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Texas Reading Academies
House Bill 3 requires that all K-3 teachers and administrators complete the TXRA training within 3 years: 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023.…
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Reading Comprehension Sentence Frames
Make your child or students' reading time more engaging and impactful with these reading comprehension sentence frames.…
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Reading Language Arts
Supporting your school or district's implementation of best-practice RLA instruction.…
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Dyslexia Intervention Fundamentals with Reading by Design
Reading by Design is a systematic, explicit, and intensive reading program designed to improve the reading abilities of students with dyslexia.…
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Promoting Reading Activities this Winter
Ways to Nurture Literacy Over the Winter Break Looking for fresh ways to inspire your students to dive into books? This blog is packed with engaging lesson plan ideas for promoting reading activities …
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Reading Comprehension Strategies for Parents
Reading comprehension happens when your child extracts meaning from what they’ve read. It’s the primary goal of reading and a crucial part of your child’s longterm development. Even …
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The Reading List: January Picks
Must-Have K-12 Book Links for Every Classroom! January is a time for fresh starts, meaningful reflections, and the chance to inspire student resilience. The January Reading List features powerful book…
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Strengthening Tier 1 Reading Series
A practical, evidence-based online course series for K–2 educators that equips teachers with effective reading instruction strategies, interactive classroom activities, and downloadable resources to s…
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Engaging Books and Reading Activities for Elementary Students
Incorporating engaging activities with read-alouds can bring stories to life and deepen students’ understanding of important themes. Below are fun and meaningful reading activities for elementar…
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Reading is Fun! T-Shirt (Unisex) Purple
Celebrate your journey as a Dyslexia Specialist with this exclusive t-shirt! Designed to showcase your advanced learning and understanding of the Science of Reading, this fun and playful design highli…
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Reading is Fun! T-Shirt (Unisex) Pink
Celebrate your journey as a Dyslexia Specialist with this exclusive t-shirt! Designed to showcase your advanced learning and understanding of the Science of Reading, this fun and playful design highli…
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What are Reading Academies in House Bill 3?
If you haven’t heard of House Bill 3 (HB3), it’s one of the most important and complex Texas education bills in the last several decades. It provides a significant sum of money to districts to i…
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5 Ways to Hold Students Accountable for Independent Reading
In a previous blog post, we discussed the importance of establishing a daily independent reading routine for your students. For teachers who have 45—to 50-minute class periods, 10 minutes is often all…
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Reading is Fun! T-Shirt (Unisex) Black or Navy
Celebrate your journey as a Dyslexia Specialist with this exclusive t-shirt! Designed to showcase your advanced learning and understanding of the Science of Reading, this fun and playful design highli…
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Elementary RLA: SCR & ECR 101: A Teacher’s Guide to Student Responses - San Marcos
Unpack what SCRs and ECRs ask students to know and do, taking a deep dive into the language of the rubrics to better understand expectations for strong responses.…
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Reading is Fun! T-Shirt (Unisex) Royal Blue or Sapphire
Celebrate your journey as a Dyslexia Specialist with this exclusive t-shirt! Designed to showcase your advanced learning and understanding of the Science of Reading, this fun and playful design highli…
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Elementary RLA: From Chaos to Clarity: Differentiated Literacy Centers
Transform center time into a structured, meaningful, and manageable part of your classroom routine.…
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Elementary RLA: From Chaos to Clarity: Differentiated Literacy Centers - San Marcos
Transform center time into a structured, meaningful, and manageable part of your classroom routine.…
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Science: Talking Through the Text — Powering Up Science Literacy & Discourse Grades 3–5
Explore literacy strategies through a science lens to support students build their schema and increase their capacity to think like a scientist.…
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Science: Talking Through the Text — Powering Up Science Literacy & Discourse Grades 3–5
Explore literacy strategies through a science lens to support students build their schema and increase their capacity to think like a scientist.…
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Secondary RLA: Making Small Groups Matter
Discover practical techniques for forming flexible groups, designing purposeful activities, and successfully managing small groups within whole-class instruction.…
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A Powerful Partnership: Elementary RLA and Social Studies
Strengthen instruction and boost student outcomes by exploring the powerful alignment between the skills-based TEKS in Elementary Social Studies and Reading Language Arts.…
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Secondary RLA: Reviving the Whole-Class Novel
Explore the various elements involved in teaching a whole-class novel, such as lesson planning, facilitating discussions, and assessing student learning.…
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Elementary RLA: Tiny Writers, Mighty Ideas: Cross-Curricular Writing in Action
Explore how to intentionally integrate low-stakes, meaningful writing opportunities into all content areas.…
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Elementary RLA: Tiny Writers, Mighty Ideas: Cross-Curricular Writing in Action - San Marcos
Explore how to intentionally integrate low-stakes, meaningful writing opportunities into all content areas.…
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Instructional Materials Publisher Showcase
Visit publishers and vendors in the IMRA Cycle 2025 Instructional Materials showcase and attend informative breakout sessions.…
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ELAR TEKS Handbook: K-5 (Spiral-Bound)
The new English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) TEKS Handbook provides a vertical alignment of standards from Kinder through 5th grade with a preview of 6th grade. Teachers using this resource will b…
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The Magic of Read-Alouds and Think-Alouds in K–12
Reading aloud isn’t just for little ones; it’s a superpower teachers can use in any K–12 classroom. When we mix in think-alouds, students don’t just listen—they think, wonder, and gr…
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Literacy Leadership Forum
Network with other Curriculum Directors, Coordinators, and Specialists and stay updated on TEA news.…
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The Essentials of Preschool Literacy Instruction
Dr. Laura Justice from Ohio State University discusses the myth around "Preschool Reading", and the vital precusor skills needed for emergent readers.…
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ELAR TEKS Handbook: 6-12 (Downloadable PDF)
The new English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) TEKS Handbook provides a vertical alignment of standards from 6th through English IV. Teachers using this resource will be able to see multiple grade l…
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AdventureBoard for Literary Writing (Instructional Classroom Set)
Literary Writing AdventureBoard helps students to write imaginative, well-constructed literary stories using flexible support for all types of student authors while deepening their understanding of th…
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STAAR Studded Event: AUSTIN
Jump into one of these full-day opportunities for STAAR Studded learning at ESC Region 13 in Austin.…
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Winter Books for the Classroom
December Book Talk December is filled with opportunities to captivate students through winter-themed read-alouds, holiday writing prompts, and activities celebrating traditions from around the world. …
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Re-telling, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Help students strengthen their comprehension and writing skills with this easy reference tool!…
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Content Area: Consultation
We support our clients with meeting district and campus academic goals through our educational consulting services. We partner with stakeholders to analyze quantitative and qualitative data to determi…
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Content Areas: Custom PD
Our content area teams can provide customized teacher professional development workshops for your staff. We partner with our districts to analyze student data and determine a focus for learning and su…
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Content Area Facilitated Planning
Our coaches partner with individual teachers or teams to provide coherent guidance while planning for instruction and formative assessment.…
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Book Talk: Read Alouds for Kids
February is a month to celebrate love, history, and connection in the classroom. This month’s Book Talk features heartfelt Valentine’s Day stories and powerful books honoring Black History Month. From…
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RLA Intervention Skills
Support targeted small-group instruction with this comprehensive overview of essential literacy intervention skills.…
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Phonological Awareness vs Phonics: Are they the same?
While my teacher preparation program introduced me to the concepts of phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics, it wasn’t until I ventured into my role as an instructional coach t…
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STAAR Studded Event: LA GRANGE
Join us in January for STAAR Studded at the ESC Region 13 La Grange satellite location.…
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STAAR Studded Event: SAN MARCOS
Join us in February for STAAR Studded at the ESC Region 13 San Marcos satellite location.…
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STAAR Studded Event: MARBLE FALLS
Join us in January for STAAR Studded at the ESC Region 13 Marble Falls satellite location.…
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Using Questions, Discourse, and Movement to Improve Thinking in Grades 6-12
Explore how higher-level questioning, structured academic dialogue, and purposeful movement lead to meaningful written expression across every discipline.…
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Personal Accounts: The Need for Integrated Decoding and Phonics Skill-Building
In 2019 I celebrated thirty years as an educator with fourteen years of that time in a high school English classroom. Although perhaps celebrating is the wrong verb, I often think I should go back and…
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STAAR Studded Event: AUSTIN
Jump into one of these full-day opportunities for STAAR Studded learning at ESC Region 13 in Austin.…
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