
Curriculum Standards page contains information on curriculum, assessment, and rules. We
welcome any suggestions that will improve this page for individuals
working to provide high quality reading and language arts (R/LA) programs for
students. Join the English Language Arts and Reading mailing list and receive updates.
The R/LA team in the Curriculum
Standards and Student Support Division provides content expertise and plans
strategically with stakeholders implementing TEKS-based instructional
programs.
R/LA staff collaborates with the
Student Assessment Division to develop state reading and writing assessments,
assists the Instructional Materials Division in overseeing the state instructional
materials adoption process for grades K-12 R/LA instructional materials, and
reviews state certifications related to R/LA with the State Board for Educator
Certification (SBEC).
Additional responsibilities include providing
information about dyslexia and Texas graduation requirements. Information about
dyslexia is available on the Dyslexia page of the website. Please see the State Graduation
Requirements page for information about high school graduation.
Revised TEKS Resources
The Resources for the Revised English and Spanish Language Arts and Reading TEKS webpage has been created to assist parents and
teachers in the transition to the revised English and Spanish language arts and reading
TEKS for implementation as follows: kindergarten-grade 8: implementation
beginning with 2019-2020 school year and grades 9-12: implementation beginning
with 2020-2021 school year.
Professional Development
Take statewide professional development courses on ELA/R
TEKS online through Project Share.
Frequently Asked Questions
The following document provides information about Bible literacy in Texas.
Bible Literacy Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 93KB)
Related Links
The following resources provide more information to support educators, accelerated instruction, and state assessments.
Children's Learning Institute (outside source)
Dyslexia
Educator Certification Rule
English Language Arts and Reading Support Site (outside source)
Mathematics and Reading Academies
Student Assessment Division
Texas Literacy Initiative
Texas SUCCESS (outside source)
Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts (outside source)
Documents
The following documents are provided for additional information and assistance.
Reading/Comprehension Skills for Grades K-12 (PDF, 121KB) - a critical component of the English Language Arts and Reading standards
Reading/Comprehension Skills for Grades K-6 (PDF, 173KB) - a critical component of the Spanish Language Arts and Reading standards, in Spanish
2014-2018 Commissioner's List of Reading Instruments (PDF, 995KB)
Red Book Series, Book 1: Beginning Reading Instruction (PDF, 200KB)
Red Book Series, Book 2: Comprehension Instruction (PDF, 254KB)
Red Book Series, Book 3: Guidelines for Examining Phonics and Word Recognition (PDF, 197KB)
Red Book Series, Book 4: Research-Based Content Area Reading Instruction (PDF, 182KB)
Red Book Series, Book 5: Promoting Vocabulary Development (PDF, 357KB)