Category: English Learners in Texas

Specialist educator using picture cards and gestures with a young student in an accessible classroom

TELPAS Alt: Who Takes the Alternate Assessment and Who Decides

TELPAS Alternate explained: who qualifies, which committees decide together, the two exemptions, and how the alternate descriptors differ from regular TELPAS.
Middle-school Emergent Bilingual student writing at a desk while a teacher leans in to review the page

TELPAS Writing Rubric: The 12-Point and 4-Point Rubrics, Writing Samples and Prompts

The TELPAS writing rubric explained: the 12-point rubric for grades 4-12, the 4-point rubric for grades 2-3, TEA's writing samples and prompts, and how it is scored.
Group of K-12 teachers comparing holistic ratings during a TELPAS calibration training session

TELPAS Calibration: Rater Training, the 70 Percent Standard, and When to Run It

TELPAS calibration explained: the four required rater activities, the 70 percent standard, and the 2026-2027 training and calibration dates.
Middle-school English Learners taking a TELPAS practice test at computer stations with headsets while a teacher helps

TELPAS Practice Test: What TEA Publishes and What It Can Actually Fix

TELPAS practice test links by grade cluster: the free official TEA released tests, the online practice site, and the speaking and writing scoring guides, and what each one fixes.
Measuring language growth in Texas: a teacher reviewing student progress on a tablet

Measuring Language Growth in Texas Schools

Measuring language growth in Texas: TELPAS composite progress, between-test monitoring, the metrics that matter, and why speaking growth lags.
Texas English learner requirements: a teacher helping young Emergent Bilinguals in class

Texas English Learner Requirements: Identification, Programs, and Exit

Texas English Learner requirements: how Emergent Bilinguals are identified, the bilingual and ESL program rules, the LPAC, TELPAS, and reclassification.
Emergent Bilingual students: a teacher supporting young learners in a Texas classroom

Emergent Bilingual: What the Term Means and What It Commits Texas Districts To

Emergent Bilingual is the Texas term for an English Learner. Where it came from, how newcomers and Long-Term EBs differ, and what supporting them requires.
Title III funding in Texas: a teacher with young Emergent Bilingual students

Title III Funding in Texas: How EB Programs Are Funded

Title III funding in Texas: how federal EB dollars flow through TEA, how they pair with the Bilingual Education Allotment, and how to use them well.
AI tools for English learners in Texas: young students using a tablet with a teacher

AI Tools for English Learners in Texas: What to Look For

AI tools for English learners in Texas: how to choose tools aligned to the ELPS and TELPAS, what to verify, and how to fund and buy them quickly.
ELPS: a teacher building English language skills with young students across subjects

ELPS Explained: Texas English Language Proficiency Standards

ELPS explained: the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards, the five new proficiency levels, and the school year TELPAS becomes fully aligned to them.