Whether you are preparing to take the Illinois content test for early childhood education (206) or elementary education (305) through the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS), there are some common tips and study strategies you will want to employ as you prepare for your test.  

This site has been developed to support you in the process of reviewing key content likely to be included in your test as well as to offer you practical experience in answering multiple choice questions that are written in a similar manner as you will encounter on the content test. 

The test modules you will find in the pull-down menu above will lead you through broad test preparation topics- such as Becoming Familiar with the Test, and Reducing Test Anxiety 101, to more focused content you will find in each Sub Area of the Early Childhood Content Test Module (206) and The Elementary Education Content Test Module (305). 

As you review each module, you will at times be provided with links to relevant study resources, websites or videos of teacher practices that will illustrate a particular teaching strategy or concept related to key objectives explored on your test. 

How the interactive modules work

• Start with Module 1: Becoming Familiar with the Test using the pull-down menu above
• Follow along with the information provided, take notes as needed, and review the sample questions provided.
  • Where provided, you may listen to narrated slides by clicking on this icon:
• When prompted, click on your selected response to practice questions
  • Continue to select answer options until you reach the correct response.
• Read the answer rational provided to better understand the content presented in each practice question. 
• Once you have completed a module, return to the main menu to select the next module in the series.