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Teaching Knowledge Test: Young Learners

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Module 1: Young Learner Characteristics & PrinciplesYou are here

Understand cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development, alongside learning, cognitive, and communication strategies for children aged 6 to 12.

10
hours
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Module 2: Planning & Preparing Lessons

Master lesson plan components, adapting coursebook materials, and selecting supplementary resources to scaffold young learners.

15
hours
3

Module 3: Teaching Young Learners

Study teacher talk grading, error correction techniques, practice activities, and positive classroom management routines.

15
hours
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Module 4: Classroom-Based Assessment

Learn the purposes and focus of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment, and how to act on student performance evidence.

10
hours
Estimated total study time
50 hours
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TKT: YL Exam Details

Teaching Knowledge Test: Young Learners

Administered by Cambridge Assessment English

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There is no pass or fail. Performance is reported in four bands, where Band 1 shows limited knowledge and Band 4 shows extensive knowledge of the TKT: YL content areas; every candidate who completes the module receives a certificate showing their band.
Passing Score
80
Questions
1
Hours
Set by each authorised exam centre and varies by country; the TKT: YL module typically costs around USD 65-90 (roughly GBP 55-75 or EUR 75-90) per sitting in 2026.
Exam Fee
Study time: Around 30-60 hours of focused preparation, often through a short TKT: YL course or self-study using the official handbook, glossary and sample test.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Cambridge Assessment English content outline

Knowledge of young learners and principles of teaching English to young learners16%

Children's characteristics as language learners and how language learning helps young learners develop learning, cognitive and communication strategies (13 of 80 questions).

Planning and preparing young learner lessons26%

Lesson-plan components and headings, providing support and challenge through coursebooks and supplementary materials, and selecting, adapting and supplementing additional resources (21 of 80 questions).

Teaching young learners41%

Scaffolding understanding through teacher language and teaching strategies, using practice activities to consolidate language, and managing young learners in class (33 of 80 questions).

Assessing young learner learning through classroom-based assessment16%

Purposes and focus of different types of classroom-based assessment and acting on assessment evidence to support young learners (13 of 80 questions).

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