To support educators selecting this option, our district is partnering with KNEA to offer a Praxis 7002 Preparation Workshop. Two dates will be offered and, because the number of available seats is limited, our district will use a lottery process to determine participation. 

• Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• There is no cost to participants to attend the workshop and KNEA will provide lunch.
• Participants will receive points for both relicensure and salary movement, or you may take the course for one hour of college credit (college credit would be paid by the educator).
• The cost for taking the Praxis exam would be paid by the educator. 
• Please complete this form if you are interested in this option. 

• KSDE is once again able to provide a limited number of free licenses for teachers to participate in LETRS training. Because the number of available seats is limited, our district will use a lottery process to determine participation. Even if you expressed interest in the past, please complete the lottery survey.
  • Review the LETRS training requirements carefully (listed below).
  • Complete this survey to enter the lottery.
  • Three training cohorts will be offered, with varying dates. Please register only for the cohorts that fit your schedule.
• The Blueprint for Literacy is offering limited scholarships to pay for the Foundations of Science of Reading course. Consult with the offering university for this option.

Note: Information is subject to change based on the current information provided by KSDE. 

Educators currently serving in the following categories are required to complete the seal of literacy:

• Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teachers
• Elementary English Language Learner teachers
• Elementary Title 1 reading teachers
• Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade special education teachers, including early childhood special education and high and low incidence
• All gifted teachers, kindergarten through 12th grade
• All school psychologists serving buildings K-12
• Elementary reading specialists
• Elementary administrators

Educators currently serving in the following categories DO NOT need to complete the seal of literacy:

• Elementary specials teachers including art, band, counselors, library media specialists, nurses, music, physical education and strings
• Elementary Title 1 math teachers
• Elementary-certified teachers who currently teach at the middle school level
• Speech language pathologists, occupational therapists or physical therapists
• Elementary-certified administrators who currently serve at the secondary level
• All contents grades 6-12

Yes. Anyone with a reading specialist degree is still required to obtain the seal. The Praxis you took for your reading specialist license may not count toward the seal. KSDE will accept ETS Reading Specialist Praxis 5302 for the Seal of Literacy.

Anyone whose license is renewed on or after July 1, 2028, will need to have the seal of literacy.

View the ways to obtain the Seal of Literacy.

Yes, as long as it was LETRS third edition (two-year program) AND you had at least 80% accuracy on all end-of-volume modules. If you have completed this requirement, you should have received an email from TLALicense@ksde.org. Please email us if you did not get the TLA license email.

No. Kansas State Department of Education requires both the dyslexia training and seal of literacy.

You are not required to get the Seal of Literacy added to your teaching license unless or until you teach in one of the required categories.