Requirements/Louisiana
Elementary Teacher in Louisiana.
Pedagogy, a reading test, and a four-subtest content battery.
- Exams
- 6
- Passing scores
- 160 · 159 · 157 · 155
- Certificate
- Elementary Education, Grades 1-5
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Grades K-65622
The pedagogy test, matched to your grade band.
Pass160
02
Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary5205
Pass159
03
Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Reading and Language Arts5002
Pass157
04
Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Mathematics5003
Pass157
05
Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Social Studies5004
Pass155
06
Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Science5005
Pass159
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- Louisiana accepts either battery for the elementary content requirement: Multiple Subjects 5001 with its four subtests, or the newer 7001 series with subtests 7002 at 138, 7003 at 157, 7004 at 155 and 7005 at 159. You take one, not both.
- Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) is four separately scored subtests with four different cut scores: 157, 157, 155 and 159. Passing three of four does not pass the test.
- Louisiana is one of the few states requiring a separate reading test on top of the elementary content battery.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved teacher preparation program, or an alternative certification program
- Background check and application through the Louisiana certification system
Now go pass them.
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