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  • Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA)

  • The RICA examination tested Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Education Specialist Instruction Credential candidates' competence in the teaching of reading. Passage of the RICA was required for the initial issuance of Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials issued on or after October 1, 1998 for California-prepared candidates and for initial issuance of Education Specialist Instruction Credentials issued after January 1, 2000. The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) retired on October 31, 2025, and is no longer being offered.