ILTS Content Exam 206 Q’s and A’s 2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAisAlikelyAtoAhaveAtheAmostAbeneficialAeffectAonAacademicA
performance?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-eatingAaAnutritiousAbreakfastAeachAmorning
AAteacherAofAtwoAandAthreeAyearAoldAchildrenAoftenAengagesAthemAinAconversation.AForAex
ample,AwhenAaAchildAisAplayingAwithAteddyAbears,AsheAwillAask,A"WhatAareAtheAbearsAdoingA
today?"AWhenAaAchildAisApainting,AsheAwillAsay,A"PleaseAtellAmeAaboutAthisAinterestingApictu
reAyouAareAmaking!"AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAbenefitsAisAmostAcloselyAattributedAtoAthisAprac
tice?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-encouragingAchildren'sAlinguisticAcreativityAandAself-
expression
AApreschoolAteacherAisAdesigningAcurriculumAforAtheAchildrenAinAherAclassroom.AWhichAofAt
heAfollowingAstepsAisAassociatedAwithAdevelopmentallyAappropriateApracticeA(DAP)AforApre
schoolers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
knowingAwhatAisAindividuallyAappropriateAforAeachAchild'sAinterestsAandAabilities
AApreschoolAteacherAplansAtoAuseAinstructionalAstrategiesAthatAintegrateAsocial-
emotionalAlearningAwithAcuriosityAandAproblemAsolving.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAw
ouldAbestApromoteAthisAgoal?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
encouragingAempatheticAthikingAwithAtheAchildrenAwithAquestionsAsuchAas,A"WhyAdoAyouAth
inkAheAisAcrying?"
AnAearlyAchildhoodAeducatorAobservesAaAten-week-
oldAinfantAgazingAatAaAhangingAmobileAwhileAlayingAonAherAback.AOccasionally,AtheAinfantAs
watsAatAtheAmobileAandAsmilesAorAcoos.ASeveralAminutesAlater,AtheAteacherAnoticesAthatAth
eAinfantAturnsAherAheadAtoAavoidAlookingAatAtheAmobileAandAstartsAtoAcry.ATheAinfant'sAcryin
gAescalatesAandAintensifiesAduringAtheAnextAminute.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAwouldA
beAmostAappropriateAforAtheAteacherAtoAtakeAtoAmeetAtheAinfant'sAneedsArelatedAtoAemotion
alAregulation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-pickingAupAandAnotingAifAtheAcryingAsubsides
AAsecond-
gradeAteacherAnotesAthatAanAEnglishAlanguageAlearnerAstrugglesAwithAvocabularyAwhenAre
adingAindependently.ATheAteacherAwouldAlikeAtoAprovideAtheAstudentAwithAaAtechnologicalA
resourceAtoAclarifyAtheAmeaningAofAunknownAwordsAwhileAreadingAindependently.ATheAtea
cherAtakesAintoAconsiderationAthatAtheAstudentAhasAstrongAreadingAskillsAinAhisAhomeAlang
uage.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresourcesAwouldAbeAmostAbeneficialAforAtheAstudentAtoAuseA
whenAindependentlyAreading?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAonlineAlanguageAtranslatorAunknownAEnglishAwordsAintoAtheAstudent'sAhomeAlanguage
AAkindergartenAteacherAgathersAinformationAthroughoutAtheAyearAeachAchild'sAongoingApro
gressAacrossAdevelopmentAdomains.ATheAteacherAmaintainsAaAfolderAforAeachAchildAthatAi
ncludesAchecklistsAofAskillsA(e.g.AfineAandAgrossAmotor,Acommunication,Asocial),AaAportfolio
AofAworkAsamples,AandAnotesAofAteacherAobservations.AInAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwaysAwou
ldAtheAteacherAmostAeffectivelyAuseAthisAinformation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
differentiatingAinstructionAforAeachAchildAbasedAonAtheirAstrengths,AneedsAandAinterests
AApreschoolAspecialAeducationAteacherAregularlyAusesAprogressAmonitoringAassessmentsA
toAevaluateAtheAlanguageAdevelopmentAofAaAchildAinAherAclassAwithAaAlanguageAdelay.AThe
AprimaryApurposeAofAthisAassessmentAisAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
trackAtheAchild'sAgrowthAandAtailorAinstructionAtoAmeetAhisAorAherAneeds
, AtAtheAbeginningAofAtheAschoolAyear,AaApreschoolAteacherAplansAtheAdailyAroutinesAofAclass
.ATheAteacherAdecidesAthatAeveryAdayAwhenAtheAchildrenAarriveAatAschool,AtheyAwillAfirstAha
ngAupAtheirAbackpacksAinAtheirAassignedAcubbiesAandAthenAchooseAaAtableAtopAactivity.AAft
erAtableAtopAactivities,AtheAchildrenAcleanAupAandAjoinAtheAteacherAatAtheAcarpetAforAteacher
-
ledAstoriesAandAsongs.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingArationalesAdescribesAtheAprimaryAbenefitAofA
establishingAdailyAroutinesAforAchildren?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
helpingAchildrenAgainAaAsenseAofAsecurity
AnAearlyAchildhoodAeducationAteacherAisAplanningAtheAclassroomAenvironmentAforAthreeAa
ndAfourAyearAoldAchildren.ASheAcreatesAcentersAinAtheAroomAforAart,AdramaticAplay,Asensory
Aactivities,AandAbuildingAwithAblocks.AWithinAeachAofAtheseAcenters,AsheAhasAshelvesAandAc
ontainersAofAmaterialsAlabeledAwithApicturesAandAwords,AsuchAasAcrayons,Ablocks,AandAcar
s.AThisApracticeAisAlikelyAtoApromoteAtheAchildren'sAskillsAinAliteracyAand:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-socialAdevelopment
AtAtheAbeginningAofAtheAschoolAyear,AaAkindergartenAteacherAsetsAupAherAclassroomAtoAincl
udeAlearningAcenters.ASheAarrangesAherAroomAwithAaAreadingAarea,AanAartAcenter,AaAblockA
area,AandAanAareaAforAdramaticAplay.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAclassroomAmanagementAstra
tegiesAwouldAbeAmostAeffectiveAtoAencourageApositiveAsocialAinteractionsAamongAtheAchild
renAatAeachAlearningAcenter?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
limitingAtheAcapacityAofAchildrenAinAeachAcenter
AnAeightAyearAoldAstudentAwhoAisAanAEnglishAlanguageAlearnerAhasArecentlyAjoinedAaAseco
nd-
gradeAclass.ASheAcanAcommunicateAinAEnglishAwithAsimpleAphrasesAandAsentencesAandAh
asAanAEnglishAvocabularyAofAapproximatelyA3,000Awords.ASheAoftenAmakesAgrammarAand
ApronunciationAerrorsAandAmisunderstandsAjokes.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstagesAofAsecon
dAlanguageAacquisitionAbestAdescribesAthisAstudent'sApresentAlevel?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-speechAemergence
AAfirst-
gradeAteacherAensuresAstudentsAhaveAampleAopportunitiesAtoAwriteAduringAtheAday.AForAe
xample,AstudentsAfrequentlyAwriteAlistsAandAstoriesAandAengageAinAcooperativeAwritingAtas
ksAwithApeers.AStudentsAareAalsoAprovidedAmanyAoccasionsAtoAshareAwritingAwithAtheAclas
s.AInAadditionAtoApromotingAstudents'AwritingAdevelopment,AtheAteacher'sAregularAuseAofAth
eseAactivitiesAmostAlikelyAdirectlyAbuildsAstudents'.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
readingAskillsAbyAreinforcingAtheirAunderstandingAofAtheArelationshipAbetweenAsoundsAandA
letters
AnAearlyAchildhoodAteacherAworksAinAaAday-
careAcenter.ASheAsitsAonAtheAfloorAtoAplayAwithAaAnine-month-
oldAinfantAwhoAisAinterestedAinAaAbucketAofAplasticAblocksAthatAcanAeasilyAstackedAtogether.
AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAteacherAactionsAwouldAbestAengageAtheAinfantAandAencourageAco
mmunication?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
talkingAaboutAtheAblocksAasAtheAinfantAplaysAwithAthem
AAkindergartenAteacherAreadsAtheAfollowingAsetAofAfourAwords:Abet,Abat,Abug,AcapAtoAaAsma
llAgroupAofAchildren.ATheAteacherAasksAtheAchildrenAtoAidentifyAwhichAwordAdoesn'tAbelongAi
nAtheAgroup.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareasAofAphonemicAawarenessAdoesAthisAactivityApro
mote?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-phonemeAcategorization
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAisAlikelyAtoAhaveAtheAmostAbeneficialAeffectAonAacademicA
performance?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-eatingAaAnutritiousAbreakfastAeachAmorning
AAteacherAofAtwoAandAthreeAyearAoldAchildrenAoftenAengagesAthemAinAconversation.AForAex
ample,AwhenAaAchildAisAplayingAwithAteddyAbears,AsheAwillAask,A"WhatAareAtheAbearsAdoingA
today?"AWhenAaAchildAisApainting,AsheAwillAsay,A"PleaseAtellAmeAaboutAthisAinterestingApictu
reAyouAareAmaking!"AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAbenefitsAisAmostAcloselyAattributedAtoAthisAprac
tice?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-encouragingAchildren'sAlinguisticAcreativityAandAself-
expression
AApreschoolAteacherAisAdesigningAcurriculumAforAtheAchildrenAinAherAclassroom.AWhichAofAt
heAfollowingAstepsAisAassociatedAwithAdevelopmentallyAappropriateApracticeA(DAP)AforApre
schoolers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
knowingAwhatAisAindividuallyAappropriateAforAeachAchild'sAinterestsAandAabilities
AApreschoolAteacherAplansAtoAuseAinstructionalAstrategiesAthatAintegrateAsocial-
emotionalAlearningAwithAcuriosityAandAproblemAsolving.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAw
ouldAbestApromoteAthisAgoal?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
encouragingAempatheticAthikingAwithAtheAchildrenAwithAquestionsAsuchAas,A"WhyAdoAyouAth
inkAheAisAcrying?"
AnAearlyAchildhoodAeducatorAobservesAaAten-week-
oldAinfantAgazingAatAaAhangingAmobileAwhileAlayingAonAherAback.AOccasionally,AtheAinfantAs
watsAatAtheAmobileAandAsmilesAorAcoos.ASeveralAminutesAlater,AtheAteacherAnoticesAthatAth
eAinfantAturnsAherAheadAtoAavoidAlookingAatAtheAmobileAandAstartsAtoAcry.ATheAinfant'sAcryin
gAescalatesAandAintensifiesAduringAtheAnextAminute.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAwouldA
beAmostAappropriateAforAtheAteacherAtoAtakeAtoAmeetAtheAinfant'sAneedsArelatedAtoAemotion
alAregulation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-pickingAupAandAnotingAifAtheAcryingAsubsides
AAsecond-
gradeAteacherAnotesAthatAanAEnglishAlanguageAlearnerAstrugglesAwithAvocabularyAwhenAre
adingAindependently.ATheAteacherAwouldAlikeAtoAprovideAtheAstudentAwithAaAtechnologicalA
resourceAtoAclarifyAtheAmeaningAofAunknownAwordsAwhileAreadingAindependently.ATheAtea
cherAtakesAintoAconsiderationAthatAtheAstudentAhasAstrongAreadingAskillsAinAhisAhomeAlang
uage.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresourcesAwouldAbeAmostAbeneficialAforAtheAstudentAtoAuseA
whenAindependentlyAreading?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
anAonlineAlanguageAtranslatorAunknownAEnglishAwordsAintoAtheAstudent'sAhomeAlanguage
AAkindergartenAteacherAgathersAinformationAthroughoutAtheAyearAeachAchild'sAongoingApro
gressAacrossAdevelopmentAdomains.ATheAteacherAmaintainsAaAfolderAforAeachAchildAthatAi
ncludesAchecklistsAofAskillsA(e.g.AfineAandAgrossAmotor,Acommunication,Asocial),AaAportfolio
AofAworkAsamples,AandAnotesAofAteacherAobservations.AInAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwaysAwou
ldAtheAteacherAmostAeffectivelyAuseAthisAinformation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
differentiatingAinstructionAforAeachAchildAbasedAonAtheirAstrengths,AneedsAandAinterests
AApreschoolAspecialAeducationAteacherAregularlyAusesAprogressAmonitoringAassessmentsA
toAevaluateAtheAlanguageAdevelopmentAofAaAchildAinAherAclassAwithAaAlanguageAdelay.AThe
AprimaryApurposeAofAthisAassessmentAisAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
trackAtheAchild'sAgrowthAandAtailorAinstructionAtoAmeetAhisAorAherAneeds
, AtAtheAbeginningAofAtheAschoolAyear,AaApreschoolAteacherAplansAtheAdailyAroutinesAofAclass
.ATheAteacherAdecidesAthatAeveryAdayAwhenAtheAchildrenAarriveAatAschool,AtheyAwillAfirstAha
ngAupAtheirAbackpacksAinAtheirAassignedAcubbiesAandAthenAchooseAaAtableAtopAactivity.AAft
erAtableAtopAactivities,AtheAchildrenAcleanAupAandAjoinAtheAteacherAatAtheAcarpetAforAteacher
-
ledAstoriesAandAsongs.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingArationalesAdescribesAtheAprimaryAbenefitAofA
establishingAdailyAroutinesAforAchildren?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
helpingAchildrenAgainAaAsenseAofAsecurity
AnAearlyAchildhoodAeducationAteacherAisAplanningAtheAclassroomAenvironmentAforAthreeAa
ndAfourAyearAoldAchildren.ASheAcreatesAcentersAinAtheAroomAforAart,AdramaticAplay,Asensory
Aactivities,AandAbuildingAwithAblocks.AWithinAeachAofAtheseAcenters,AsheAhasAshelvesAandAc
ontainersAofAmaterialsAlabeledAwithApicturesAandAwords,AsuchAasAcrayons,Ablocks,AandAcar
s.AThisApracticeAisAlikelyAtoApromoteAtheAchildren'sAskillsAinAliteracyAand:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-socialAdevelopment
AtAtheAbeginningAofAtheAschoolAyear,AaAkindergartenAteacherAsetsAupAherAclassroomAtoAincl
udeAlearningAcenters.ASheAarrangesAherAroomAwithAaAreadingAarea,AanAartAcenter,AaAblockA
area,AandAanAareaAforAdramaticAplay.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAclassroomAmanagementAstra
tegiesAwouldAbeAmostAeffectiveAtoAencourageApositiveAsocialAinteractionsAamongAtheAchild
renAatAeachAlearningAcenter?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
limitingAtheAcapacityAofAchildrenAinAeachAcenter
AnAeightAyearAoldAstudentAwhoAisAanAEnglishAlanguageAlearnerAhasArecentlyAjoinedAaAseco
nd-
gradeAclass.ASheAcanAcommunicateAinAEnglishAwithAsimpleAphrasesAandAsentencesAandAh
asAanAEnglishAvocabularyAofAapproximatelyA3,000Awords.ASheAoftenAmakesAgrammarAand
ApronunciationAerrorsAandAmisunderstandsAjokes.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstagesAofAsecon
dAlanguageAacquisitionAbestAdescribesAthisAstudent'sApresentAlevel?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-speechAemergence
AAfirst-
gradeAteacherAensuresAstudentsAhaveAampleAopportunitiesAtoAwriteAduringAtheAday.AForAe
xample,AstudentsAfrequentlyAwriteAlistsAandAstoriesAandAengageAinAcooperativeAwritingAtas
ksAwithApeers.AStudentsAareAalsoAprovidedAmanyAoccasionsAtoAshareAwritingAwithAtheAclas
s.AInAadditionAtoApromotingAstudents'AwritingAdevelopment,AtheAteacher'sAregularAuseAofAth
eseAactivitiesAmostAlikelyAdirectlyAbuildsAstudents'.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
readingAskillsAbyAreinforcingAtheirAunderstandingAofAtheArelationshipAbetweenAsoundsAandA
letters
AnAearlyAchildhoodAteacherAworksAinAaAday-
careAcenter.ASheAsitsAonAtheAfloorAtoAplayAwithAaAnine-month-
oldAinfantAwhoAisAinterestedAinAaAbucketAofAplasticAblocksAthatAcanAeasilyAstackedAtogether.
AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAteacherAactionsAwouldAbestAengageAtheAinfantAandAencourageAco
mmunication?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
talkingAaboutAtheAblocksAasAtheAinfantAplaysAwithAthem
AAkindergartenAteacherAreadsAtheAfollowingAsetAofAfourAwords:Abet,Abat,Abug,AcapAtoAaAsma
llAgroupAofAchildren.ATheAteacherAasksAtheAchildrenAtoAidentifyAwhichAwordAdoesn'tAbelongAi
nAtheAgroup.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareasAofAphonemicAawarenessAdoesAthisAactivityApro
mote?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-phonemeAcategorization