An increasing number of teachers have reached out to independent agencies to guide them through the Federal Government's Literacy and Numeracy Tests for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE).

The LANTITE test features questions around when to use punctuation marks, identifying the correct spelling of words and finding the meaning of words or phrases.

Tutoring agency, Cluey Learning, has seen more than 750 inquiries for help to prepare teachers for the test over the past four months, according to the Herald Sun.

It found many of its students are lacking basic skills around grammar, punctuation, spelling and fractions.

Tutoring Academy teacher Melinda Wood told the Herald Sun young teachers are propping themselves up with technology.