FTCE PreKindergarten/Primary PK-3 Secrets Study Guide: FTCE Test Review for the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

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The FTCE PreKindergarten/Primary PK-3 Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. FTCE PreKindergarten/Primary PK-3 Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the FTCE exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the FTCE PreKindergarten/Primary PK-3 Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

FTCE PreKindergarten/Primary PK-3 Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the Florida Teacher Certification Exam for Prekindergarten/Primary
• A breakdown of child growth and development
• A guide to foundations of early childhood education
• An analysis of research, standards, and trends
• An examination of curricula and effective practices
• An in-depth look and children and families
• An overview of diverse needs of all children
• A breakdown of diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation
• A guide to literacy instruction
• An analysis of mathematics
• An examination of science
• An in-depth look at social studies

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Child Growth and Development section includes:

• Sensorimotor period of cognitive development
• Oral language development

The Foundations of Early Childhood Education section includes:

• Psychoanalytic theory
• Alternate developmental theory

The Research, Standards, and Trends section includes:

• Professionalism and professional responsibility
• Confidentiality of records

The Curricula and Effective Practices section includes:

• Whole language approach to teaching child literacy
• Directed reading activity

The Children and Families section includes:

• Genetic and environmental influences
• Effects of racial, ethnic, and economic disparities

The Diverse Needs of All Children section includes:

• Characteristics of infants and young children with mental retardation
• Visual, Hearing, and speech impairments

The Diagnosis, Assessment, and Evaluation section includes:

• Formal and Informal assessment instruments
• Screening for developmental disorders

The Literacy Instruction section includes:

• Phonetics and the speech system
• Reading fluency

The Mathematics section includes:

• Problem solving skills
• Spatial sense and geometry

The Science section includes:

• Fundamental science concepts
• Solar system's location and components

The Social Studies section includes:

• Levels of self-awareness
• Graphs

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the FTCE exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.