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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Unit 7: Inferential Comprehension Module 2: Generating Questions to Monitor Comprehension, Level 2
This section introduces the routine for teaching students to generate Level 2, or “putting it together” questions.
Unit 7: Inferential Comprehension Module 3: Generating Questions to Monitor Comprehension, Level 3
This resource explores how to model and practice generating Level 3, or "making connctions," questions.
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Administrator Overview
The Texas Adolescent Academy Administrator Overview is designed to prepare school leaders to implement a schoolwide approach to reading intervention consistent with a response to intervention, or RtI, model.
Isolated Scenes and Plot Support (English II Reading)
You will be able to analyze various scenes in several works of fiction to see how those scenes affect the plot as a whole.
Distinguish Between Summary and Critique (English II Reading)
You will be able to summarize a text and distinguish between a summary and a critique, identifying nonessential information in a summary, and unsubstantiated opinions in a critique.
Punctuation
You will learn strategies to help you edit your writing for correct punctuation.
Imagery, Metaphor, and Simile (English II Reading)
You will be able to evaluate the role of imagery, metaphor, and simile in literary nonfiction such as speeches and essays.
Allusion (English II Reading)
You will be able to analyze the function of allusion in literary texts.
Building Blocks for Teaching Adolescents with Reading Difficulties
This online resource is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge and skills so they can effectively teach adolescent students who struggle with reading.
Teaching Sentence Skills
This resource series is designed to enhance teachers' knowledge and skill so they can effectively teach grammar in context. Teaching grammar in context uses powerful models like sentences within mentor texts, rather than marking errors and correcting weak or wrong examples.
Spelling Rules and Irregular Words
This resource provides an overview to irregular words and exceptions to spelling rules.
Letter Sounds
This resource contains an introduction to letter sounds and video demonstrations.
Compare and Contrast Similar Themes Across Time Periods (English II Reading)
You will be able to compare and contrast similar themes from different genres and different time periods.
Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words and Phrases (English II Reading)
You will become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
Reference Materials (e.g., dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries) Printed and Electronic (English II Reading)
You will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Meter and Rhyme (English II Reading)
You will learn to analyze the meter, rhyme scheme, line length, punctuation, and word position in poetry.
Archetypes, Motifs, and Plot in Drama (English II Reading)
You will understand and analyze how archetypes and motifs in drama affect the plot of plays.