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A current guide to the ETS 5027 subtest, including 120-minute timing, 90 selected-response questions, Reading and Language Arts at 67%, Social Studies at 33%, and NCTE, ILA, and NCSS-aligned content.
5027 is literacy-heavy, but social studies still accounts for one-third of the subtest. Candidates should build a reading and language arts foundation first, then connect culture, geography, history, civics, and sources to early learning scenarios.
Use these ETS structure points to plan early childhood literacy and social studies review.
ETS lists 120 minutes for Early Childhood: Reading and Language Arts & Social Studies 5027.
The subtest contains 90 selected-response questions.
Reading and Language Arts accounts for about 60 questions, or 67% of the subtest.
Social Studies accounts for about 30 questions, or 33% of the subtest.
Reading and Language Arts is the larger portion of 5027. HiraEdu plans emphasize emergent literacy, language acquisition, print awareness, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, word analysis, fluency, comprehension, text evidence, writing, and oral communication.
The Social Studies portion covers culture, people, places, environments, time, continuity, change, civics, government, citizenship, geographic reasoning, history, maps, timelines, and classroom connections to civic participation.
ETS notes that 5027 was developed with reference to NCTE, ILA, and NCSS standards. Prep should connect each standard area to prekindergarten and lower elementary teaching scenarios rather than memorizing isolated terminology.
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Praxis Early Childhood: Reading and Language Arts & Social Studies 5027 is designed for prospective teachers of children in prekindergarten and the lower elementary grades. ETS lists a 120-minute computer-delivered subtest with 90 selected-response questions covering reading, language arts, and social studies.
HiraEdu prepares candidates around the official ETS split: approximately 60 Reading and Language Arts questions and 30 Social Studies questions. Prep covers emergent literacy, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, word analysis, fluency, literature, informational text, writing, speaking and listening, culture, people and places, geography, history, civics, government, primary and secondary sources, and early social studies instruction.
Verify whether the candidate needs standalone 5027 or the combined Early Childhood Assessment 5026.
Plan review around the official split: about 67% Reading and Language Arts and 33% Social Studies.
Practice questions on language acquisition, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, literature, informational text, writing, speaking, and listening.
Use scenario items that connect culture, geography, history, civics, government, sources, maps, and timelines to early childhood instruction.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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