FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014)

It is a Florida Teacher Certification Examination subject-area test listed on the FTCE/FELE program website. Passing it is part of demonstrating subject knowledge for certification to teach English language arts in grades 5 through 9 in Florida. Confirm your specific certification requirements with the Florida Department of Education's Bureau of Educator Certification, since requirements depend on your individual application.

It is a computer-based test. The program site's scheduling notices refer to computer-based test appointments, and registration, rescheduling, and cancellation are handled through the FTCE/FELE online system. Because the site has posted notices about intermittent technical difficulties with scheduling, register early rather than close to a deadline, and use the customer service number if a 24-hour rescheduling deadline is at risk.

The source page does not state a question count or a time limit for test 014, so this page does not supply figures. Both are published in the official test information guide for the test, which you should download from the FTCE/FELE site before you register. Treat any number you see elsewhere as unverified until you have checked it against that guide.

The source page does not give a passing score for test 014, so no figure is reported here. Passing standards and score-reporting details are published in the official test information guide and in the score-reporting section of the FTCE/FELE website. Review those before your test date so you understand how your result will be reported and what it means for your certification application.

Neither the fee nor the retake policy for test 014 appears in the source material used for this page, so neither is stated here. Registration fees, fee waivers, and retake rules are set by the program and posted on the FTCE/FELE site and in your registration account. Check those pages directly, and note that the site has announced fee waivers for some fields that may not apply to yours.

The program site announced that test information guides for several tests were updated to align to the B.E.S.T. Standards, and that the updated tests would be administered beginning 1/1/24. The source does not say whether Middle Grades English 5–9 (014) is one of those updated tests. Before studying, open the current test information guide for 014 and confirm which version applies to your test date.

The four areas are equally weighted, so do not save pedagogy for last. Start with the official competencies and skills for 014 and rate your confidence on each. Then study your weakest area first while your attention is freshest, and cycle back through all four in short review sessions. Language foundations and writing/rhetoric are easy to neglect in favor of literature, but they carry the same weight.

Two common ones are over-preparing in literature and under-preparing in language foundations and pedagogy, and studying from unofficial summaries instead of the official competencies and skills. A third is registering late and then scrambling when scheduling problems appear. Build your plan directly from the test information guide, cover all four areas evenly, and book your appointment with buffer time before any certification deadline.

The FTCE/FELE site is the authoritative source: it hosts test information guides, and it has announced that interactive competencies and skills worksheets are available for all tests. The site also links to Florida Department of Education resources, including the Bureau of Educator Certification and the FTCE Learning Portal. Use those for official content, and use independent material such as this page only as a supplement.