Updated for the 2023–2024 school year
STAAR MASTER® for RLA
Our STAAR MASTER® product line for RLA consists of several comprehensive work texts. This courseware carefully reflects the standards, level of difficulty, and test item specifications of the STAAR®. Each work text in this product line provides literary and informational passage-based practice and review material for the STAAR®. Students focus on mastering all required skills and build test-taking confidence. The RLA work texts offer a rich learning environment for students while they learn. All RLA work texts have been revised for the 2022–2023 academic year and include both reading and writing content.
Student Practice Book
PURPOSE: STAAR MASTER® Student Practice Books for RLA are designed to provide high-quality targeted practice for the STAAR® in order to improve students’ knowledge and build test-taking confidence.
DESCRIPTION: STAAR MASTER® Student Practice Books for RLA contain a large volume of items for literary and informational passage-based practice. The items are 100% aligned to the assessed TEKS and address all STAAR®-eligible standards. Each item is labeled for easy identification of the TEKS-based standard and expectation addressed.
GRADES:
• Grades 1–8, English
• Grades 1–5, Spanish
Companion Work Text
PURPOSE: STAAR MASTER® Companion Work Texts for RLA are supplemental instructional materials that build students’ foundational knowledge, which will move them toward self-directed learning and problem-solving.
DESCRIPTION: STAAR MASTER® Companion Work Texts for RLA are organized into lessons, which include activities for use before, during, and after each unit. These work texts include open-ended and extended-response tasks that require students to use critical reading skills to develop correct, complete answers. All items and activities are 100% aligned to the assessed TEKS and address all STAAR®-eligible standards.
GRADES:
• Grades 3–8, English
• Grades 3–5, Spanish
Practice Tests
PURPOSE: Teachers can use STAAR MASTER® Practice Tests for RLA to diagnose students’ strengths and weaknesses in order to target instruction. Practice Tests also familiarize students with the STAAR® format to reduce text anxiety.
DESCRIPTION: STAAR MASTER® Practice Tests for RLA cover all STAAR®-eligible standards between Form A and Form B. Each Practice Test reflects the test structure and content outlined in the corresponding STAAR® blueprint to provide the most authentic practice possible.
GRADES:
• Grades 3–8, Forms A & B, English
• Grades 3–5, Forms A & B, Spanish
Teacher Guides
PURPOSE: STAAR MASTER® Teacher Guides are comprehensive resources that provide critical information and strategies for preparing students for the STAAR®.
DESCRIPTION: STAAR MASTER® Teacher Guides include an overview of their corresponding student work text, a master skills list, strategies for test preparation and instruction, a complete answer key with suggested responses for open-ended activities, and correlation charts as appropriate.
DETAILS:
• A FREE Teacher Guide is included with each pack.
• Teacher Guides are not for individual sale.
