STAAR Reading Resources

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Located below are the STAAR resources for grades 3–8 reading assessments. To see all available STAAR resources, visit the STAAR Resources webpage.

Sample writing items for grades 3 - 8 revising and editing are now available on the new Reading Language Arts STAAR Sample Items page. (Updated 2/21/2020)

The documents listed here open as portable document format (PDF) files. The file contains the date of posting in parentheses next to the link.

STAAR Dictionary Policy (PDF)

Updated reading curriculum documents are posted below with the date of posting.

Grade 3	Grade 3 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 3 Reading Assessed Curriculum—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 3 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 3 Reading Blueprint—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 3 Reading Test Design Schematic (English and Spanish) (posted 9/27/21) Grade 3 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19) Grade 3 Reading Performance Level Descriptors-Spanish (updated 12/20/19)
Grade 4	Grade 4 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 4 Reading Assessed Curriculum—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 4 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 4 Reading Blueprint—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 4 Reading Test Design Schematic (English and Spanish) (posted 9/27/21) Grade 4 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19) Grade 4 Reading Performance Level Descriptors Spanish (updated 12/20/19)
Grade 5	Grade 5 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 5 Reading Assessed Curriculum—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 5 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 5 Reading Blueprint—Spanish (posted 9/27/21) Grade 5 Reading Test Design Schematic (English and Spanish) (posted 9/27/21) Grade 5 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19) Grade 5 Reading Performance Level Descriptors-Spanish (updated 12/20/19)
Grade 6	Grade 6 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 6 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 6 Reading Test Design Schematic (posted 9/27/21) Grade 6 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19)
Grade 7	Grade 7 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 7 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 7 Reading Test Design Schematic (posted 9/27/21) Grade 7 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19)
Grade 8	Grade 8 Reading Assessed Curriculum (posted 9/27/21) Grade 8 Reading Blueprint (posted 9/27/21) Grade 8 Reading Test Design Schematic (posted 9/27/21) Grade 8 Reading Performance Level Descriptors (updated 11/25/19)

Contact Information

For additional information, contact:

Student Assessment Division
1701 North Congress Avenue
Room 3-122A
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 463-9536

reading.test@tea.texas.gov