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Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT)
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Begin with the largest subarea: phonological and phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, systematic phonics and spelling, morphology and the six syllable types, and fluency.
Build Reading Comprehension Knowledge
Study academic vocabulary tiers, literary comprehension including theme and figurative language, and informational text structures, features, author's purpose, and disciplinary literacy.
Add Assessment and Instruction
Review screening, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment, criterion versus norm-referenced measures, MTSS/RTI, differentiation, flexible grouping, and text complexity.
Train Integration Scenario Items
Practice diagnose-and-recommend questions: interpret assessment data or error samples and choose the evidence-based intervention with a sound research rationale.
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- •Passing score requirements are set by each adopting state agency
- •The common passing score is 240 on a 100-300 scale; North Carolina uses 229
- •Test code changed from 190 to 890 effective September 1, 2025, with the framework unchanged
- •Required in states such as Connecticut, North Carolina, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts
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100 Practice Questions
Covers all four official NES subareas with detailed science-of-reading rationales.
Current 2026 Framework
Built to the current Pearson/NES blueprint (test code 890, formerly 190) with 35/27/18/20 subarea weighting.
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Use the full bank without a paywall while targeting weak subareas and applied diagnose-and-recommend items.
What You'll Study
12 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 0: Introduction & Exam Overview
2 sections
Chapter 1: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
3 sections
Chapter 2: Concepts of Print & The Alphabetic Principle
3 sections
Chapter 3: Phonics & Systematic Word Identification
4 sections
Chapter 4: Syllables & Morphology
3 sections
Chapter 5: Reading Fluency Development
3 sections
Chapter 6: Academic Language & Vocabulary Development
3 sections
Chapter 7: Comprehension of Literary Texts
3 sections
Chapter 8: Comprehension of Informational Texts
3 sections
Chapter 9: Formal & Informal Reading Assessment
3 sections
Chapter 10: Structured Literacy, MTSS & Differentiated Instruction
3 sections
Chapter 11: Integration of Knowledge & Open-Response Case Studies
3 sections
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FoRT Exam Details
Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT)
Administered by Pearson Evaluation Systems (NES)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Pearson Evaluation Systems (NES) content outline
Phonological and phonemic awareness, concepts of print and the alphabetic principle, evidence-based phonics and spelling, word analysis through morphology and orthography including the six syllable types, and reading fluency (accuracy, rate, prosody, automaticity).
Academic language and vocabulary across Tiers 1-3 using morphology and context, comprehension of literary texts including theme, character, and figurative language, and comprehension of informational texts including main idea, text structures and features, author's purpose, and disciplinary literacy.
Screening, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment, criterion-referenced versus norm-referenced measures, interpreting reading data, and evidence-based instruction with differentiation, flexible grouping, MTSS/RTI, and text complexity.
Applied scenario items that require interpreting student assessment data or a reading-error sample and selecting the evidence-based intervention with sound rationale; the official test measures this through open-response writing.
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