Test Registration and Preparation

Testing vendors administer tests. You must have the approval to test unless you are aPre-Admission Content Test (PACT) candidate.

ɬ﷬does not review or endorse test preparation material beyond what the testing company may have on its website. For assistance with test preparation, contact an , school district, or a regional service center.

Testing Vendors

There are currently threetesting vendors for obtaining ɬ﷬ certification.

Pearson

administers the ɬ﷬ Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES), the American Association ofFamily and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), the TX PACT (Pre-Admission content test), the edTPA pilot exams, and the ɬ﷬ Assessment of Sign Communications (TASC and TASC-ASL).

  • provide rules and procedures related to testing, registration, and score reporting.
  • providetest information, sample questions, and general test-taking strategies.
  • are available forthose needing special testing accommodations.

Phone, email, and chat support are available through the Pearson Customer Contact Center using the information found on the .

    The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

    ), through its testing division , administers tests in a number of languages for ɬ﷬ teachers, for use with Bilingual Education and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) certificates. Each language certificate requires an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and a Writing Proficiency Test (WPT). LTI cannot send scores to ɬ﷬for exams that are older than five years.

    The Oral Proficiency Interview by Computer (OPIc) will not be accepted in place of the OPI.

    Call LTI at 1-800-486-8444 for registration assistance.

    American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

    Foreign Language and Bilingual Exams

    Arabic - LOTE and Bilingual Korean- LOTE only
    Chinese (Mandarin) - LOTE and Bilingual Portuguese- LOTE only
    Hindi - LOTE only Russian- LOTE only
    Italian- LOTE only Turkish - LOTE only
    Japanese- LOTE and Bilingual Vietnamese - LOTE and Bilingual
    ɬ﷬ passing standards on ACTFL tests (PDF, 43 KB)

    Applicants needing to take a PACT exam in Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, or Vietnamese must have an EPP submit their request to ɬ﷬through the .

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    • about the PASL are available.
    • include a , , , , , , and morethat are valuable resources for completing the assessment.
    • are available fortest takers with disabilities or health-related needs.
    • Out of State candidates will be asked to select an Educator Preparation Program during registration. Select “ɬ﷬” from the Select State drop-down list and then select the “Prepared Out of State (TX) (6918)” listing from the Educator Preparation Program drop-down list.

    Call ETS at 1-855-628-5088 for assistance. You can also email ETS at pasl@ets.org.