Reading Instruction Competence Assessment® (RICA®) – Written Examination
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has contracted with the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson to assist in the development, administration, and scoring of the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment® (RICA®). The purpose of the RICA is to ensure that California-trained candidates for Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials and Education Specialist Instruction Credentials (special education) possess the knowledge and skills important for the provision of effective reading instruction to students.
Test Registration & Scheduling Information
Registration
You must complete test registration through the RICA website and receive your Authorization to Test to be able to schedule a test.
Scheduling
You may schedule your test appointment online 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. First-time test takers must create a Pearson VUE web account. When creating your account and scheduling your test, be sure to have your Authorization to Test available because you will be asked to provide your ID number. You will be sent an email from Pearson VUE with your new account information. Test appointments are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and seating is limited.
After you schedule your test appointment, Pearson VUE will send a confirmation letter listing your test date, your testing time, the address and phone number of the test center, and directions to the test center.
RICA, Reading Instruction Competence Assessment, and the RICA logo are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s).