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Elementary Literacy Program (ELP): ELAR and SLAR K–5

Elementary Literacy Program (ELP): ELAR and SLAR K–5

Help articles on ELP K-5 (ELAR and SLAR), a program that combines systematic foundational skills with content knowledge.

Getting started

What's new: Shared Teacher Login for advance planning

Where are the Elementary Literacy Program (ELP): ELAR/SLAR TEKS alignments?

Welcome to the Texas Elementary Literacy Program

Educator resources

What are the additional Texas trade book and student reader titles for grades 3-5?

What are the Texas trade book titles for K-2?

Texas Elementary Literacy Program Spanish Readers

Texas Elementary Literacy Program Vocabulary Lessons

Texas Elementary Literacy Program Essential Questions and Prompts

Texas Elementary Literacy Program Trade Book Guides

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Frequently asked questions

What will happen if we do not complete units by the end of the year?

What are good activities to help students who are below grade level or need high scaffolding in a large classroom?

What is the best way to use the pause point and reteach activities?

What suggestions will help me meet my specific time frames for each component within a Knowledge or Skill lesson?

What are the best ways to help students who need to be absent for multiple days get caught up?

How can I best use Texas Elementary Literacy Program (ELP) resources with students?

How can I assess student mastery in each lesson within my time constraints? (Grade 3)

Are there any tips for a reading interventionist to support teachers?

Why does Amplify not build guided reading time into their reading program?

I am using ELP during core instruction and mCLASS during RTI. How can I pull small groups to reteach lessons from Skills or Knowledge?

What are some instructional tips to keep students engaged throughout the entire lesson?

Why are students not viewing the text of the Read-Aloud along with the teacher?

Where is shared reading during a Knowledge unit?

How are Skills scaffolded?

How do the Activity Books support authentic learning practices?

How can I chunk the whole-group instruction to provide more frequent breaks?

What are some potential consequences if Amplify is not used with fidelity/teachers supplement materials?

Are there supplemental lessons that are available to help those students that still struggle with basic reading skills?

How do I differentiate to meet the needs of my diverse learners?

How can I provide learners scaffolded support in writing?

How do I use the Code Flip Book?

What is the comparison of K–2 and 3–5 structures in Skills and Knowledge Strands?

How can I incorporate State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) practice into my daily Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program (ELP) or SLAR instruction?

How and when are students able to practice standardized test passages?

What are Tricky Words and how do I teach them?

What is the connection between vocabulary introduced in the Skills and Knowledge units?

How can I support students’ use of vocabulary at home?

How could I match the Knowledge and Skills lessons with the science and social studies TEKS addressed in the unit?

What are the assessment components of each unit or lesson?

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