English Language Arts and Reading

Reading I, II, III (One-Half to Three Credits).

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017

41 standards
  • The student uses a variety of word recognition strategies (1)
    • R.ELAR.1.A

      Apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, language structure, and context to recognize words.

    • R.ELAR.1.B

      Use reference guides such as dictionaries, glossaries, and available technology to determine pronunciations of unfamiliar words.

  • The student acquires an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study (2)
    • R.ELAR.2.A

      Expand vocabulary by reading, viewing, listening, and discussing.

    • R.ELAR.2.B

      Determine word meanings through the study of their relationships to other words and concepts such as content, synonyms, antonyms, and analogies.

    • R.ELAR.2.C

      Recognize the implied meanings of words such as idiomatic expressions, homonyms, puns, and connotations.

    • R.ELAR.2.D

      Apply the knowledge of roots, affixes, and word origins to infer meanings.

    • R.ELAR.2.E

      Use available reference guides such as dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, and available technology to determine or confirm the meanings of new words and phrases.

  • The student reads for a variety of purposes with multiple sources, both narrative and expository (3)
    • R.ELAR.3.A

      Read functional texts to complete real-world tasks such as job applications, recipes, and product assembly instructions.

    • R.ELAR.3.B

      Read to complete academic tasks.

    • R.ELAR.3.C

      Read using test-taking skills such as highlighting, annotating, previewing questions, noticing key words, employing process of elimination, allotting time, and following directions.

    • R.ELAR.3.D

      Read to gain content/background knowledge as well as insight about oneself, others, or the world.

    • R.ELAR.3.E

      Read for enjoyment.

  • The student comprehends texts using effective strategies (4)
    • R.ELAR.4.A

      Use prior knowledge and experience to comprehend.

    • R.ELAR.4.B

      Determine and adjust purpose for reading.

    • R.ELAR.4.C

      Self-monitor reading and adjust when confusion occurs by using appropriate strategies.

    • R.ELAR.4.D

      Summarize texts by identifying main ideas and relevant details.

    • R.ELAR.4.E

      Construct visual images based on text descriptions.

    • R.ELAR.4.F

      Use study skills such as previewing, highlighting, annotating, note taking, and outlining.

    • R.ELAR.4.G

      Use questioning to enhance comprehension before, during, and after reading.

  • The student draws complex inferences and analyzes and evaluates information within and across texts of varying lengths (5)
    • R.ELAR.5.A

      Find similarities and differences across texts such as explanations, points of view, or themes; August 2020 Update Page 21 §110.C. High School.

    • R.ELAR.5.B

      Identify explicit and implicit meanings of texts.

    • R.ELAR.5.C

      Support inferences with text evidence and experience.

    • R.ELAR.5.D

      Analyze text to draw conclusions, state generalizations, and make predictions supported by text evidence.

    • R.ELAR.5.E

      Distinguish facts from simple assertions and opinions.

  • The student reads critically to evaluate texts in order to determine the credibility of the sources (6)
    • R.ELAR.6.A

      Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message of the text.

    • R.ELAR.6.B

      Evaluate the credibility and relevance of informational sources.

    • R.ELAR.6.C

      Analyze the presentation of information and the strength of quality of the evidence used by the author.

    • R.ELAR.6.D

      Evaluate the author's motivation, stance, or position and its effect on the validity of the text.

  • The student reads with fluency and understanding in increasingly demanding and varied texts (7)
    • R.ELAR.7.A

      Read silently or orally such as paired reading or literature circles for sustained periods of time.

    • R.ELAR.7.B

      Adjust reading rate based on purposes for reading.

  • The student formulates and supports responses to a wide variety of texts (8)
    • R.ELAR.8.A

      Respond actively to texts in both aesthetic and critical ways.

    • R.ELAR.8.B

      Respond to text in multiple ways such as discussion, journal writing, performance, and visual/symbolic representation.

    • R.ELAR.8.C

      Support responses with prior knowledge and experience.

    • R.ELAR.8.D

      Support responses with explicit textual information.

  • The student reads and responds to informational texts (9)
    • R.ELAR.9.A

      Generate relevant and interesting questions.

    • R.ELAR.9.B

      Use text features and graphics to form an overview to determine where to locate information.

    • R.ELAR.9.C

      Analyze the use of common expository text structures such as sequence, description, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and problem/solution.

    • R.ELAR.9.D

      Organize and record new information in systematic ways such as outlines, charts, and graphic organizers.

    • R.ELAR.9.E

      Communicate information gained from reading.

  • The student reads to increase knowledge of one's own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures (10)
    • R.ELAR.10.A

      Compare text events with personal and other readers' experiences.

    • R.ELAR.10.B

      Recognize literary themes and connections that cross cultures.