ILTS Reading Teacher (222) Study Guide 2027–2028 | Illinois PK-12 Reading Endorsement Exam Prep, 200 Practice Questions (PDF)

Prepare for the Illinois Licensure Testing System Reading Teacher test (222), the content test for the Reading Teacher (PK-12) endorsement. The 13 sections follow the four official subareas in order, from the history and theory of reading through assessment, diagnosis and every part of reading instruction, preschool through grade 12.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 100 multiple-choice questions (80 scorable), 3 hours 15 minutes of testing time, no written response, the 240 passing score on the 100-300 scale, the $110 fee, and how subarea scores are reported

• Foundations: history and models of reading, the Simple View, language systems, development stages, standards, families, ethics, oral language, English learners, dialects and equity

• Literate environment: motivation, classroom libraries, grouping, disciplinary literacy, text types and text complexity

• Assessment: validity, reliability, informal reading inventories, score types, progress monitoring, the diagnostic model, MTSS and the IEP process

• Instruction: emergent literacy, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency, academic vocabulary, comprehension, literary and informational texts, research and writing

• Classroom scenarios, student samples, worked examples, 16 diagrams and charts and 130+ quick-reference tables

• Study schedules (4, 8 and 12 weeks), FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each, 200 questions total, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Licensure Testing System or Pearson.