FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) study guide
FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Middle Grades English 5–9 (014) exam is one of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) listed on the FTCE/FELE program website, and it appears there in a version described as "Effective as of January 1, 2015." It is intended for candidates seeking certification to teach English language arts in Florida middle grades classrooms covering grades 5 through 9. Because the exam is delivered as a computer-based test, appointments are scheduled through the FTCE/FELE registration system rather than at a fixed paper administration. The FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,714 words.
01Knowledge of English Language and Literacy
This domain tests how English works as a system and how middle-grade students learn to read it: phonology and phonics, morphology, syntax, semantics and vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and the conventions of standard edited English. Items are application-based - you are shown student work, a word, or a sentence and asked to name the structure or choose the instructional move that follows from it.
443 words, about 2 min02Knowledge of Effective Writing and Rhetoric
This domain tests the writing process, the modes of discourse, rhetorical strategy, paragraph and sentence craft, and the conventions scored by Florida's writing rubrics. Items ask you to diagnose a draft - a weak thesis, an unsupported claim, a coherence break, a comma splice - and choose the revision that best serves purpose and audience.
415 words, about 2 min03Knowledge of Literature and Literary Analysis
This domain tests genre knowledge, literary elements and devices, poetic and dramatic terminology, and the ability to support an interpretive claim with textual evidence. Items ask you to identify a device, distinguish tone from mood, or select the strongest analytical statement about a passage.
403 words, about 2 min04Knowledge of Pedagogy and Assessment in Middle Grades English
This domain tests planning, instruction, differentiation, and assessment literacy: how to turn a standard into a lesson, how to scaffold for diverse learners, and how to read assessment data and select the next instructional step. Items present a classroom scenario and ask for the best response - the one aligned to the standard and to the evidence given.
453 words, about 2 min