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Alternative Testing Options for the Communication and Literacy Skills Test

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved the use of additional tests as alternative assessments to the Communication and Literacy Skills test. Click the name of each assessment option in the table below to learn more about each test.

Alternative Assessment Options Subtests Administration Options
CASA CASA—Reading subtest
CASA—Writing subtest 		Online proctoring only*
MoGEA MoGEA: Reading Comprehension and Interpretation subtest
MoGEA: Writing subtest 		Online proctoring only*
NES Essential Academic Skills Subtest I: Reading
Essential Academic Skills Subtest II: Writing 		Computer-based testing
Online proctoring
WEST–B WEST–B: Reading subtest
WEST–B: Writing subtest 		Online proctoring only*

*If online proctoring is not an option for you or you would prefer to test at a test center, you may take the Communication and Literacy Skills subtests OR Essential Academic Skills subtests to meet the Communication and Literacy Skills testing requirement for licensure.

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