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FTCE English 6-12 Test

To pass the FTCE English 6-12 Exam, you must demonstrate knowledge and skills in seven core competencies. Each core competency contains between four and nine skill areas. Content specialists have determined these competencies and skills to be representative of knowledge areas that are important for beginning English teachers in middle and high school. Each competency on the test is assigned a percentage for scoring purposes. This percentage represents the approximate proportion of competency items in that content area compared to the overall total number of test items.

The core competencies on this exam include the following: (1) the English language and methods for effective teaching; (2) writing and methods for effective teaching; (3) use of the reading process to construct meaning from a wide range of selections; (4) literature and methods for effective teaching; (5) listening, viewing, and speaking as methods for acquiring critical literacy; (6) methods for integration of the language arts; and (7) ability to write well on a selection from poetry or prose, including fiction or nonfiction.

The FTCE English 6-12 Exam comprises two parts. The first part includes approximately 85 multiple-choice questions, and the second part is an essay. Multiple-choice question formats include direct questions, sentence completion, commands, test analyses, and scenarios. Each question will have four possible response options (A, B, C, or D).

You will receive both a test booklet and an answer booklet. The test booklet will include numbered test questions and a choice of essay topics to select from. The answer booklet includes an answer sheet for the multiple-choice questions and lined paper for the essay section.

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