GACE Birth Through Kindergarten (701) case studies
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The GACE Birth Through Kindergarten (701) assessment is the Georgia educator-certification test for candidates who want to teach and care for children from birth through age five in Georgia public school prekindergarten and early-childhood settings. It is designed for aspiring and practicing early-childhood educators, including those seeking initial certification or adding the field, and it is administered by the state's designated testing contractor rather than by any single university or program. The GACE Birth Through Kindergarten (701) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,231 words.
1Deciding Whether a Behavior Is a Developmental Delay or a Language Difference
You teach in a pre-K classroom of 18 four-year-olds. One child, Mateo, moved from Guatemala six months ago.
466 words, about 2 min2Adapting a Whole-Group Lesson When Assessment Data Show a Split
Your district-mandated literacy block includes a 20-minute whole-group phonemic-awareness lesson for your 20 kindergartners. Your fall assessment shows 7 children can segment and blend CVC words orally, 9 can identify initial sounds but not segment, and 4 are still working on rhyming and syllable clapping.
399 words, about 2 min3A Child Who Does Not Speak During Sharing Time
During daily sharing time in your 4-year-old classroom, each child is expected to tell the class one thing about a picture they brought. Amara, age 4 years 2 months, has spoken only to you and one friend in seven weeks.
453 words, about 2 min4Choosing Whether to Intervene in Rough-and-Tumble Play
On the playground, four 4-year-old boys are engaged in wrestling and rolling on the grass. They are laughing, taking turns being 'the dinosaur,' and when one says 'stop,' the others pause briefly.
457 words, about 2 min5A Family Requests That Their Child Skip Nap
A father of a 4-year-old, Kai, asks that Kai not nap because 'he's up until 10 p.m. and it's your nap's fault.' Kai currently sleeps about 70 minutes at school and falls asleep at home around 9:45 p.m.
456 words, about 2 min