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A K-12 literacy specialist exam guide for the ETS mixed format, ILA standards, curriculum and instruction, assessment, leadership, specialized roles, and case-study application.
Praxis 5302 preparation should connect advanced literacy knowledge with specialist practice: reading curriculum, evidence-based instruction, assessment, intervention, data use, coaching, leadership, and constructed-response application.
Use these official structure points to organize Reading Specialist study.
ETS lists 95 selected-response questions and 2 constructed-response questions.
The exam is 150 minutes long.
Selected response accounts for about 75% of the score, and constructed response accounts for about 25%.
Curriculum and Instruction is the largest selected-response category at 47 questions, or 37%.
ETS positions 5302 for candidates with advanced preparation who may serve as reading clinicians, consultants, supervisors, specialists, coaches, coordinators, or resource persons. Preparation should go beyond classroom reading basics.
Curriculum and Instruction and Assessment together make up 60% of the exam. Candidates should review evidence-based reading instruction, intervention, assessment selection, screening, diagnosis, progress monitoring, and interpretation.
The Application category is two constructed responses worth about 25% of the score, and ETS notes that one is a case study. Practice writing decisions from student data, instructional evidence, and literacy leadership context.
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Praxis Reading Specialist 5302 is intended primarily for candidates with advanced academic preparation who are being considered for supervisory or instructional positions related to K-12 reading instruction. ETS identifies the test as appropriate for reading clinicians, consultants, supervisors, specialists, coaches, coordinators, and resource persons with responsibilities beyond regular classroom developmental reading instruction.
ETS lists a 150-minute computer-delivered exam with 95 selected-response questions and 2 constructed-response questions, one of which is a case study. The selected-response questions account for approximately 75% of the total test score, and the constructed-response questions account for about 25%. The current study companion divides the test into Curriculum and Instruction at 47 questions, or 37%; Assessment at 29 questions, or 23%; Professional Leadership and Specialized Roles at 19 questions, or 15%; and Application through 2 constructed responses, or 25%. The content is based largely on the International Literacy Association's 2017 Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals.
ETS lists the exam as 150 minutes.
ETS lists 95 selected-response questions and 2 constructed-response questions.
ETS states that selected-response questions account for about 75% of the score and constructed-response questions account for about 25%.
ETS states that the test content is based largely on the 2017 Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals created by the International Literacy Association.
Curriculum and Instruction is the largest category at 47 selected-response questions, or 37% of the exam.
Track Curriculum and Instruction, Assessment, Professional Leadership and Specialized Roles, and Application separately.
Study literacy foundations, instruction, assessment, diversity, literate environment, leadership, collaboration, coaching, and professional learning.
Practice concise constructed responses that cite assessment data, identify literacy needs, recommend instruction, and justify next steps.
Practice selected-response and constructed-response work together so pacing reflects the full mixed-format exam.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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