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Exam Overview
Exam Overview
The GACE Literacy Specialist (348) assessment is part of the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) program. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) sets certification requirements and passing standards, and the tests are delivered by Evaluation Systems of Pearson, which replaced ETS as the GACE testing supplier.
348
Test code
1 test
No separate testlets
$90
Registration fee
100–300
Score scale
Test Structure
| Part | Format | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Selected-response | Multiple-choice questions with four answer choices and one best answer | Literacy development, assessment and data use, instruction and intervention, diverse learners, learning environments, and professional roles |
| Constructed-response | Two written assignments: a professional leadership response and a case study of a student | Applying assessment, instruction and leadership knowledge to a scenario in organized, well-supported writing (about one quarter of the total score) |
| Section of this guide | What the questions look like |
|---|---|
| 1 Foundations of Literacy Development | Identify a skill or developmental stage from a student sample; apply the Simple View of Reading or the Reading Rope |
| 2 Literacy Assessment and Data Analysis | Choose the right assessment, read a score table, apply a decision rule, interpret reliability or a percentile |
| 3 Literacy Instruction and Intervention | Pick the next instructional step for a profile; fix a lesson; intensify an intervention |
| 4 Diverse Learners and Literacy Development | Separate language difference from disability; support English learners, students with disabilities and gifted readers |
| 5 Literacy Learning Environments | Motivation, discussion, classroom libraries, text types and disciplinary literacy |
| 6 Professional Roles and Leadership in Literacy | Coaching, professional learning, data teams, curriculum decisions, families and ethics |
| 7 Application of Professional Knowledge | The two written assignments |
Delivery and Registration
- The test is computer-based. Register and schedule through the official GACE website, which lists test centers and any online-proctored options.
- The registration fee for test 348 is $90 (official GACE fee schedule).
- Bring the identification named in the GACE registration policies, and arrive early; late arrivals can be refused.
- Check the official test page for the current testing time and tutorial time before test day.
From Registration to Score Report
Create a GACE account
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Register and pay
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Schedule a date
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Test day
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Score report
Scoring
- Results are reported as a scaled score from 100 to 300.
- Selected-response questions are scored by computer; there is no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every question.
- The two written assignments are scored by trained raters with a scoring guide that rewards accurate analysis, specific evidence-based recommendations, and clear rationale.
- GaPSC sets the passing score. Check the GaPSC passing-scores page for the current standard for this test.
Testing Supplier Change
GACE moved from ETS to Pearson. Scores from the two suppliers are not combined, so all parts of an assessment must be passed with the same supplier. Use only the Pearson GACE site for registration, policies and score reports.Finished reading?
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