AEPA Early Childhood Education (36) Study Guide 2027–2028 | Arizona AZ036 Teacher Certification Prep, 200 Practice Questions (PDF)

Prepare for the AEPA Early Childhood Education test (AZ036), Arizona's subject knowledge test for the Early Childhood Education, Birth-Age 8 or Grade 3 certificate and endorsement. The guide follows the official framework's three subareas and 13 objectives, and both practice tests are weighted like the real test.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 100 selected-response questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, passing score 240 on the 100–300 scale, test-center and online-proctored options, results, retakes and the current fee

• Child Development and Learning: growth and development from birth to age 8 (Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, attachment, play), health, safety and nutrition, factors affecting learning (Bronfenbrenner, family, culture, IDEA Parts B and C, Section 504) and integrated curriculum design

• Communication, Language, and Literacy: oral language milestones, second-language acquisition (Krashen, Cummins, Tabors), concepts about print, children's literature and awards, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency and running records, vocabulary, comprehension, writing and spelling stages

• Learning in the Content Areas: mathematics worked by hand (fractions, percents, equations, geometry, measurement, data), how young children learn math, physical, life and earth science with inquiry, social studies with Arizona geography, history, civics and economics, and the visual and performing arts

• Arizona Notes, Exam Tips, Memory Aids, Common Traps, Myth Checks and classroom scenarios in every section

• Quick-reference tables, charts and diagrams (milestone table, water cycle, moon phases, color wheel and more)

• Study schedules (4, 8 and 12 weeks), FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each (24 / 38 / 38 by subarea), 200 questions total, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson, the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) program or the Arizona Department of Education.