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Key Facts: OAE Foundations of Reading Exam

190

Current Test Code

OAE Assessments List

100 + 2

Multiple-choice questions plus written assignments

OAE Foundations of Reading (190) Test Page

220

Passing Scaled Score

OAE Foundations of Reading (190) Test Page

$139

Test Fee

OAE Foundations of Reading (190) Test Page

35%

Largest Framework Subarea

OAE Foundations of Reading (190) Study Guide and Framework

82%

2023-24 Overall Pass Rate

OAE 2023-24 Test Administration Technical Report

The current OAE assessments list identifies Foundations of Reading as test code 190. The official test page lists 100 multiple-choice questions, 2 written assignments, 4 hours of testing time, a 220 passing score, and a $139 fee. The framework weights are 35% Foundations of Reading Development, 27% Development of Reading Comprehension, 18% Reading Assessment and Instruction, and 20% Integration of Knowledge and Understanding.

Sample OAE Foundations of Reading Practice Questions

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1A kindergarten teacher asks students to clap once for each word in "The dog ran." Which skill is being assessed?
A.Awareness that spoken sentences are made of separate words
B.Alphabetic principle
C.Morphemic analysis
D.Prosody
Explanation: The task is oral and asks students to segment a sentence into words. This supports later understanding that printed words represent units of spoken language.
2A child tracks print left to right and says that the words, not the picture, tell what to read. Which understanding is shown?
A.Phonemic awareness
B.Concepts of print
C.Syllable division
D.Oral reading fluency
Explanation: Concepts of print include directionality, word boundaries, book handling, and the idea that print carries the message. These are key emergent literacy foundations.
3Which prompt most directly measures phonemic awareness?
A.Concepts of print
B.Syllable division
C.Say smile without the /s/ sound
D.Alphabetic principle
Explanation: Removing one phoneme from a spoken word requires conscious manipulation of individual speech sounds. That is phonemic awareness, a subset of phonological awareness.
4Students identify which words rhyme with cake. What skill are they practicing?
A.Alphabetic principle
B.Morphemic analysis
C.Identify the main idea
D.Phonological awareness at the rhyme level
Explanation: Rhyme is an oral sound-awareness task larger than the individual phoneme level. It helps children attend to sound patterns in spoken language.
5A teacher says /s/ /u/ /n/ and asks students to say the word. What is the target skill?
A.Phoneme blending
B.Phonological awareness
C.Concepts of print
D.Morphemic analysis
Explanation: Students combine separate phonemes into a spoken word. Blending supports later decoding because readers must blend letter-sound correspondences into words.
6A student can identify first sounds but cannot say all the sounds in ship. What should instruction target next?
A.Assign independent silent reading as the only intervention
B.Segmenting all phonemes in simple spoken words, including digraph sounds
C.Begin with advanced Greek and Latin roots
D.Analyze theme in literary text
Explanation: The student has partial phonemic awareness but needs full segmentation. Instruction should move from easier words to words with digraph phonemes such as /sh/.
7Which activity best builds alphabetic principle?
A.Concepts of print
B.Ask only literal recall questions
C.Match m to /m/ and use it to read mat
D.Copy sentences repeatedly for handwriting practice
Explanation: The alphabetic principle is the understanding that graphemes represent phonemes. Applying a letter-sound correspondence in a word makes that connection explicit.
8A teacher introduces a few consonants and short a, then has students read Sam, mat, and sat. Why is this effective?
A.Rely on picture clues to identify unknown words
B.Memorize whole words without analyzing sounds or word parts
C.Assign independent silent reading as the only intervention
D.It applies newly taught sound-spelling correspondences in decodable words
Explanation: Decodable practice lets students use the exact phonics elements they have been taught. This supports accurate decoding and avoids reliance on guessing.
9A student reads ship as sip. Which instruction is most directly indicated?
A.Explicit instruction and practice with the consonant digraph sh
B.Identify the main idea
C.Syllable division
D.Begin with advanced Greek and Latin roots
Explanation: The student treated sh as s, so the error is tied to a digraph that represents one phoneme. Instruction should connect sh with /sh/ in words and text.
10Which statement accurately describes the initial sounds in train, tree, and truck?
A.Alphabetic principle
B.The initial blend contains two consonant phonemes that are both heard
C.Phonemic awareness
D.Morphemic analysis
Explanation: In a consonant blend, each consonant sound remains audible. This differs from a digraph, where two letters represent one sound.

About the OAE Foundations of Reading Exam

The OAE Foundations of Reading (190) assesses scientifically based reading instruction for Ohio educator licensure, including foundational reading development, vocabulary and comprehension, reading assessment, explicit instruction, intervention, and integrated written analysis.

Exam sponsor: Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) / Pearson Evaluation Systems. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

100 multiple-choice questions and 2 written assignments

Time Limit

4 hours testing time; CBT appointment 4 hours 15 minutes; online-proctored appointment 4 hours 30 minutes

Passing Score

220 scaled score

Exam / Certification Fees

$139

Exam sponsor website

Reported exam pass rate: 82% overall in the 2023-24 OAE technical report. The official technical report lists test 190 as first administered in January 2023 and reports 2023-24 results; a newer public annual pass rate was not found. This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

35%

Foundations of Reading Development

Oral language, phonological and phonemic awareness, concepts of print, alphabetic principle, phonics, spelling, word analysis, morphology, and fluency.

27%

Development of Reading Comprehension

Academic vocabulary, morphology, context clues, literary analysis, informational text structures, text features, main idea, argument, and comprehension strategies.

18%

Reading Assessment and Instruction

Screening, diagnostic assessment, progress monitoring, oral reading analysis, spelling inventories, explicit instruction, MTSS, differentiation, and intervention.

20%

Integration of Knowledge and Understanding

Integrated application of reading-science knowledge to student data, instructional planning, and written response scenarios.

Preparing for the OAE Foundations of Reading Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 220 scaled score
  • Assessment: 100 multiple-choice questions and 2 written assignments
  • Time limit: 4 hours testing time; CBT appointment 4 hours 15 minutes; online-proctored appointment 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Exam / certification fees: $139 Official sources

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  • Work through all 100 available questions
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OAE Foundations of Reading: Suggested Study Strategy

1Start with phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, syllable types, morphology, and fluency because Foundations of Reading Development is the largest subarea.
2Practice diagnosing student reading errors from oral reading, spelling, nonsense-word, vocabulary, and comprehension data.
3Use official framework verbs: identify the skill, interpret the evidence, and choose explicit instruction matched to the data.
4Prepare for the written assignments by writing short, evidence-based instructional plans from student case information.
5Do not study from stale code 090 materials unless you verify that the content aligns to current test code 190.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current OAE Foundations of Reading test code?

The current OAE assessments list and test page identify Foundations of Reading as test code 190. Older references to 090 are stale; the OAE technical report notes that 090 was retired in January 2023 and 190 first tested in January 2023.

How many questions are on OAE Foundations of Reading (190)?

The official OAE test page lists 100 multiple-choice questions and 2 written assignments. Practice questions in this bank are multiple-choice, but candidates should also prepare for the integrated written assignments.

What score do I need to pass OAE Foundations of Reading?

The official OAE test page lists a passing score of 220 on the scaled-score reporting system.

How much does OAE Foundations of Reading (190) cost?

The official OAE Foundations of Reading (190) test page lists the test fee as $139.

What topics are most important?

The largest official multiple-choice area is Foundations of Reading Development at 35%, followed by Development of Reading Comprehension at 27%, Reading Assessment and Instruction at 18%, and integrated written assignments at 20%.

Does OAE publish a current pass rate?

OAE publishes technical reports. The 2023-24 report lists an 82% overall pass rate for Foundations of Reading (190), but a newer public annual pass rate was not found during this update.