Requirements/Ohio
Special Education Teacher in Ohio.
Three exams, including the reading test.
- Exams
- 3
- Passing
- 220
- Certificate
- Intervention Specialist, Mild/Moderate (K-12)
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
OAE Special Education043
Pass220
02
OAE Foundations of Reading190
Required for licenses covering any grade from PK through 9.
Pass220
03
OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Multi-Age004
Pass220
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- Intervention Specialist takes the Multi-Age pedagogy test (004), not the Primary one, because the license spans K-12.
- Foundations of Reading (190) is required here. Any Ohio license reaching PK-9 carries it.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, traditional or alternative
- Background check and application through the Ohio educator licensure system
Now go pass them.
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Start with your examVerified 2026-08-04 against Ohio Assessments for Educators, What Tests Do I Need To Take (oh.nesinc.com). Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.