TExES Reading Specialist (151)

The Reading Specialist (151) exam is a computer-administered test offered year-round by appointment at Pearson VUE test centers in Texas and across the country. It contains selected-response questions only; there is no essay or constructed-response assignment.

Key Facts About the TExES Reading Specialist (151) Exam

Test Design by Domain

The official percentages are rounded, so they add up to slightly less than 100. Domain I alone accounts for more than half of your score, so the eight components of literacy deserve the largest share of your study time.

The Fourteen Competencies

Your result is a scaled score from 100 to 300, and you need 240 to pass. The test is criterion-referenced, which means you are measured against a fixed standard set by Texas educators, not against other candidates. Some questions may be pilot questions that do not count toward your score, and you cannot tell which ones they are, so give every question your best effort. Your score is based on the number of scored questions you answer correctly, with no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every question.

• Classroom and intervention scenarios that ask for the most appropriate first step, strategy or grouping for a student or group
• Transcripts of a student reading aloud, running records and informal reading inventory results to interpret
• Descriptions of an intervention activity or a list of steps in a strategy, followed by several questions about its purpose
• Situations involving English learners, students with dyslexia and collaboration with other specialists
• Theory and research questions that ask which practice a theory supports or which conclusion a study justifies
• Coaching, data-presentation, family and professional-development situations that test literacy leadership

• Scores are released at 10:00 p.m. Central time on the score report date for your testing period, listed on the official testing website.
• The report shows whether you passed and how you performed in each domain, which tells you where to focus if you need to retest.
• Texas limits the number of times a candidate may take a certification test, so prepare thoroughly before your first attempt and check the current retake policy before scheduling again.