixon, N. (2010). Readers Theatre: A Secondary Approach. Winnipeg, Canada: Portage & Main Press.

  8. Duck, S., and McMahan, D. T. (2015). Communication in Everyday Life, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  9. Edwards, R. (2008). Competitive Debate: The Official Guide. New York, N.Y.: Alpha Books.

  10. Engleberg, I., and Wynn, D. R. (2013). Working in Groups, Sixth Edition. New York, N.Y.: Pearson.

  11. Fassett, D. L., and Warren, J. T. (Eds.) (2010). The Sage Handbook of Communication and Instruction. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  12. Freeley, A. J., and Steinberg, D. L. (2014). Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making, Tenth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

  13. Griffin, E., Ledbetter, A., and Sparks, G. (2014). A First Look at Communication Theory, Ninth Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

  14. Gura, T. and Lee, C. L. (2009). Oral Interpretation, Twelfth Edition. New York, N.Y.: Routledge.

  15. Herrick, J. (2012). History and Theory of Rhetoric: An Introduction, Fifth Edition. New York, N.Y.: Routledge.

  16. Koch, A. and Schmitt, J. (2014). Speaking with a Purpose, Ninth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Pearson.

  17. Lewis, T. V. (2011). Communicating Literature: An Introduction to Oral Interpretation, Fifth Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt.

  18. Littlejohn, S. W., and Foss, K. A. (2011). Theories of Human Communication, Tenth Edition. Long Grove, Ill.: Waveland.

  19. Lucas, Stephen E. (2014). The Art of Public Speaking, Twelfth Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

  20. Meyers, S. A., and Anderson, C. M. (2008). The Fundamentals of Group Communication. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

  21. Palmer, E. (2011). Well Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse.

  22. Rybacki, K. C., and Rybacki, D. J. (2012), Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

  23. Simonds, C. J., and Cooper, P. J. (2010). Communication for the Classroom Teacher, Ninth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

  24. Trenholm, S. (2014). Thinking Through Communication, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

  25. Vangelisti, A., Daly, J., and Friedrich, G. (Eds.) (2013). Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods, Second Edition. New York, N.Y.: Routledge.

  26. Wood, J. T. (2015). Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture, Eleventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Wadsworth/Cengage.

  27. Zarefsky, D. (2014). Public Speaking: Strategies for Success, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Pearson.

Online Resources

  1. National Communication Association — http://http://www.natcom.org
  2. National Speech and Debate Association — https://www.speechanddebate.org
  3. Texas Speech Communication Association — https://www.etsca.com
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