A 4-year-old feeds a doll with an empty spoon and assumes that everyone sees the room just as she does. In Piaget’s theory, which stage is she in?Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 001
A 5-year-old plans a pretend bakery, assigns jobs and starts “baking” without being asked. Which of Erikson’s stages belongs to this play age of about 3 to 6 years?Wikipedia, "Erikson's stages of psychosocial development". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 004
A child reads a short book aloud. The teacher marks each word read correctly, notes each error, and afterward works out the percent read right and the rate of self-correction. Which tool is this?Wikipedia, "Running record". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 003
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Child development and learning, continued
A kindergarten teacher screens her class to decide which instructional strategies to use. Under 34 CFR 300.302, how do the federal special education regulations treat that screening?34 CFR 300.302, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 003
A teacher first models how to cut along a line, then guides a child’s hand, then only reminds, and finally steps back as the child cuts alone. What is this practice called?Wikipedia, "Instructional scaffolding". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 002
A teacher helps children name a feeling, wait, and choose an acceptable way to show it. Which ability is the teacher building?Wikipedia, "Emotional self-regulation". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 004
A teacher lists what a child does alone, what she does only with help, and what she cannot do even with help. In Vygotsky's term, which list is her zone of proximal development?Wikipedia, "Zone of proximal development". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 001
During centers a teacher notes how each child counts a set of bears and uses the notes to regroup children for tomorrow’s lesson. Which kind of assessment is this?Wikipedia, "Formative assessment". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 003
In Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, which system holds the settings that touch a child most directly, such as family, school and peers?Wikipedia, "Ecological systems theory". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 001
In the Reggio Emilia approach, what is called the “third teacher”, alongside adults and peers?Wikipedia, "Reggio Emilia approach". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 002
In the strange situation procedure, a toddler explores freely while her mother is present, is upset when her mother leaves, and is happy when she returns. Which attachment pattern is this?Wikipedia, "Strange situation". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 004
Two toddlers sit side by side in the block area. Each builds a tower of her own, glancing at the other and copying, but they do not build together. Which of Parten’s types of play is this?Wikipedia, "Parten's stages of play". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 002
Communication, language and literacy development 9
A 3-year-old “reads” a menu in the play kitchen and points to the words, not the pictures, when asked where it says “pizza”. What is developing?Wikipedia, "Print awareness". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 006
A 4-year-old who is new to English watches and listens closely in class for several weeks but says almost nothing in English. What do second-language researchers call this phase?Wikipedia, "Silent period". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 005
A caregiver speaks to an infant in a sing-song voice with a higher pitch, a slower rate and short utterances. What is this way of speaking called?Wikipedia, "Baby talk". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 005
A child not yet 2 says “doggy bark” and “want cookie”, two words at a time. What is this speech of the two-word stage called?Wikipedia, "Telegraphic speech". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 005
A kindergartner writes the letter B for “ball” because she hears /b/ at the start of the word. Which understanding is she using?Wikipedia, "Alphabetic principle". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 007
A teacher says “map” and a child answers /m/, /a/, /p/. Which skill is the child showing?Wikipedia, "Phonemic awareness". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 006
After a walk to the fire station, children tell what they saw, the class turns their own words into a written text, and they read it together. Which approach to literacy is this?Wikipedia, "Language Experience Approach". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 007
In the spoken word “stop”, a teacher separates /st/ from /op/. In the terms of syllable structure, what are these two parts?Wikipedia, "Syllable". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 006
Stringing beads, using tongs and tearing paper prepare young children to hold and control a crayon or pencil. Which kind of skill do these activities build?Wikipedia, "Fine motor skill". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 007
Learning in the content areas 18
A 2-year-old recites “one, two, three, four” and points to each cracker in turn. According to research on counting, what should her teacher conclude?Wikipedia, "Counting". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 008
A child glances at a domino half showing four pips and names the number at once, with no counting. Which ability is this?Wikipedia, "Subitizing". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 008
A child swings the whole arm from the shoulder before gaining fine control of the fingers. Which trend in motor development does this show?Wikipedia, "Proximodistal trend". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 012
A child touches each of six bears once and says exactly one number word for each. Which idea at the heart of counting is the child applying?Wikipedia, "Counting". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 008
A lesson at the water table starts with a question, “Which of these things will float?”, and children test their ideas before the teacher explains anything. Which approach to science teaching is this?Wikipedia, "Inquiry-based learning". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 009
A teacher pours the same amount of juice from a short, wide cup into a tall, thin glass, and a 4-year-old says the tall glass now has more. Which logical ability, in Piaget’s account, has the child not yet developed?Wikipedia, "Conservation (psychology)". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 008
At the easel, children mix pairs of red, yellow and blue paint. In this traditional paint model, which three colors are the secondary colors?Wikipedia, "Secondary color". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 011
Catching a beanbag and threading a lace through a card both call for vision to guide the hands. What is this ability called?Wikipedia, "Hand–eye coordination". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 012
Children pat their knees evenly, on and on, while a song plays. Which element of music are they keeping?Wikipedia, "Beat (music)". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 011
Children watch ice cubes on a warm tray turn into puddles and draw what they see. Which physical change are they observing?Wikipedia, "Melting". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 009
During a science talk a 3-year-old says, “The sun went to bed because it was tired.” What did Piaget call this feature of preoperational thinking?Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 009
The field 106 test objectives give examples of tying social studies to children’s daily lives. Which practice do they name?MTTC test objectives, field 106, Michigan Test for Teacher Certification site. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 010
First graders describe their neighborhood: its hills and trees, its shops and the languages spoken there. Which of geography's five themes are they studying?Wikipedia, "Five themes of geography". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 010
In a first-grade economics lesson, children sort picture cards into needs and wants. Which pair is sorted correctly?Wikipedia, "Need". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 010
In the dramatic play center a child holds a block to her ear as a phone and “calls the doctor” while a friend plays the nurse. Which features of pretend play are on show?Wikipedia, "Make believe". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 011
In which order do young children typically gain gross motor skills?Wikipedia, "Gross motor skill". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 012
Kindergartners sort a rock, a toy car, a bean plant and a goldfish into living and non-living. Which set of processes marks the living things?Wikipedia, "Life". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 009
Running, climbing the play structure and jumping off a low step chiefly use which kind of skill?Wikipedia, "Gross motor skill". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 012
Professional development 9
A parent asks to review her kindergartner’s education records. Under the FERPA regulations at 34 CFR 99.10, by when must the school comply?34 CFR 99.10, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 013
A preschool team plans services with a special educator. Under the least restrictive environment rule of 34 CFR 300.114, what must the school ensure?34 CFR 300.114, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 014
A school must send a family prior written notice about their child’s special education. The parents read Arabic. Under 34 CFR 300.503, how must the notice be provided?34 CFR 300.503, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 013
A teacher visits families to learn about their skills, such as gardening, sewing and running a shop, and builds lessons on them. Which model is she applying?Wikipedia, "Funds of knowledge". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 013
A toddler in early intervention may be eligible for preschool special education at age 3. Under 34 CFR 303.209, how long before the third birthday must the transition conference be held, at the latest?34 CFR 303.209, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 014
After each week a teacher writes about which activities worked, questions her own assumptions and changes her plans. Which professional habit is this?Wikipedia, "Reflective practice". Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 015
An Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is written for a toddler. Under 34 CFR 303.344, whom must the plan name as responsible for implementing its services and coordinating with other agencies?34 CFR 303.344, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 014
Under 34 CFR 303.342, how often must a child’s IFSP be reviewed, at a minimum?34 CFR 303.342, text at the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 015
Under Michigan’s Child Protection Law (MCL 722.623), a teacher with reasonable cause to suspect child abuse reports at once by telephone to centralized intake. Within how long must the written report follow?Michigan Compiled Laws 722.623 (Child Protection Law), Michigan Legislature. Outline: MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (106) test objectives, objective 015
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test objectives of MTTC Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education), field 106, as the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification site prints them (https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/MI_SG_OBJ_106.htm; test page https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/MI106_TestPage.html), read 2026-10-09: 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, passing score 220; Subarea I Child Development and Learning (objectives 001 to 004, 25%), II Communication, Language, and Literacy Development (005 to 007, 19%), III Learning in the Content Areas (008 to 012, 37%), IV Professional Development (013 to 015, 19%). This bank holds 12, 9, 18 and 9, with three or four questions for each of the 15 objectives. The test page gives December 20, 2026 as the last administration date of this test. Every fact was read on 2026-10-09 in the page named under its question: 36 Wikipedia articles, seven sections of 34 CFR Parts 99, 300 and 303 at the Legal Information Institute, section 722.623 of the Michigan Compiled Laws on the Michigan Legislature site, and the test objectives themselves. The sample questions of the study guide were not opened. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This early childhood education MTTC practice test asks 48 questions of our own on field 106, Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education). It is unofficial, and neither the Michigan Department of Education nor Pearson has any part in it.
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What field 106 covers
By the test objectives, read October 9, 2026: child development and learning 25%, communication, language and literacy development 19%, learning in the content areas 37%, and professional development 19%. The bank holds 12, 9, 18 and 9 questions on them.
Last test date: December 20, 2026
The test page gives December 20, 2026 as the last administration date for field 106 and its ZS endorsement. A separate test, Early Childhood General and Special Education (Birth–K), serves the ZN endorsement, and 106 cannot be used for it.
Law questions
The professional subarea asks about working with families, early intervention plans and reporting suspected abuse or neglect. Those questions here cite the federal regulation or the Michigan statute by section.
Learning in the content areas is the largest subarea: mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, and health and physical activity, from birth through age eight.
Questions and answers
Is this MTTC early childhood practice test free?
Yes, with no sign-up. The questions were written for this site from the published objectives and from the public page or regulation each explanation names, never from the real test, its sample questions or a paid practice test.
How many questions are on the MTTC Early Childhood Education test?
Field 106 has 100 multiple-choice questions and allows 2 hours 30 minutes, a minute and a half each. Exam mode here keeps that pace: 48 questions in 72 minutes.
What is the passing score for MTTC 106?
The test page lists 220 as the passing score. It also says a test may include questions under evaluation that do not affect the score, so this page gives a number right and no pass or fail.
Should I take MTTC 106 or the Birth–K test?
That depends on the endorsement your program leads to: the test page ties 106 to the ZS endorsement and the Birth–K test to ZN, and sends questions about endorsements to the Michigan Department of Education.