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NYSTCE Students with Disabilities Content Specialty Test (060)
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Master Foundations and Disability KnowledgeYou are here
Learn special education law (IDEA, Section 504, FAPE, LRE) and the characteristics of each disability category.
Focus on Assessment and IEP Planning
Drill evaluation, eligibility, present levels, measurable goals, progress monitoring, and transition planning — about 25% of the test.
Study Instruction, Environment, and Behavior
Practice UDL, differentiation, specially designed instruction, FBAs, behavior intervention plans, and communication and functional-skills teaching.
Prepare the Constructed Response
Practice analyzing a case study and recommending research-based assessment, instruction, and behavioral strategies under timed conditions.
Can You Take the NYSTCE 060 Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Required for the New York Students with Disabilities certification area
- •Candidates also complete the EAS (Educating All Students) test for initial certification
- •edTPA is no longer required for New York teacher certification as of April 27, 2022
- •Fingerprinting and background check (TEACH account) required for certification
- •Workshop requirements (DASA, child abuse identification, school violence prevention) for certification
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100 Practice Questions
Covers all six selected-response competencies of the NYSTCE Students with Disabilities (060) framework.
Updated for 2026
Reflects the current NYSTCE 060 test design, IDEA requirements, and NYS P-12 Learning Standards.
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What You'll Study
14 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Foundations of Special Education & Legal Mandates
4 sections
Chapter 2: Characteristics of Disabilities & Learner Development
4 sections
Chapter 3: Assessment, Prereferral & Eligibility Determination
4 sections
Chapter 4: IEP Development, Implementation & Progress Monitoring
4 sections
Chapter 5: Learning Environment & Positive Behavioral Interventions
4 sections
Chapter 6: Specially Designed Instruction, UDL & Inclusive Co-Teaching
4 sections
Chapter 7: Evidence-Based Academic Instruction & Learning Strategies
4 sections
Chapter 8: Communication, Social & Functional Living Skills
4 sections
Chapter 9: Mastering the Constructed-Response Case Study
4 sections
Chapter 10: Historical Foundations, Professional Growth, Resources & Advocacy
3 sections
Chapter 11: Educational Impact, Medical Factors, Families & Communities
3 sections
Chapter 12: Rapport, Instructional Grouping & Accessible Learning Environments
3 sections
Chapter 13: Assessment Communication, Content Vocabulary & Integrated Life Skills
3 sections
Chapter 14: School-Year Transitions & Constructed-Response Intervention Recommendations
4 sections
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NYSTCE 060 Exam Details
NYSTCE Students with Disabilities Content Specialty Test (060)
Administered by New York State Education Department (NYSED) / Pearson
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official New York State Education Department (NYSED) / Pearson content outline
History, laws, and ethics of special education, including IDEA, Section 504, FAPE, LRE, child find, procedural safeguards, confidentiality, and collaboration with families and professionals.
Characteristics, etiology, and educational impact of IDEA disability categories and how disabilities affect cognitive, academic, social, and emotional development.
Evaluation, eligibility, nonbiased assessment, present levels, measurable IEP goals, progress monitoring, transition planning, and data-based decision making.
Proactive classroom management, PBIS, functional behavioral assessment, behavior intervention plans, de-escalation, and discipline procedures under IDEA.
Specially designed instruction, UDL, differentiation, scaffolding, accommodations and modifications, assistive technology, and access to the NYS P-12 Learning Standards.
Teaching communication and AAC, explicit social skills, functional and independent-living skills, task analysis, self-determination, and community-based instruction.
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