Science of Reading

In addition to current requirements, an applicant for an Elementary Education (K-6) or a Special Education (K-12) license who is adding the area by a program of study, and begins the program of study or pathway in or after the Fall semester of the 2017-2018 academic year shall pass the Foundations of Reading Test. (Act 416 of 2017) The link to the testing website will be provided as soon as it is available. 

Who is required to take this test?

ACT 417 OF 2017  In accordance with the Right to Read Act, a person applying for a first-time license in Elementary Education (K–6) or Special Education (K–12) shall pass a stand-alone assessment on the essential components of the science of reading. The test version currently accepted for licensure in Arkansas is Foundations of Reading (190). 

Act 1063 of 2017, the Right to Read Act, as amended by Act 489 of 2021, states: “By the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year: A) All teachers employed in a teaching position that requires an elementary education (K-6) license or special education (K-12) license shall demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction; and B) All other teachers shall demonstrate awareness in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction. 

Which test do I take?

190 not 090!!  Be sure you are studying for the correct test! It changed from 090 to 190.