In January 2023 a Literacy Performance Assessment Design Team was appointed to begin development on the Literacy Performance Assessments (LPA) for the preliminary Multiple Subject, Education Specialist, and PK - 3 credentials for the Commission's TPA model. 

The Literacy Design Team is currently working with staff on the pilot version of the LPA. 

With Commission staff, the Literacy Design Team will work to revised the pilot version based on feedback and results to prepare for a Spring 2025 field test. 

Until a literacy performance assessment is brought to the Commission for approval, candidates for the preliminary MS, Education Specialist, and the PK‐3 Specialist Instruction credentials must continue to take and pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) as specified in Education Code section 44283(c)

• CTC Contact for Literacy Exams: literacy@ctc.ca.gov