Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3
Subtest 1: Developmental Knowledge (531)

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Competency 1—Knowledge of child growth, child development, and relationships with families and the community

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 14%
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1. Identify the major effects of genetics, health, nutrition, public policy, environment, and economics on child development.
2. Identify the developmental stages (e.g., social-emotional, cognitive, language, physical) and the milestones for the typically developing child.
3. Identify atypical development (e.g., social-emotional, cognitive, language, physical).
4. Identify and distinguish the influences of substance abuse, physical abuse, and emotional distress on child development.
5. Identify diverse family systems and recognize their influences on children's early experiences which contribute to individual differences and development and learning.
6. Identify the influence of scientific research on theories of cognitive and social development, the principles of how children learn, and the development and implementation of instructional strategies.
7. Identify and apply strategies to involve families in their child's development and learning in all phases of school programs.
8. Identify and apply strategies to facilitate family and community partnerships.
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Competency 2—Knowledge of the profession and foundations of early childhood (PreK–3) education

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 12%
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1. Identify theorists, theories, and developmental domains (e.g., physical, cognitive, social-emotional) in the fields of early childhood education and their implications for the classroom teacher of young children.
2. Identify models of early childhood curriculum (e.g., Montessori, Creative Curriculum).
3. Identify and analyze the impact of federal and state laws on education in the classroom (e.g., English for Speakers of Other Languages, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
4. Identify professional organizations, websites, and scholarly journals in the field of early childhood education.
5. Interpret professional standards set by early childhood and elementary educational organizations (e.g., National Association for the Education of Young Children, Association for Childhood Education International, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Southern Early Childhood Association).
6. Analyze the relationships among current educational issues, trends, and legislation and their impact on the field of early childhood education.
7. Analyze and apply ethical behavior and professional responsibilities as they relate to young children, families, colleagues, and the community (e.g., Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, Florida Department of Education Code of Ethics, National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of Ethics).
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Competency 3—Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 20%
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1. Identify and apply developmentally appropriate practices that guide effective instruction.
2. Identify the components of effective organization and management, such as classroom rituals, routines, and schedules.
3. Identify ways to organize furniture, equipment, materials, and other resources in an indoor or outdoor environment in order to support early childhood development and curricula.
4. Identify and analyze strategies for short- and long-term planning to set instructional goals in alignment with standards for developing teacher objectives.
5. Identify strategies for designing appropriate objectives and developing, implementing, and assessing lesson plans.
6. Identify and select developmentally and/or age-appropriate instructional materials that enrich and extend active learning.
7. Apply a variety of methods of flexibly grouping children for the purposes of instruction.
8. Identify and apply characteristics of an integrated curriculum.
9. Identify characteristics of play as related to children's social, emotional, and cognitive development.
10. Identify strategies for building and nurturing trusting relationships with students.
11. Analyze and evaluate the use of evidence-based practices to improve student achievement.
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Competency 4—Knowledge of developmentally appropriate curricula

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 12%
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1. Analyze and select developmentally appropriate curricula that provide for all areas of child development (i.e., physical, emotional, social, linguistic, aesthetic, cognitive).
2. Identify strategies for facilitating the development of literal, interpretive, and critical listening and thinking skills.
3. Determine activities that support the development of fine and gross motor skills.
4. Select and apply strategies, including the use of technology, for presenting instruction and concepts related to health, safety, and nutrition.
5. Select and apply strategies, including the use of technology, for presenting instruction and concepts related to visual arts, music, drama, and dance.
6. Select and apply strategies, including the use of technology, in developmentally appropriate ways to teach reading, mathematics, science, and social studies.
7. Select and apply strategies, including the use of technology, in developmentally appropriate ways to increase receptive and expressive vocabulary.
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Competency 5—Knowledge of developmentally appropriate intervention strategies and resources available to meet the needs of all students

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 15%
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1. Select and analyze evidence-based instructional strategies to adapt curricula for children with diverse needs.
2. Identify characteristics of children with diverse needs in order to support their learning.
3. Identify and select resources and procedures that support children with diverse needs and their families.
4. Identify characteristics of children at risk for school failure and select appropriate intervention strategies for these children.
5. Identify major trends in educating children with exceptionalities and incorporate such trends in early childhood settings as appropriate.
6. Select and apply appropriate strategies for working with children who are in foster care and children who are migrant, transient, orphaned, or homeless.
7. Identify ways for accessing and appropriately using health information to monitor children's medical needs (e.g., medications for allergies) and/or other health impairments.
8. Identify needs for, and methods of, collaboration with other professionals in order to positively impact student learning.
9. Identify programs, curricula, and activities that address the language needs of children and their families with limited English proficiency.
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Competency 6—Knowledge of diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 14%
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1. Select and apply developmentally appropriate, reliable, and valid formal and informal screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostic instruments and procedures that measure specific characteristics.
2. Identify procedures for accurately establishing, maintaining, and using formal and informal student records.
3. Interpret formal and informal assessment data to make instructional decisions about the educational needs of children.
4. Identify procedures for appropriately using authentic assessments (e.g., portfolios, observations, journals) to plan instruction that further develops a child's level of learning and interest.
5. Identify procedures and legal requirements that provide for productive family conferences or home visits, regarding the assessment, education, and development of children, in accordance with due process (e.g., IEP, RtI) and confidentiality.
6. Identify methods of observing, facilitating, and extending children's play to practice newly acquired abilities (e.g., through problem solving, imitation, persistence, and creativity).
7. Identify different types of assessments (e.g., norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, diagnostic, curriculum-based) and the purposes of each.
8. Identify and apply appropriate processes for monitoring struggling students (e.g., RtI, tiered interventions) and planning and implementing intervention strategies.
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Competency 7—Knowledge of child guidance and classroom behavioral management

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 13%
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1. Identify and analyze developmentally appropriate components of a positive and effective classroom behavioral management system.
2. Apply developmentally appropriate positive strategies for guiding children's behavior and responding to challenging behaviors.
3. Identify opportunities for promoting children's positive self-concept and self-esteem, prosocial skills, and social-emotional development through interaction with peers and familiar adults.
4. Select developmentally appropriate problem-solving strategies for conflict resolution, self-regulatory behavior, and social interaction.
5. Select and analyze appropriate strategies for teaching character development to young children.
6. Identify the roles of early childhood professionals in collaboration with other professionals (e.g., social workers, school counselors, community liaisons) in helping children and their families cope with stressors.
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