FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3 case studies
FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3 (053) exam appears on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) test list published on the FTCE/FELE program website. In the current source listing it carries the notation "(effective until 6/30/13)," which signals that this test number belongs to an earlier generation of the PK–3 certification test; the same page does not state a replacement test number, a current administration window, or revised competencies. The FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,184 words.
1Small-Group Phonics in a Half-Day Kindergarten
A half-day kindergarten teacher has 22 students in a 2.5-hour day. The reading block is 35 minutes, and the only additional intervention time is a 15-minute block three days a week.
674 words, about 3 min2Regrouping Errors in Second-Grade Subtraction
A second-grade teacher has 19 students midway through a 12-day unit on two-digit subtraction with regrouping. On a five-item exit ticket, 7 students answered 52 − 27 = 35, 5 answered correctly, 4 wrote 36 for 40 − 16, and 3 made unrelated counting errors.
669 words, about 3 min3Transitions and Biting in a Pre-K Classroom
A prekindergarten classroom has 18 four-year-olds, two adults, and four children with IEPs. Over three weeks, two children have run out of the carpet area during the transition from outdoor play to circle time, three to five times daily.
617 words, about 3 min4A Grade-Level Team Resists the New ELA Curriculum
A teacher-leader facilitates a five-teacher first-grade team that is six weeks into a new English language arts curriculum. Three teachers are using the curriculum mostly as written.
626 words, about 3 min5Retention Pressure for a First Grader With High Absences
A first-grade student has 46 absences out of 180 possible days. His reading level is D, while the end-of-year benchmark is J.
598 words, about 3 min