Remote contract position
Foundations of Reading Content Expert
Help people pass their foundations of reading teacher certification exam!
- Location:
- Remote and asynchronous
- Type:
- Contractor
- Job title:
- Foundations of Reading Content Expert
About this position
TeacherPreps is hiring a U.S. teacher who has passed their Reading Specialist certification exam.
This role has two main functions:
- Review our practice test questions to ensure accuracy and quality.
- Create faceless screen-recorded exam preparation videos that are informational and fun to watch!
Responsibilities
- Review assigned Reading Specialist practice test questions for accuracy, quality, clarity, and exam fit.
- Revise question stems, answer choices, and explanations when they need to be clearer, more accurate, or more exam-like.
- Record screen-only video lessons from provided TeacherPreps materials when video assignments are available.
- Explain exam content in a clear, useful, engaging way for future educators preparing for Reading Specialist exams.
- Upload raw recordings to the assigned folder. TeacherPreps handles editing, cleanup, publishing, and final production.
Practice test question review
This is the review side of the role: checking question quality, accuracy, clarity, and exam fit.
Screen-recorded video lesson
This is the instructional side of the role: teaching from provided materials in a clear, helpful walkthrough.
Requirements
- You passed a U.S. certification or licensing exam relevant to Reading Specialist.
- You have a computer.
- You have an external microphone, such as a USB desktop mic, headset mic, or clip-on/lavalier mic.
- Built-in computer microphones are not accepted because the audio quality is not high enough for TeacherPreps videos.
- A tablet device and digital pencil are optional for this role, but they are desired for more video work, so please indicate if you have them when completing the application form below.
- You have reliable high-speed internet for recording and uploading video files.
- You are genuinely interested in helping future educators pass their exams.
Eligible Reading Specialist exams
You must provide a passing score report for at least one relevant certification or licensing exam.
- AEPA AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8
- AEPA AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12
- CEOE CEOE Reading Specialist (115)
- FTCE FTCE Reading K–12 (035)
- GACE GACE Literacy Specialist
- GACE GACE Fundamentals of the Science of Reading
- GACE GACE Application of the Science of Reading
- ILTS ILTS Reading Specialist (221)
- ILTS ILTS Reading Teacher (222)
- ILTS ILTS Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (Objective 0010) (900)
- ILTS ILTS Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (900 & 901)
- ILTS ILTS Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (Objective 0011) (901)
- MEGA MEGA Special Reading (079)
- MTEL MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (101/201)
- MTEL MTEL Reading Specialist (62)
- MTEL MTEL Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test (191/291)
- MTEL MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills Subtest 1: Reading
- MTEL MTEL Foundations of Reading (190)
- MTEL MTEL Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test Subtest 1: Reading
- MTEL MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills Subtest 2: Writing
- MTEL MTEL Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test Subtest 2: Writing
- MTEL MTEL WEST–B: Reading, Writing Subtest 1
- MTEL MTEL WEST–B: Reading, Writing (895/896)
- MTEL MTEL WEST–B: Reading, Writing Subtest 2
- MTEL MTEL-Flex Foundations of Reading Subtest 1
- MTEL MTEL-Flex Foundations of Reading (904 & 905)
- MTEL MTEL-Flex Foundations of Reading Subtest 2
- MTLE MTLE Reading Teacher (Grades K–12)
- MTTC MTTC Reading (005)
- MTTC MTTC Reading Specialist (092)
- NES NES Essential Components of Elementary Reading Instruction (104)
- NES NES Elementary Education Subtest I with Literacy (113)
- NES NES Foundations of Reading (702)
- NES NES Reading Specialist (802)
- NES NES Foundations of Reading (890)
- NES NES Series FLEX Foundations of Reading Subtest 1
- NES NES Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (900 & 901)
- NES NES Series FLEX Foundations of Reading Subtest 2
- NES NES Foundations of Reading (190) (for testing through 8/31/2025)
- NES NES: National Evaluation Series™ Foundations of Reading
- NYSTCE NYSTCE Literacy CST (065)
- OAE OAE Reading (Subtests I & II) Subtest 1
- OAE OAE Reading (Subtests I & II) (038/039)
- OAE OAE Reading (Subtests I & II) Subtest 2
- OAE OAE Reading Endorsement (138)
- OAE OAE Foundations of Reading (190)
- Praxis Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
- Praxis Praxis Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206)
- Praxis Praxis Reading Specialist (5302)
- Praxis Praxis Elementary Education: Teaching Reading (7002)
- Praxis Praxis Elementary Education Fundamentals: Teaching Reading (8006)
- TExES TExES Reading Specialist (151)
- TExES TExES English Language Arts and Reading 4–8 (217)
- TExES TExES Science of Teaching Reading (293)
- TExES TExES English Language Arts and Reading 7–12 (331)
- TX PACT TX PACT: English Language Arts and Reading: Grades 4–8 (717)
- TX PACT TX PACT: English Language Arts and Reading: Grades 7–12 (731)
- Utah FOR Utah Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (Objective 0010) (900)
- Utah FOR Utah Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (900 & 901)
- Utah FOR Utah Series FLEX Foundations of Reading (Objective 0011) (901)
- VCLA VCLA Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA)
- Retired Reading Specialist exams are also accepted.
Compensation & Timeline
Practice question review
$1.00 per accepted question
- 250-300 questions per assignment, with the possibility of more.
- Usually completed within two weeks of the start date.
Screen-recorded video lessons
$2.50 per accepted finished video minute
- For example, a 10-minute finished video pays $25.
- Assigned separately when matching materials are ready.
- Assignment scope, compensation, and timing are confirmed in writing before work begins.
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