Grades 3-12 Reading Language Arts

~Jim Henson (2007). “Wisdom from It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider”, p.54, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

I believe this is true. Jim Henson said it in his own way. If you believe this too, then be a wonderer. Be a thinker. Be a reader. Be a writer. Be a learner.

If they see you wondering, thinking, reading, writing, and learning then there's a good chance they'll remember how to do that when the moment calls for them to wonder, to think , to read, to write, to learn.

House Bill 1605 (88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023) requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to develop rubrics in consultation with and approved by the State Board of Education that will be used to evaluate the quality of instructional materials.

TEA was directed by the SBOE to develop rubrics for K–8 English language arts and reading, K–6 Spanish language arts and reading, and K–12 mathematics. TEA is seeking your feedback on the draft IMRA rubrics and is hosting focus groups for educators, education service centers, and publishers. If you would like to attend, please register for one of the sessions in the link below:

Educator Focus Groups: English and Spanish Language Arts and Reading

• Monday, 11/20/2023, 9:00–11:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, 11/28/2023, 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Click Here for the full TEA English Language Arts Newsletter.

In this workshop, Secondary Teachers (Grades 6-12) will work on understanding the details of upcoming units' content and instruction: Argumentative Texts.

During this workshop, participants will:

• Analyze and Understand the upcoming units' High Priority Standards,
• Make Instructional Decisions based on Data,
• Review, and Plan for, Instructional Practice based on STAAR 2.0 Items,
• Incorporate Language Rich Classroom Strategies into Instruction, and
• Extend the learning for your higher achievers.

November 28, 2023

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In this workshop, Elementary Teachers (Grades 3-5) will work on understanding the details of upcoming units' content and instruction: Poetry and Informational Text.

During this workshop, participants will:

• Analyze and Understand the upcoming units' High Priority Standards,
• Make Instructional Decisions based on Data,
• Review, and Plan for, Instructional Practice based on STAAR 2.0 Items,
• Incorporate Language Rich Classroom Strategies into Instruction, and
• Extend the learning for your higher achievers.

December 4, 2023

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2023 ELAR STAAR Assessed Curriculum: Grades 3-English II and SLAR Grades 3-6 in the Resources Section of the website. This one-pager resource (front and back) highlights changes to the assessed curriculum from 2022 to 2023, highlighting Readiness and Supporting TEKS That were NOT included in the assessed curriculum during the 2021-2022 school year. This reference guide will be helpful for planning throughout each unit and can be utilized by administrators, coaches, and teachers to guide skill focus. This document can be found in Grade Levels 3-English II in the Resources Section.

For more information and to view these resources, go to: TEA-STAAR Reading Resources

To make more room on this Smore, the downloadable and editable resources can be found at the Reading Language Arts Resources Smore.

TexQuest is a statewide digital resources program that provides anytime, anywhere access to high quality, authoritative digital resources to all educators, students, and students' immediate families in Texas K-12 public schools and open enrollment charter schools. Supported, in part, by appropriations from the Texas State Legislature, Texas districts pay a small per student participation fee to gain access to TexQuest resources from the providers listed on this page.

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission administers all aspects of the TexQuest program and is responsible for the selection and coordination of all TexQuest resources, as well as district invoicing.

If you are unsure if your district takes part in the TexQuest, contact Jerard Lafuente at jlafuente@esc17.net.

TEKS Resource System can offer specificity to parents to better explain what students need to know or be able to do.

The performance assessments might help you design work or guide parents in getting students to successfully meet the expectation(s).

Use it to create essential questions paired with text.

Remember the system also offers STAAR stem questions that can be paired with a specific genre of study.

COVID-19 Planning Support and Resources provide teachers with TEKS R.S. Instructional Support Resources, a Texas Home Learning (THL) Correlation, and an Education Service Center Support.

https://www.teksresourcesystem.net/

TEA staff has now concluded the review process and the approved list is published: 2023-2027 Commissioner's List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments. This list, and other information, will also be available on the TEA Grade 7 Reading Instruments web page.

In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.006(c-1), each school district and open-enrollment charter school is required to administer at the beginning of Grade 7, a reading instrument adopted by the commissioner to each student whose performance on the Grade 6 STAAR Reading assessment did not demonstrate reading proficiency. Waivers are not being provided for the 2023-2024 school year.

2023–2027 Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments:

• i-Ready Assessment for Reading (Curriculum Associates)
• Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP) (Istation)
• LION for Reading (Liberty Source)
• Map® Suite (MAP Growth TM Reading and MAP Reading Fluency TM) (NWEA)

• MindPlay Literacy (MindPlay Education LLC)
• STAR Reading (Renaissance Learning, Inc)
• Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA)

The Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA) option will continue to be available to districts and charter schools free of charge. If you need additional information regarding the TMSFA, please contact the Reading Language Arts Team in the Division of Curriculum Standards and Student Support by completing a Curriculum Request Form indicating your request for a copy of the TMSFA material.

3-12 Reading Language Arts Specialist

Email: jlafuente@esc17.net
Website: Region 17 Reading Language Arts
Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: (806)281-5878
Twitter: @JerardL