8 Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Tier I: Content Area Instruction
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Tier I builds knowledge and skills so teachers can effectively support the development of reading skills in adolescent students. The strategies presented in the course promote the implementation of effective reading instruction for all students across all content areas. TALA Tier I, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered.
2 Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment: Administering and Interpreting Results
This binder details how to score and interpret the results of the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA). This course is Unit 4 of the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy (TALA). These materials are available for view only; no credit or certificate is provided.
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Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle With Literacy
This resource provides the five components of literacy for adolescent readers.
Teaching Written Conventions in Context
This resource focuses on the use of model sentences to teach written conventions in context.
Teaching Apostrophes in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Appositives in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Simple and Compound Sentences in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Capitalization in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Colons in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Dialogue in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Teaching Active and Passive Verbs in Context
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Writing a Series
This resource is designed to enhance the teaching of grammar in the context of reading and writing by using mentor sentences.
Standards and Instruction
This resource explores effective instructional techniques, including modeling how to read like a writer and using mentor texts.