Master the Science of Teaching Reading
This course provides comprehensive preparation for the TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (293) exam. Designed for educators seeking PK-6 certification in Texas, it covers all 13 competencies across 4 tested domains: Reading Pedagogy, Reading Development: Foundational Skills, Reading Development: Comprehension, and Analysis and Response. Each competency includes an in-depth study guide and practice quiz to build your knowledge systematically.
AI Study Buddy
Every lesson includes an embedded AI Study Buddy that answers your questions about the content in real time. Ask it to explain a concept, give you a classroom example, define a key term, or quiz you on what you just read. It is grounded in the actual study content for each competency, so you get accurate, focused answers.
Smart Study Dashboard
Your personalized Smart Study Dashboard tracks your performance across every competency. See exactly where you are strong and where you need more practice, with color-coded progress bars and trend indicators. The dashboard also includes Verónica, your AI tutor, who coaches you on your areas of improvement through conversation. Ask her “What should I study next?” and she will prioritize based on your actual data.
Practice Quizzes
Each competency includes a practice quiz with scenario-based multiple-choice questions that mirror the real TExES exam format. You receive immediate, detailed feedback after every question, including an explanation of why the correct answer is right and why each distractor is wrong. A 332-question bank ensures variety across attempts.
Start with a guided diagnostic
Every course begins with a 10-question Welcome Diagnostic Quiz that gives you a quick readiness snapshot. The quiz pulls randomly from the full course question pool. Use your score, plus the per-competency analytics in your Smart Study Dashboard, to choose which competency to study first. Then take the competency-level practice quizzes for targeted, per-competency feedback.
Multi-stage verified question bank
Practice with 332 multiple-choice items across the official TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (293) competency framework. Every item was produced through a multi-stage authoring and verification pipeline: independent answer-key verification, distractor-quality review against a named-misconception bar, and TExES domain-blueprint alignment. Items that did not survive every stage were rewritten or retired. The published bank is what students actually practice with: items where the right answer is the right answer, and where every distractor reflects a specific misconception a real preservice or in-service educator might make.
Three full-length capstone forms
At the end of the course, you sit a timed full-length practice exam aligned to the real TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (293) blueprint. Three independent forms are available across attempts: your first attempt draws from form A, your second from form B, your third from form C. If you retake, you face fresh content every time. You never see the same exam twice in a row.
This mirrors the retake structure used by the most respected TExES prep platforms. It also gives you three honest dress rehearsals before test day: each form is its own simulated exam under the same time and format conditions you will face on the real one.
About Domain IV: Analysis and Response
On the real STR 293, Domain IV is delivered as one extended constructed-response item: you read a student work sample and write a four-part analysis (skill diagnosis, instructional implications, intervention plan, and progress-monitoring rationale). Our course teaches the same analytic framework, but practice is delivered in the multiple-choice format used throughout the rest of the course. The Domain IV competency lessons walk you through the analytic moves the real exam asks for; the practice items test whether you can identify the correct diagnostic move, the correct instructional implication, and the correct intervention plan when each is presented as a discrete question. When you sit the real exam, you bring the same analytic framework to a written response.
Earn a verifiable digital credential
Pass the capstone and earn the TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (293) Mastery digital credential, issued through our Proof of Knowledge (POK) verification system. The credential includes:
- A downloadable, branded PDF certificate with your name and the exam name
- A unique QR code that anyone can scan to verify the credential is authentic and was issued by Enabling Learning
- A shareable link you can drop into LinkedIn, hiring portals, university applications, or institutional records
- One-of-a-kind issuance: every credential has a unique identifier; no two are alike, and counterfeit copies fail the QR verification
The credential is recognized for what it represents: a documented record that you have demonstrated mastery on the same competency framework the real TExES Science of Teaching Reading (STR) (293) tests, on a full-length form under timed conditions.
Course Structure
- Domain I: Reading Pedagogy (13%) — Competencies 1, 2
- Domain II: Reading Development: Foundational Skills (43%) — Competencies 3-8
- Domain III: Reading Development: Comprehension (24%) — Competencies 9-12
- Domain IV: Analysis and Response (20%) — Competency 13
What is Included
- Study guides for all 13 competencies
- Key Terms glossary topic for every competency
- 332 practice questions (scenario-based, TExES format)
- AI Study Buddy in every lesson
- Smart Study Dashboard with AI tutor Verónica
- Full-length timed capstone exam (90 questions, 5 hours, three rotating forms)
- POK digital credential on completion
- 18 CPE hours of professional development
AI Data Notice
This course uses AI-powered study tools and practice activities. Your questions are processed securely to generate personalized feedback. No personal data is stored by the AI system.
About Enabling Learning
Enabling Learning LLC is an approved Texas Education Agency Continuing Professional Education provider (Provider #903-017). Course author: Luis Hernández, M.Ed.
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