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English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4–8 (113)

Effective January 1, 2021, candidates seeking certification in this area will be required to take a revised version of the English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4–8 exam and the new, standalone Science of Teaching Reading exam. The revised English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4–8 exam being administered next year will not include items that overlap with content tested on the Science of Teaching Reading exam. The number of selected-response questions and testing time for the revised exam will remain the same as the current version.

The preparation manual for the revised version of this exam is now available on this website. Please review the preparation manual that corresponds with the timeframe in which you plan to test. The preparation manual for the Science of Teaching Reading will be available on this website in September 2020.

Format

Computer-administered test (CAT) with 120 selected-response questions

Time

5 hours total appointment time