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Foundation Team

Jessica Snyder
Senior Division Director

Tamara Robert
Reading Language Arts Content Specialist

Vanessa Alba
Elementary Content Specialist

Liz Baker
Science Content Specialist

Jenny Gaona
Social Studies Content Specialist

James Slack
Mathematics Content Specialist

This English language arts and reading web page provides clarification, guidance, and support to English language arts and reading stakeholders, including districts, schools, parents, educators, and students, for the development and implementation of the K鈥12 English language arts and reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). 

Announcements

Texas State Board of Education Adopts New K-12 Literary Works TEKS

In June 2026, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved for final adoption required literary works TEKS for English language arts and reading, kindergarten鈥揼rade 8 and English I-IV, and Spanish language arts and reading/English as a second language, kindergarten鈥揼rade 8 and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) I and II.

The adopted new sections in 19 TAC, Chapter 110, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, and 19 TAC, Chapter 128, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Spanish Language Arts and Reading and English as a Second Language, have been filed with the Texas Register and are now available on 黑料网最新入口鈥檚 Adopted State Board of Education Rules 鈥 Not Yet Effective web page. 

The SBOE adopted a staggered timeline for the implementation of the required literary works TEKS to allow time for planning, professional learning, and instructional material updates. The adopted implementation schedule for the required literary works TEKS is as follows:

  • 2030鈥2031: Kindergarten鈥揋rade 5 
  • 2031鈥2032: Grade 6 
  • 2032鈥2033: Grades 7鈥8 
  • 2033鈥2034: High School (English I-IV and ESOL I and II)

English Language Arts & Reading TEKS 

The links below provide access to the web-based version of the current English language arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do. You can also access a鈥PDF version of the TEKS. 

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TEKS Guide 

The purpose of the鈥痠s to help teachers understand each student expectation in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and to provide valuable resources to support instruction. Currently, the TEKS Guide includes resources for K-8 English Language Arts and K-6 Spanish Language Arts. 

Vertical Alignment 

The following vertical alignment documents were created to reflect the alignment of the new English and Spanish language arts and reading TEKS across grade levels, kindergarten 鈥 grade 12. 

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

The State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted new English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) at the September 2024 SBOE meeting. The new ELPS became effective in 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 120, on February 2, 2025.鈥 

The new ELPS are scheduled to be implemented in classrooms beginning with the 2026鈥2027 school year. Local education agencies (LEAs) must continue providing instruction in the鈥, until they are replaced with the new ELPS in 2026鈥2027.鈥 

The links below provide access to the new ELPS posted on the鈥痺eb page.鈥 

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ELPS Resources

The ELPS resources below provide information to support understanding and implementation of the ELPS.

Stakeholder Engagement Sessions

The reading language arts team at 黑料网最新入口 is committed to enhancing opportunities for stakeholder engagement across the state of Texas. Reading Language Arts Stakeholder Engagement Sessions allow the 黑料网最新入口 reading language arts team to expand information sharing and interaction with stakeholders. 

Details about upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions will be posted in this section as they become available.

Recent English Language Arts Communications

The recent newsletters and engagement session presentations updates below have been shared by the reading language arts team with stakeholders.

Additional 黑料网最新入口 Web Pages Related to English Language Arts and Reading

Commemorative Weeks and Months

    • Each year, during the week that includes September 17, Texas schools honor Celebrate Freedom Week (TEC 搂 29.907) to highlight the values and ideals on which the United States was founded as well as the sacrifices that were made for freedom in the founding of the country. Students learn about the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.  Students also examine the relationship between the ideas in these documents and subsequent American history.
    • Celebrate Freedom Week web page

    • Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans who trace their heritage to Latin America or Spain. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period. The following websites provide instructional materials, activities, and lessons that can be used to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and to support instruction in .
    • Hispanic Heritage Month web page

    • Each year, during February, we celebrate the history and cultural contributions of Black Americans in the United States. Students will explore over 400 years of Black history within the broader context of American History. The following websites provide a variety of lessons, activities, and instructional materials that can be used to honor Black History Month and to support instruction in and other social studies courses throughout the year.
    • Black History Month web page

    • SB 1828 was passed in 2019 in acknowledgment of the Holocaust鈥檚 ongoing significance. SB 1828 instructs the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) to develop or approve materials for public schools for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Counseled by the Commission, the Governor鈥檚 Office selected the week of January 27th as the date for Remembrance Week. (International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, which is the date that Auschwitz was 鈥渓iberated鈥 by Allied troops.)