{"id":146002,"date":"2022-10-04T09:01:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=146002"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:55:54","slug":"praxis-teaching-reading-k-12-5206-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/praxis-teaching-reading-k-12-5206-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Praxis<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206) Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Praxis<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206) exam is designed to evaluate the knowledge and understanding that prospective teachers have of reading and writing development in students from elementary to secondary school levels. Some teacher education programs require this exam as a part of the application process, and 46 states and the District of Columbia require the exam for teachers pursuing licensure in teaching reading.<\/p>\n<p>Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free Praxis Teaching Reading practice test, and check out our premium-quality Praxis test prep resources by clicking the links below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonlinks\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/praxisii\/\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Guide Button', 'Guide Click', 'PraxTReadK12 Guide Click']);\">Teaching Reading (5206) Study Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/praxisii\/teaching-reading.htm\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Flashcard Button', 'Flashcard Button Click', 'PraxTReadK12 Flashcard Click']);\">Teaching Reading (5206) Flashcards<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Exam_Outline\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Exam Outline<\/h2>\n<p>The questions are designed to test your ability to analyze and respond to situations involving individual students, as well as the class as a whole. This includes English-language learners and students with diverse needs and backgrounds. <\/p>\n<p>The exam contains 93 questions in total and has a time limit of 150 minutes (2.5 hours). The questions are split into two formats: selected-response (90 questions) and constructed-response (3 questions).<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<strong>Selected-response<\/strong> questions include single-answer, selecting more than one choice from a list, numeric response, using a graph to respond to the question, reading passages, dragging and dropping, and selecting the appropriate answer from a drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Constructed-response<\/strong> questions ask you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding by writing your response to the topic. These questions can include short answers and essay format.\n<\/div>\n<p>There are six content categories on the exam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Praxis-5206-outline-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Praxis-5206-outline-01.svg\" alt=\"exam outline for the Praxis 5206 exam, which contains 93 questions and has a time limit of 2.5 hours\" width=\"595\" height=\"440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-212173\" role=\"img\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"I_Phonological_and_Phonemic_Awareness\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>I. Phonological and Phonemic Awareness<\/h3>\n<p>The 13 questions under this category cover various strategies for teaching oral language and literacy development. Specifically, you will be tested on your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receptive and expressive components associated with oral language development<\/li>\n<li>Cultural, environmental, and linguistic factors that may impact literacy development<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods for teaching phonological and phonemic awareness<\/li>\n<li>How to recognize difficulties throughout various age groups in grasping phonemic awareness<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods to teach beginners the basic concepts of print, such as the parts of a book and directionality<\/li>\n<li>Instructional strategies to help emergent readers identify letter names and sounds fluently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"II_Phonics_and_Decoding\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>II. Phonics and Decoding<\/h3>\n<p>The 16 questions under this category cover various strategies for teaching phonics, word patterns, and general phonetic rules, including blends and word families. Specifically, you will be tested on your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How decoding skills impact literacy development across grade levels<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods for teaching phonics and decoding systematically, explicitly, and recursively across grade levels<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods for teaching common phonics patterns and rules<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods for teaching morphological analysis<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods for teaching syllable types for multisyllabic words<\/li>\n<li>Multisensory approaches for supporting student recognition of irregularly spelled words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"III_Fluency_and_Vocabulary\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>III. Fluency and Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p>The 20 questions under this category cover various strategies for teaching reading fluency, teaching word-solving methods, and using direct instruction to increase students\u2019 exposure to words. Specifically, you will be tested on your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructional methods to support students&#8217; fluency<\/li>\n<li>Methods to support fluent reading behaviors at various stages of the reading process<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods to build expressive and receptive vocabulary systematically and explicitly<\/li>\n<li>Multiple approaches to teaching word-solving strategies<\/li>\n<li>Pairing instructional methods with particular word complexities<\/li>\n<li>Developing direct instruction to guide students&#8217; understanding of a wide variety of words<\/li>\n<li>Multiple instructional methods for second-language-learners&#8217; vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>How grammatical functions and punctuation affect fluency and meaning<\/li>\n<li>How fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension are connected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"IV_Comprehension_of_Literary_and_Informational_Text\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>IV. Comprehension of Literary and Informational Text<\/h3>\n<p>The 27 questions under this category assess how well you understand the relationship between listening and reading comprehension, language structure in a text, and how background experiences and culture affect comprehension. Specifically, you will be tested on your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to support students&#8217; listening comprehension<\/li>\n<li>How listening comprehension relates to reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Applying knowledge of child development to teaching literary and informational texts<\/li>\n<li>How to differentiate instruction that is appropriate and culturally responsive to a wide variety of learners<\/li>\n<li>Using measures of text complexity to select appropriate texts for instruction<\/li>\n<li>Guiding students in selecting texts to increase motivation and engagement<\/li>\n<li>Using technology to critically examine online resources<\/li>\n<li>Fostering digital literacy<\/li>\n<li>Integrating speaking and active-listening skills into the reading process<\/li>\n<li>Activating and scaffolding students&#8217; background knowledge to increase comprehension<\/li>\n<li>How students&#8217; experiences influence their interpretation of a text<\/li>\n<li>Using various methods to build comprehension skills<\/li>\n<li>Guiding students to make inferences and cite relevant evidence from a text to support comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Supporting readers as they construct literal and inferential meaning<\/li>\n<li>The role of a text&#8217;s language structures in reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li>How an author&#8217;s word choices, tone, style, and format create a desired effect<\/li>\n<li>Modeling metacognitive strategies to support students&#8217; self-monitorization of text comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Using graphic organizers to support comprehension<\/li>\n<li>How to teach the recognition and understanding of literary and informational text, as well as literary devices<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrating how source material can be shown in multiple media and can be interpreted in multiple ways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"V_Writing\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>V. Writing<\/h3>\n<p>The 14 questions under this category assess how well you understand writing development, incorporating writing into reading activities, and using a recursive process to teach writing. Specifically, you will be tested on your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching writing as a recursive process\n<li>Systematic, explicit, and responsive methods to support and build understanding of the writing process<\/li>\n<li>Integrating reading and writing in various contexts across grade levels<\/li>\n<li>Instructional methods to support English learners&#8217; writing development<\/li>\n<li>Supporting the use of multiple digital and print tools for research, communication, and all steps of the writing process<\/li>\n<li>Defining characteristics, appropriate audience, instructional methods, and purpose for teaching various types of writing<\/li>\n<li>Developing skills in selecting credible sources<\/li>\n<li>Teaching proper citation and quotation<\/li>\n<li>Modeling an author&#8217;s use of craft for effect to develop written language skills<\/li>\n<li>Using mentor texts to support and motivate students<\/li>\n<li>Editing and revising a piece of writing<\/li>\n<li>Connecting decoding and encoding as reciprocal skills<\/li>\n<li>Taking a systematic, explicit, recursive, and multisensory approach to spelling development<\/li>\n<li>The structure of written language, including grammar mechanics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"VI_Assessment_and_Instructional_Decisionmaking\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>VI. Assessment and Instructional Decision-making<\/h3>\n<p>These 3 questions are the only constructed-response questions on the exam, which assess your ability to assess reading skills in elementary learners, secondary learners, and diverse learners. Diverse learners include gifted English learners, students struggling with reading and writing, and students with learning disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's Teaching Reading (5206) Study Guide<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get practice questions, video tutorials, and detailed study lessons<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/praxisii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Study Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/praxisii\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/praxtreadk12.jpg\" alt=\" Study Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Registration\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Registration<\/h2>\n<p>If you are required to take the exam for a teacher education program or state certification, you need to have an account with Educational Testing Service (ETS). Once you have established your account, you can apply to take the exam.<\/p>\n<p>You can register online, by <span class=\"tooltip\">mail<span class=\"tooltiptext\">ETS\u2013Praxis<br \/>PO BOX 382065<br \/>Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8065<\/span><\/span>, or over the phone (<a class=\"ylist\" href=\"tel:18007729476\">1-800-772-9476<\/a>). The fastest way to register is online. If you chose to register over the phone, there is an additional charge of $35.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of your registration method, ensure the name you use for registration matches your primary identification.<\/p>\n<p>During the exam registration, select the test format (online or at a testing center), test location (if you are taking the test at a testing center), and test date.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Test_Day\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Test Day<\/h2>\n<p>The Praxis Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206) exam is available in person at a testing center or online via a remote proctor.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Inperson_Testing\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>In-person Testing<\/h3>\n<p>You will need to bring two things with you to the testing center:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your admission ticket<\/li>\n<li>A valid photo ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are not allowed to bring any other personal items into the testing room.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Athome_Testing\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>At-home Testing<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to take the exam from the comfort of your home, equipment and environment requirements must be met before registering for the at-home delivery method.<\/p>\n<p>You must use a laptop or desktop computer for the exam (you cannot use a Chromebook, tablet, or mobile phone). Your computer will need a speaker, microphone, and camera. Earbuds and headphones are not permitted. <\/p>\n<p>You will need to download and install the ETS Secure Test Browser on the computer you will use to test. Your environment must be private, with no traffic in and out of your testing area. The desk where you take the exam must be clear of everything besides a keyboard, mouse, and dry-erase board you will use as scrap paper. The proctor will ask you to move the camera around so that your testing area can be observed, and at the end of your exam, the proctor will watch as you erase any notes you made.<\/p>\n<p>Before you register for at-home test delivery, make sure you meet all the requirements listed, and run a test of the secure browser to ensure your computer can function smoothly.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Fees\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Fees<\/h3>\n<p>The registration fee for the Praxis Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206) is $156. The registration fee is payable by credit\/debit card, money order, personal check, eCheck, bank check, or PayPal.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"How_the_Exam_is_Scored\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>How the Exam is Scored<\/h2>\n<p>Each selected-response question answered correctly is worth one raw point. Incorrect and unanswered questions are not penalized. Constructed-response questions receive a raw score of 0 to 3. A score of 3 indicates a thorough understanding of the reading and reading instruction elements relevant to the question. A score of 2 indicates a general knowledge pertinent to the question, a score of 1 indicates a weak or limited understanding relevant to the question, and a score of 0 indicates no understanding relevant to the question. A score of 0 is also assigned to unanswered questions, off-topic answers, or answers not written in English.<\/p>\n<p>Your raw score is converted to a scaled score, and you will receive an official score report about five weeks after you complete the exam. Your results are also sent to the states you identified as recipients when you registered. Four score reports are sent on your behalf free of charge, and additional score reports are $50 each.<\/p>\n<p>The passing score for each participating state is 156. The only exception is New Jersey, which requires a score of 159. <\/p>\n<p>You can take the exam as often as needed to pass with a 28-day waiting period between attempts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's Teaching Reading (5206) Flashcards<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get complex  subjects broken down into easily understandable concepts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button blue-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/praxisii\/teaching-reading.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Flashcards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/praxisii\/teaching-reading.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/praxtreadk12flash.jpg\" alt=\" Flashcards\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"FAQs\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How many questions are on the exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>There are 93 questions on the Praxis (5206) exam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How long is the exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>There is a time limit of 2.5 hours for the Praxis (5206) exam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What type of questions are on the exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>There are two types of questions on the Praxis (5206) exam: selected-response and constructed response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How much does the exam cost?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The Praxis (5206) exam costs $156.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a passing score?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A passing score for the Praxis (5206) exam is 156 in every state except New Jersey, in which the passing score is 159.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">Can I retake the exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, you can retake the exam if you did not pass the first time. There must be a waiting period of 28 days before each retest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" class=\"author-bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"author-image\" height=\"127\" width=\"127\" alt=\"Headshot of Mometrix associate Eric Richter.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Richter-scaled.webp\"><div class=\"author-text\"><p class=\"author-name\">By <span itemprop=\"name\">Eric Richter<\/span><\/p><div class=\"author-desc\"><p>Eric is the Product Development Manager responsible for developing and updating the Mometrix Teacher Certification and K-12 products. 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