I've been trying to get my Minnesota teacher license for almost two years now, and the MTLE has been the biggest roadblock. Failed the subtest twice by just a few points each time, which is honestly demoralizing when you're this close. My mentor suggested I was spending too much time rereading textbooks and not enough time doing timed practice under real conditions.
What finally clicked for me was switching to a structured MTLE practice test routine — doing full-length, timed sets three or four times a week instead of just reviewing content. I also found a decent study guide that broke down the Foundations of Reading subtest by competency, which helped me stop guessing which areas actually needed work. I'd been weak on phonemic awareness questions without even realizing it.
Wanted to share some exam tips that made a difference for me and also hear what strategies others used. Specifically curious if anyone found certain subtests harder than expected, or if the writing subtest format threw them off at first like it did me.