OAE Study Guide 2026
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📋 OAE Exam Format at a Glance
📚 OAE Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample OAE Questions & Answers
1. According to Erik Erikson's stages, a 4-year-old child who is encouraged to initiate activities and take on leadership roles is developing a sense of:
Erikson's third stage, Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3–6), involves children developing purpose by initiating play, tasks, and social roles.
2. When designing classroom rules with preschoolers, the MOST effective approach is to:
Co-creating positively stated rules with picture support increases children's ownership, comprehension, and likelihood of following the expectations.
3. Under IDEA, which part governs early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to age 3?
Part C of IDEA specifically addresses early intervention services for infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays or disabilities.
4. Which of the following is a typical language development milestone for a 4 to 5-year-old child?
By ages 4 to 5, children's speech is typically understandable to most listeners, and they can speak in sentences of five or more words, tell stories, and answer 'why' questions. Babbling and first words occur in infancy, and 2- to 3-word phrases are characteristic of toddlers (18-24 months).
5. When planning differentiated instruction for a child with a developmental delay in a preschool classroom, the teacher should FIRST:
The IEP is the legal and instructional roadmap for a child with a disability; teachers must consult it to ensure their differentiation aligns with the child's identified goals and services.
6. A teacher notices two children arguing over a toy. The MOST developmentally appropriate first step is to:
Coaching children through conflict teaches communication and problem-solving skills that support long-term social competence.