NYSTCE 060 case studies

NYSTCE 060 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Students with Disabilities Content Specialty Test (060) is one of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE), the testing program New York uses as part of its educator certification process. It appears on the official NYSTCE test menu as "Students with Disabilities Revised (May 2019)," and it is intended for candidates who are preparing to teach students with disabilities in New York State public schools. The NYSTCE 060 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,788 words.

The Elopement Data and the 40-Minute Bus Ride

Marco is a fifth grader with autism spectrum disorder who has attended his neighborhood elementary school since kindergarten. He reads at a beginning-second-grade level and solves single-digit addition with manipulatives, but he participates in science, art, music, and lunch with nondisabled peers, supported by a 1:1 paraprofessional and visual supports.

716 words, about 4 min 2

The Referral, the English-Only Test, and the Missing Bilingual Evaluator

Ana is a third grader who moved from Guatemala 18 months ago. Her family speaks Spanish at home and she receives ESL services four times a week.

724 words, about 4 min 3

The Point Card That Isn't Working

Darius is a seventh grader with an emotional disability who spends 80% of his day in general education. He has five office referrals in six weeks, all in language arts during independent writing, and each followed the same sequence: he puts his head down, refuses, then crumples the paper and walks out.

795 words, about 4 min 4

Co-Teaching Where One Teacher Lectures and the Other Redirects

Okafor, a special education teacher, co-teaches ninth-grade algebra with Mr. Their 28 students include six with IEPs whose service minutes specify 45 minutes daily of specially designed instruction in the co-taught class.

761 words, about 4 min 5

The Transition Meeting Nobody Agrees On

Jamal is 16, in tenth grade, with an intellectual disability and a speech-language impairment. His IEP emphasizes functional academics; recent assessment shows reading and math skills at roughly the fourth-grade level.

792 words, about 4 min