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Amplify CKLA usage & branding guidelines
Welcome to Amplify’s guidelines on using CKLA materials both under its Open Education Resource (OER) license (CC BY-NC-SA) and Amplify’s license to school districts. These guidelines apply to all variants of the CKLA program, including those not authored by Amplify. These guidelines address the following programs:
- Amplify CKLA
- Amplify Texas ELAR/SLAR
- TEA’s K-5 RLA Literacy / SLAR program
- TEA’s Bluebonnet Learning K-5 Reading Language Arts
- CKF Core Knowledge Language Arts
Amplify is committed to supporting educators in using CKLA resources to enhance classroom learning while protecting the integrity of the CKLA program and Amplify’s exclusive rights.
Our goal is to encourage impactful, efficacious use of the program while providing clear guidelines on permissible and prohibited uses.
1. Amplify’s license and what it means
Amplify partnered with the Core Knowledge Foundation (CKF) to develop the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum. You can learn more about this program and Amplify’s partnership with CKF here.
Amplify holds the exclusive commercial license to all CKLA content. In more than a decade of partnership, we have worked with CKF to enhance and supplement the program, now in its third edition nationally. Amplify licenses Amplify CKLA and Amplify ELAR/SLAR Texas to school districts, along with a full suite of assessment, intervention, and supplemental products, as well as professional development and coaching services. Learn more here.
As the exclusive commercial partner for CKLA, Amplify is the only organization permitted to use the materials commercially.
If your organization purchases CKLA materials from Amplify, you get the customary usage rights for those purchased materials specified in Amplify’s Customer Terms & Conditions.
2. Open Non-Commercial license
Some versions of the CKLA program are available under a Creative Commons NonCommercial license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This includes Amplify Texas ELAR/SLAR, TEA’s K–5 RLA Literacy / SLAR program, TEA’s Bluebonnet Learning K–5 Reading Language Arts and CKF Core Knowledge Language Arts.
CC BY-NC-SA is the OER license for these materials. The license allows users to share and adapt the materials, as long you follow these terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under this same CC BY-NC-SA license.
Below we explain how Amplify and CKF apply these terms to common situations — which uses are permitted under the licenses, and which uses are prohibited or require a special permission or commercial arrangement.
Materials licensed under Creative Commons licenses are known as Open Education Resources (OER), and Amplify is proud to have been one of the earliest champions of OER materials in K-12. We believe that OER materials enable a widespread adoption of high quality materials and innovative adaptations by educators for their classrooms, alongside commercial versions that include a full suite of supports.
3. Permitted uses of CKLA content
In these guidelines, when we say “CKLA Content”, we are referring to all versions of the program that was based on the original content from CKF, both those under OER licenses and commercially licensed. Many uses by educators are permissible under either the commercial or OER license. The only difference is that your rights under the commercial license only last as long as that license is maintained by your school or district.
Amplify encourages educators to leverage CKLA Content to foster innovative and effective learning experiences. Below are uses that are permitted without any additional license, as long as you follow attribution guidelines and share-alike requirements.
Classroom Activities and Custom Materials. Educators may create supplementary activities, worksheets, lesson plans, and projects based on the CKLA Content for use within their classroom or school. For these purposes, educators may incorporate portions of the CKLA Content.
Sharing and Selling Materials based on CKLA Content. Educators may also share classroom activities and custom materials with other educators, including by selling the materials on sites like Teachers Pay Teachers. However, if these materials are sold, they may not include CKLA Content.
For any materials you create, you are required to follow our attribution and disclaimer guidelines below.
If you are unsure whether your planned use qualifies as “non-commercial” or is otherwise permitted by Amplify please reach out to us directly.
4. Restricted uses of CKLA program content
To protect the CKLA program’s value and respect Amplify’s exclusive commercial rights, certain uses of the CKLA content are prohibited without first obtaining a commercial license. Amplify reserves the right to enforce these restrictions to protect our rights.
No third party may embed, republish, or incorporate any portion of the CKLA content in products or services intended for sale, licensing, or other commercial purpose. Examples of prohibited uses include embedding CKLA content as a part of digital platforms, apps, or resources marketed to educators or the public, as well as using the content as an input or training data for such products.
This prohibition applies to all types of individuals and organizations (both for-profit and non-profit), and applies to both paid and free uses.
See “Commercial License and Partnerships” below for information on commercial arrangements.
4. Commercial licenses and partnerships
For those interested in using CKLA content in a way that may be commercial, Amplify offers various licensing options. These negotiated licenses allow approved partners to use the CKLA content within their commercial products under specific terms and conditions.
To inquire about a commercial license or discuss a partnership opportunity, please contact our partnerships team at partnerships@amplify.com.
5. Attribution and branding guidelines
Our trademarks are valuable assets of Amplify and its licensors, and we want to ensure our users and partners use them correctly. These trademarks include the Amplify, Core Knowledge Language Arts, and CKLA word marks and logos.
These marks and logos may only be used if you have an existing partnership with us, and you’ve reached out to Amplify to secure our approval to use them.
If you are creating materials based on CKLA Content in accordance with the guidelines above, you are required to include the following attribution in a reasonably perceptible location on each copy of those materials:
“These materials are based on Amplify CKLA but are not affiliated with, sponsored by, reviewed, approved, or endorsed by Amplify Education, Inc. or the Core Knowledge Foundation. ‘Amplify’, ‘CKLA’ and other marks are the property of Amplify Education, Inc. and its licensors.”
Why these guidelines matter
Amplify’s goal is to support educational access to high-quality curriculum resources while protecting the intellectual property and integrity of the CKLA program. By adhering to these guidelines, you help ensure that CKLA remains an accessible and respected resource for educators while supporting its continued improvement.
For additional questions on using the program, or if you need further clarification on any of these points, please contact us.
Amplify’s mCLASS® Texas Edition chosen to support Texas’ youngest learners
Brooklyn, NY (April 27, 2020) — Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that mCLASS® Texas Edition has been selected as the Texas Education Agency (TEA)-approved alternative free Reading Diagnostic Tool for Kindergarten and as one of the free options for grades 1–2, as legislated by HB3.
mCLASS Texas Edition provides a full K–6 assessment solution, enabling Texas educators to leverage and connect valuable student data from the beginning of a student’s literacy journey to later grades, reflecting a reliable and valid view of every student’s progression.
“Amplify is honored to partner with TEA,” said Krista Curran, senior vice president & general manager, assessment and intervention at Amplify. “mCLASS Texas Edition helps educators in the state of Texas know how to support their students’ journey in becoming confident readers.”
In addition to English assessments, mCLASS Texas Edition provides screening and diagnostic assessments for Spanish literacy, with Spanish assessment and instruction tools that are unique to Spanish language development and support biliteracy development in dual language settings.
mCLASS Texas Edition includes:
- Efficient one-minute DIBELS® 8th Edition and IDEL (Spanish) measures, plus additional Amplify-developed measures that fulfill TEA’s Language and Literacy requirements
- Engaging, personalized instruction to provide remediation and enrichment for all students
- A built-in dyslexia screener with a risk indicator that clearly shows at-risk students and meets the state’s K–1 requirements
- Instruction that highlights observed patterns from students’ assessment results and recommends activities to target skill deficits
- Robust classroom and administrator-level reports that give instant results and clear next steps for each student
Amplify is offering a free demo of mCLASS Texas Edition, along with live weekly webinars covering topics such as: Getting Started with mCLASS Texas, Data and Reporting, Dyslexia Measures, and Grouping and Instruction.
About Amplify
A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our captivating core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products turn data into practical instructional support to help all students build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide teachers with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than five million students in all 50 states.
For more information, visit amplify.com.
Contact: media@amplify.com
TEA announces additional innovative learning solutions for K-12 English and Spanish and K-5 science to support schools across Texas
AUSTIN, Texas—October 5, 2020—The Texas Education Agency today announced the next set of instructional materials—covering K-12 English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR), K-5 Spanish Language Arts and Reading (SLAR), and K-5 Science—that will be made available to school systems through the Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative. Like other THL 3.0 offerings, these instructional materials are optional, digitized, customized for Texas, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what students should know and be able to do.
TEA has partnered with Amplify for K-8 ELAR and K-5 SLAR, Odell Education for 9-12 ELAR, and Great Minds for K-5 Science to develop and deliver this next set of high-quality resources including TEKS-aligned unit and lesson plans. Additional materials will be released on a continuous basis. Before release, all THL 3.0 instructional materials undergo a rigorous review that includes Texas teacher feedback to confirm alignment with TEKS and quality standards. Additional THL 3.0 instructional materials for other subjects and grade levels will be announced over the coming weeks.
“As the pandemic continues to disrupt public education across our state, TEA is committed to supporting schools with effective distance learning resources,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
Amplify’s K-5 Texas Elementary Literacy Program for ELAR and SLAR and 6-8 Amplify ELAR Texas are TEKS-aligned language arts curriculum designed to support Texas learners in the classroom, at home, or wherever learning takes place. Built on the science of teaching reading, the K-5 Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program combines foundational skills with content knowledge—so that learning to read and reading to learn develop together. The 6-8 Amplify ELAR Texas program is a TEKS-aligned, blended language arts curriculum that places text at the center of every lesson. Designed specifically for Texas middle schools, this flexible program supports digital, print, and hybrid classrooms.
“We are thrilled to partner with TEA to provide Texas teachers and students with the highest quality reading and language arts programs that align to TEKS standards,” said Larry Berger, chief executive officer of Amplify. “Amplify’s flexible core and supplemental materials will support Texas educators and students whether learning is happening at home, in school, or some of each.”
Odell Education’s Texas High School Literacy Program, which covers 9-12 ELAR, is an innovative program created specifically for Texas high school students and educators. It is designed to support seamless learning in a variety of contexts. The program empowers teachers and students through dynamic activities centered on rich texts and topics as they develop TEKS-aligned literacy skills, habits, and knowledge.
“We are thrilled to partner with Texas educators to develop an exciting new literacy program for the high school students in Texas,” says Odell Education CEO Judson Odell. “Thanks to the tremendous commitment of the Texas Education Agency, Texas high schoolers will have a flexible program for this year and beyond that fosters the literacy they need to thrive wherever their path may lead them.”
Great Minds’ K-5 PhD Science TEKS Edition is a phenomenon-based program in which teachers facilitate the learning, but students own it. In every module, students explore authentic phenomena to build an enduring understanding of core science concepts through hands-on investigations and evidence-based learning. And now it is being adapted to align with the TEKS and, in partnership with TEA through its Texas Home Learning initiative, will be available as an open education resource for all schools and districts in the state.
“Science education should start early, and it should be comprehensive,” says Pam Goodner, Great Minds Chief Academic Officer for Science. “Texas recognizes that students need coherent instruction that builds knowledge from lesson to lesson to develop deep scientific understanding. PhD Science TEKS Edition will deliver what the state is seeking to help students act as scientists to observe, model, investigate, and understand the world around them.”
THL 3.0 is a comprehensive initiative to support school systems, teachers, parents, and students during the public health crisis and beyond with high-quality instructional materials, technology solutions, and professional development resources. TEA previously announced that it will offer all Texas school systems a world-class Learning Management System (LMS) from PowerSchool’s Schoology for two years at no cost. Nearly 400 Texas school systems have already signed up, with another 200 currently engaging with the Schoology team.
For more information on Texas Home Learning 3.0, please click here.
The Texas Education Agency news release is available here.
Welcome, Texas educators!
mCLASS® Texas Edition has been selected as the Texas Education Agency (TEA)–approved alternative free Reading Diagnostic Tool for Kindergarten and as one of the free options for grades 1–2, as legislated by HB3.
mCLASS Texas Edition provides a full K–6 assessment solution, enabling you to leverage and connect valuable student data from the beginning of their literacy journey to later grades, reflecting a reliable and valid view of every student’s progression.
Introducing mCLASS Lectura! This revolutionary Spanish assessment ensures complete parity between English and Spanish-speaking students.
*For mCLASS Texas Edition customers who have already opted into the program, please visit our onboarding site to learn how to get started.
What is mCLASS Texas Edition?
mCLASS Texas Edition is an integrated, gold standard literacy system that offers teacher-administered assessment and holistic instruction for grades K–6. Teachers often complain about the need to cobble together a number of different tools. They don’t trust their screener so they use something else to monitor progress.
The mCLASS comprehensive system includes efficient one-minute measures, a built-in dyslexia screener, teacher-led and student-driven instruction, intervention, and robust reports for teachers and administrators. It’s all you’ll need to monitor and support every type of student learner in your classroom.
We’re excited to introduce mCLASS Lectura! mCLASS Lectura works with mCLASS’s DIBELS 8th Edition to deliver universal and dyslexia screening in both languages. This powerful tool is the only assessment to offer a dual language instructional report that shows how a student is reading in each language.
Built for Texas educators
TEA has established a bold vision for teaching and learning by:
- Enabling universal, multidimensional assessment.
- Supporting differentiated instruction based on diagnostics.
- Making the resulting data useful for teachers and parents.
mCLASS Texas Edition is built on decades of research at the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon, a national center for early childhood assessment and instruction. The measures are already in use in hundreds of districts in Texas.
CLICK HERE to explore a walkthrough of mCLASS Texas Edition and mCLASS Lectura (or click the image to the right).
mCLASS® Texas Edition and mCLASS Lectura Reporting
Quick and actionable reports provide detailed insight into students’ reading development across foundational literacy skills for classroom teachers and literacy specialists, principals and district leaders, and parents and guardians at home.
mCLASS Texas Edition gives you instant results and clear next steps for each student.
When mCLASS Texas Edition is used in tandem with the brand new, mCLASS Lectura, educators will have access to a dual language instructional report that shows how a student is reading in each language.
Personalized learning for every student
Boost Reading (formerly Amplify Reading) is a K–8 student-driven literacy program that provides both remediation and enrichment for all students, leveraging the power of compelling storytelling to engage students in personalized reading instruction and practice.
At its heart, there are 3 main areas that make Boost Reading a unique supplemental learning program:
- The program meets all students where they are with powerful individualized instruction and practice
- Age-appropriate narratives create a learning experience that leaps off the screen
- Research shows Boost Reading improves student performance–particularly among English Learners–reducing the overall percentage of students at risk of reading difficulty.
Introducing mCLASS Lectura: Dual Language assessment and instruction for K-6!
Here’s what mCLASS Lectura delivers to help teachers know what instruction to prioritize:
- An authentic dual language assessment that works in tandem with mCLASS Texas Edition to deliver universal and dyslexia screening in both languages.
- The only assessment to offer a dual language instructional report that shows how a student is reading in each language. This helps the teacher tailor instructional recommendations for each student based on the identified transferable skills from one language to another.
- Complete parity between English and Spanish solutions at all levels, with full coverage of the key foundational skills required by Texas
Click here to learn more about mCLASS Lectura.
Dyslexia screening: Catch at-risk students early
Early intervention is critical. mCLASS Texas with DIBELS 8th Edition aligns to the state’s rigorous requirements around dyslexia screening as outlined in the Texas Dyslexia Handbook.
Check out mCLASS Texas measures for DIBELS and Lectura here.
Get universal and dyslexia screening in one single powerful tool—no additional assessment system required.
Emergency Rules Related to Dyslexia Screening are available that address the 2019-20 school year kindergarten end-of-year dyslexia screening and have implications for the 2020/2021 school year 1st grade BOY administration of Commissioner-approved or LEA designated reading instrument. This new screening requirement applies to 1st grade students who were not screened for dyslexia at EOY of their kindergarten year.
Download our dyslexia toolkit to learn more.
mCLASS Texas Alignment with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
mCLASS Texas Edition includes multiple measures. In English, it includes DIBELS 8th Edition and screeners of vocabulary, spelling, and oral language. In Spanish, it includes IDEL, screeners of vocabulary, oral language, and spelling.
Curious about required kindergarten beginning-of-year measures for ECDS Texas? Check out more details here!
Complete K–6 solution
Amplify also provides additional top-rated literacy programs that connect with mCLASS Texas Edition to give educators a robust, comprehensive package that covers all of their instructional needs.
- mCLASS Intervention is a staff-led reading intervention for K–6 that performs data analysis and lesson sequencing with Tier 2 and Tier 3 small-group intervention to get struggling readers back on track.
- Text Reading and Comprehension (TRC) for K–6 provides teachers with additional comprehension measures within the mCLASS platform, featuring a digital reading record and connected book sets.
- mCLASS Math offers universal screening and progress monitoring with diagnostic interviews to provide a rich view of at-risk students and gauge the effectiveness of math instruction.
Frequently asked questions
Interested in learning more? Read this FAQ we’ve put together based on questions we’ve received about mCLASS Texas Edition.
Remote and hybrid assessment and learning guide
mCLASS® Texas Edition has created a collection of resources to help users plan for a variety of scenarios for the 2020–2021 school year.
*The TEA has offered a a one-time waiver to school districts for the 2020-2021 school year. They continue to encourage LEAs to adopt a kindergarten screener, as districts will still need to meet dyslexia screening requirements for grades K and 1 for the 2020–21 school year.
Contact your Texas representative
Looking to speak directly with an mCLASS Texas Edition representative? Get in touch with the mCLASS Texas team to learn more about using the program:
Email: texas@amplify.com
Raymundo Rodriguez, M.Ed.
Vice President, South Central
Marty Pitts
Senior Account Executive
Mindi Jones
District Manager, South Central
Carla Small
Senior Account Executive
Mary Brown
Senior Account Executive
Katie Gentry-Funk
Senior Account Executive
Hector Gomez
Account Executive
Mark Ramos
Account Executive, Inside Sales
Melanie Ferry
Senior Account Executive, Inside Sales
Kelley Simpson
Account Executive, Inside Sales
Opt in today
Fill out the form to sign up for mCLASS/mCLASS Lectura! If you have any questions as you complete the form, you can reach our Texas team at texas@amplify.com.
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Amplify is proud to be an approved provider for LASO Cycle 4!
Amplify is the original HQIM leader in change management as the original program that initiated this transformation movement. Now it continues with YOU – our district partners.
Learn more and request a meeting HERE!
Why choose Amplify?
For many years, districts across Texas have relied on Amplify as a trusted partner for their curriculum, instruction, and professional development needs. Backed by a strong regional team with deep Texas experience, our services have been thoroughly vetted for quality and expertise across the state supporting urban, suburban, and rural districts. Our partners can continue to count on the Amplify team for comprehensive support that is tailored to their unique district and campus needs. Amplify looks forward to walking alongside your district and school leaders as well as your teachers with coaching that ultimately drives the work forward to positively impact teaching and learning.
What LIFT supports:
Curriculum adoption support
Conduct needs assessments and prepare for SBOE-approved HQIM or Bluebonnet adoption.
Professional learning and skill-building
Build instructional capacity through research-based training and coaching for leaders and teachers.
Observation and feedback systems
Design and refine feedback cycles that elevate classroom practice and instructional leadership.
Implementation training and PLCs
Establish sustainable systems for lesson internalization, data-driven collaboration, and student-focused improvement.
Learn more on TEA’s LIFT website.
Additional LASO Cycle 4 Support
In addition to LIFT, Amplify is an approved provider for the following LASO Cycle 4 Grants:
- LIFT Add-On: School Improvement PLC Support (LIFT SI PLC)
- School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG)
- Blended Learning Grant (BLG) (LIFT-BLG Supplemental Application submitted with updates to SAPL by 11/10)
Program introduction
Professional learning
What will you find in the Professional Learning section?
Whether you’re launching into a new program or looking to strengthen your skills, Amplify’s professional learning sessions will support your needs.
- Register now to join new and upcoming learning sessions.
- On-demand sessions offer timely insights to support your mCLASS implementation.
- Webinar recordings from 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 ensure you don’t miss a thing.
Amplify is working in partnership with the Kindergarten Assessment Support (KAS) Initiative to provide virtual professional development trainings to teacher, specialists, and campus/district leader users of mCLASS Texas Kindergarten across the state of Texas. These trainings are funded by the KAS Grant and will be provided at no charge to participants. Please note that all content will be focused on kindergarten only.
You will find a list of sessions below that you can register for. Sessions will be updated on an ongoing basis. To register, educators can enter the Session ID number into the Region 4 ESC search bar (https://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/) to sign up for the session(s) and to secure a spot or type ‘mclass’ into the search bar; all virtual sessions are capped at 30 participants.
For more information about the KAS Initiative, please visit https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/data-driven-instruction-best-practices.
View the on-demand sessions for below to gain timely insights to support your mCLASS implementation.
All mCLASS Texas Edition users will have access to free online modules. Contact your district for details about accessing these modules.
For those districts that want to support teachers in a more comprehensive approach we will work to ensure that the professional learning section supporting each mCLASS Texas Edition rollout meets each district’s unique needs. Here is a professional learning catalog to show the breadth and depth of what we offer.
Remote assessment
mCLASS Texas Edition can be administered in many ways, including remotely. This site will give guidance on the various ways to administer mCLASS Texas Edition to best support your students in any learning environment.
Watch the Remote Assessment Guidance Office Hours recording here.
Documents referenced during Office Hours are linked below.
Administrators, welcome to mCLASS Texas Edition!
Here you’ll find information about enrollment and licensing, technical requirements, professional learning resources, and more.
Onboarding: What to expect
Welcome to mCLASS Texas Edition! To help you know what’s coming next, we created the following visual that outlines the steps of the onboarding process. You can use it as a reference.
Enrollment and licensing
Amplify provides services to fit the different types of enrollment needs for various times of year:
- Self-Service Enrollment (SSE) is a batch enrollment tool that you can use to import large amounts of student, staff, and class information into the Amplify system at the beginning of the school year or any time you need to update your enrollment data.
- Auto Self-Service Enrollment (Auto SSE) is a service for automatically sending enrollment data from your computer to Amplify, which does not require intervention after you initiate the process, and which can be run at any time of year. You must have the ability to run scripts in order to use Auto SSE.
- Amplify also offers the Manual Enrollment tools on the Amplify Administration page, which you can use at any time of year to add or update enrollment information by entering the information directly into Amplify, rather than uploading spreadsheets.
Preparing your materials
Click here to access a list of the print materials included in each mCLASS Texas Edition kit.
Technology requirements and guidelines
To ensure that your hardware and network meet the minimum technical requirements for optimal performance and support of your digital curriculum products, please see Amplify’s customer requirements page.
To ensure access to mCLASS, add the URLs on this page to your corresponding district or school-level filters.
Teachers, welcome to mCLASS Texas Edition!
Here you’ll learn about the program, how to set up your device, and how to get help when using mCLASS Texas Edition.
Onboarding: What to expect
Logging in to mCLASS Home
mCLASS Home is where you access mCLASS reporting, instruction, and other helpful resources. Follow these steps to log in:
1. Navigate to mclass.amplify.com.
2. You will need your Amplify user name and password to log in. If you forget your password, you can follow the instructions below to generate a new one.
- Click “Forgot Password”
- Enter your Amplify username and your district or school email address. Click Send. Then follow the instructions in the email you receive to reset your password.
If you have not received an Amplify username and password, please contact your
school or district administrator.
Setting up your assessment device
Assessments are administered using the mCLASS app. The mCLASS app is installed by creating a shortcut from Chrome™ (Safari for iPads) on your device’s desktop or home screen. Click the link for your device for installation instructions:
iPad
Chromebook
Windows device
Note that you need your Amplify username and password to install the mCLASS app. If you have not received it, please contact your school or district administrator.
Dyslexia screening
mCLASS® Texas DIBELS® 8 and IDEL assess the updated skills required for dyslexia screening. We’ve got you covered!
Click here to learn more about the Texas Dyslexia handbook updates.
Looking for help?
Our technical and pedagogical support teams are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
For your most urgent questions
- Use our live chat within your program
- Call our toll-free number: (800) 823-1969
For less urgent questions, send us an email!
- Technical support: help@amplify.com
- Pedagogical support: edsupport@amplify.com
Amplify Desmos Math Texas K-5 is IMRA-approved!
We’re excited that Amplify Desmos Math Texas K–5 was not only approved, but also passed TEA’s IMRA review with perfect scores!
- 100% aligned with the TEKS
- 100% aligned with the ELPS
- 100% on the Quality Rubric, with 163/163 points
- 107 Green Flags: more than any other K–5 publisher!
- 0 Red Flags
And more exciting news…the parallel Spanish student experience will be available for implementation for the
2026–27 school year as well!
Click below to explore digital samples and request print samples and/or a presentation today!
And that’s not all! Click below to learn more about the products that round out our comprehensive math suite for Texas: mCLASS Math Texas, our robust math screener, and Boost Math Texas, our tiered intervention and practice program aligned to core instruction.
Welcome to the 2020–2021 Texas Pilot site
Welcome Texas Home Learning Users!
Note: This site is no longer being actively updated. To access the latest 2021-22 Elementary Literacy Program instructional materials, please visit my.amplify.com.
If you have any questions, please reach out to texashomelearning@tea.texas.gov
Grade K
- English
- Spanish
Skills Unit 1
Skills Unit 2
Skills Unit 3
Skills Unit 4
Knowledge 1: Nursery Rhymes and Fables
Knowledge 2: The Five Senses
Knowledge 3: Stories: Fairy Tales and Folktales
Knowledge 4: Plants: How Do They Grow?
Conocimiento 1: Rimas y fábulas infantiles
Conocimiento 2: Los cinco sentidos
Conocimiento 3: Cuentos: cuentos de hadas y cuentos populares
Conocimiento 4: Plantas: ¿cómo crecen?
Grade 1
- English
- Spanish
Skills Unit 1
Skills Unit 2
Skills Unit 3
Skills Unit 4
Knowledge 1: Fables and Stories
Knowledge 2: The Human Body
Knowledge 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories
Knowledge 4: Different Lands, Similar Stories
Conocimiento 1: Fábulas y cuentos
Conocimiento 2: El cuerpo humano
Conocimiento 3: Tierras diferentes, cuentos similares
Conocimiento 4: Antiguas civilizaciones de América
Grade 2
- English
- Spanish
Skills Unit 1
Skills Unit 2
Skills Unit 3
Skills Unit 4
Knowledge 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Knowledge 2: The Ancient Greek Civilization
Knowledge 3: Stories from Mount Olympus
Knowledge 4: The War of 1812
Conocimiento 1: Cuentos de hadas y cuentos exagerados
Conocimiento 2: La civilización griega antigua
Conocimiento 3: Historias del monte Olimpo
Conocimiento 4: La guerra de 1812
Grade 3
- English
- Spanish
Unit 1: Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows
Unit 2: Scales, Feathers, and Fur: Animal Classification
Unit 3: The Human Body: Systems and Senses
Unit 4: The Ancient Roman Civilization
Unidad 1: Cuentos clásicos: El viento en los sauces
Unidad 2: Escamas, plumas y pelaje: la clasificación de los animales
Unidad 3: El cuerpo humano: sistemas y sentidos
Unidad 4: El cuerpo humano: sistemas y sentidos
Grade 4
- English
- Spanish
Unit 1: Personal Narratives: My Story, My Voice
Unit 2: Eureka! The Art of Invention
Unit 3: Contemporary Fiction: Mi Calle, Tu Calle
Unit 4: American Revolution: Building a Nation
Unidad 1: Narrativas personales: mi historia, mi voz
Unidad 2: ¡Eureka! El arte de la invención
Unidad 3: Ficción contemporánea: mi calle, tu calle
Unidad 4: La Revolución estadounidense: construir una nación
- English
- Spanish
Grade 5
- English
- Spanish
Unit 1: Personal Narratives: Let Me Tell You a Story
Unit 2: The Renaissance: Art and Culture
Unit 3: Early American Civilizations: Myths, Pyramids, and Kings
Unit 4: Don Quixote: A Hopeful Knight’s Tale
Unidad 1: Narrativas personales: déjame contarte una historia
Unidad 2: El Renacimiento: arte y cultura
Unidad 3: Las primeras civilizaciones americanas: mitos, pirámides y reyes
Unidad 4: Don Quijote: la historia de un caballero optimista
Coming Soon!
Desmos Math 6–A1 correlations with Carnegie Math Texas
Resources for teachers: Bring the world to students with knowledge!
The Science of Reading shows that literacy develops best on a foundation of knowledge. In other words, the more you know, the easier and faster you learn!
The Amplify CKLA literacy curriculum intentionally builds students’ background and academic knowledge—along with comprehension strategies—that fuel their capacity to understand texts, answer questions, and grapple with ideas.
Explore resources for teachers from educators across the country who are bringing Amplify CKLA Knowledge Domains to life in their classrooms!
Kindergarten
In kindergarten, students develop phonemic awareness with storybook characters like Zack and Ann Chang; draw a chart to identify different smells; learn about the Lenape, Wampanoag, and Lakota Sioux; and pay homage to classic nursery rhymes by jumping a candlestick.
Domain 1: Nursery Rhymes and Fables
To celebrate the end of the Nursery Rhymes and Fables unit, students participated in a Nursery Rhyme Olympics.
Credit: Kelly O’Connor, Huber Street Elementary School, NJ
BONUS VIDEO: Watch this video to see Nursery Rhyme Olympics in action!
Domain 2: The Five Senses
As a special activity for the Five Senses unit, students explored their sense of taste with a pop-up farmers market.
Credit: Debbie Braaten, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, OH
BONUS VIDEO: Hear how Jamie Vannoy, a teacher in Wirt County, WV, plans a braille activity for this unit!
Domain 3: Stories
Kindergarteners worked in groups to construct houses using straw, sticks, and bricks to commemorate the reading of “The Three Little Pigs.”
Credit: Manal Abuhouran, Clarendon Elementary School, NJ
Domain 4: Plants
To apply their learning, students at Superior Elementary planted grass seeds at the beginning of the Plants unit, then cared for and observed the grass daily to ensure it flourished.
Credit: Emma Fynbu, Superior Elementary School, NE
Domain 5: Farms
To celebrate the Farms unit, students visited a local farm to study the equipment and farm animals!
Credit: Kirsten Tingley, Cumberland Valley School District, PA
Domain 6: Native Americans
To showcase their knowledge, students created a gallery walk that displays information about the Lakota Sioux, Wampanoag, and Lenape tribes.
Credit: Dalphne Harrison, Aldine ISD, TX
Domain 7: Kings and Queens
To mark the end of the Kings and Queens unit, this class hosted a royal tea party in the cafeteria, featuring cloaks and handmade crowns.
Credit: Chrystal Wise, Malvern School District, AR
Domain 8: Seasons and Weather
Teach your students more about seasons and weather: Invite your local meteorologist to visit, like this classroom did!
Credit: Chrystal Wise, Malvern School District, AR
Domain 9: Columbus and the Pilgrims
Students create illustrations of Columbus’s journey to present their knowledge for this unit!
Credit: Mandy Collins, Fayette County Public Schools, TN
Domain 10: Colonial Towns and Townspeople
As you wrap up this unit, take inspiration from this school: Make shop signs and tables to create your own colonial town!
Credit: Andrea Gatten, Propel Schools, PA
Domain 11: Taking Care of the Earth
We love this culminating activity! Students create awareness for a cause by creating persuasive signs, videos, and a class petition. This multimedia display shows them embracing the values of environmental stewardship.
Credit: Heather Keating, Gulliver Prep, FL
Domain 12: Presidents and American Symbols
To close the Presidents and American Symbols Domain, hold a sample election in your classroom! Create a voting booth, ballot box, ballot cards, election music, campaign posters, stickers, balloons, and confetti! Before announcing the winner, discuss the importance of voting, the voting process, what a campaign looks like, and what to look for in a great leader.
Credit: Andrea Gatten, Propel Schools, PA
Grade 1
In Grade 1, students sing about a fabulous fox, learn to tell the difference between fairy tale heroes and villains, write an opinion statement about the worst part of going to the moon, and learn ancient Egyptian techniques for mummifying an apple.
Domain 1: Fables and Stories
To celebrate the Fables and Stories domain, students participated in a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” race while teachers dressed as fable characters.
Credit: Brittany Sachs, Monon Trail Elementary School, IN
BONUS VIDEO: Hear how Brittany planned a Fable Olympics for her Grade 1 students!
Domain 2: The Human Body
To showcase their knowledge of the topic, students participated in a “hospital day.” The classroom was transformed to look like different operating rooms. Stations included blending and segmenting CVC words with Band-Aids, a Tricky Words eye exam, sentence writing, an X-ray light table, food sorting according to the food pyramid, and an operation game!
Credit: Erin Chester, Thompson Crossing Elementary School, IN
BONUS VIDEO: Erin explains how she planned the activity, and shows us snippets of the culminating activity in action.
Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories
Take inspiration from this classroom and have your students create a Thumbelina floral craft to round out the unit’s celebration of folktales.
Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH
Domain 4: Early World Civilizations
Looking for a culminating activity for this domain? Plan an ancient Egypt day filled with crafts and activities, including pyramid-making, writing in hieroglyphics, trying Egyptian food, and mask-making.
Credit: Camy Stirling, Brevard Academy, NC
BONUS VIDEO: Watch this short video about how to make pyramid-making easy in your classroom!
Domain 5: Early American Civilizations
Students can apply their learning about early American civilizations by creating their very own Moctezuma headdresses.
Credit: Emmett J. Hoops, Moriah Central School, NY
Domain 6: Astronomy
A surefire way to ignite your students’ excitement about astronomy is to create a moon phase Oreo chart!
Credit: Shelby Varchmin, Fred Wild Elementary School, FL
BONUS IDEA: Have your class send postcards to space through the Club for the Future program.
Domain 7: The History of the Earth
Students channeled their inner geologists during this unit and dug for rocks.
Credit: Ronda Scott, Dixon Public Schools, IL
Domain 8: Animals and Habitats
Students can express their creativity by drawing animals, plants, and environments on rocks, then sorting by habitats or comparing by Venn diagram.
BONUS: Check out these students’ creative and colorful dioramas that were showcased at the end of this unit!
Credit: Christine Thomas, The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Domain 9: Fairy Tales
To wrap up the Fairy Tales unit, sharpen your students’ drama skills by having them act out their favorite stories.
Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH
Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence
Posters beautifully summarize the learning from a unit. Pair students up to create and present to their classmates!
Credit: Tracy Hatch Gagnon, Holy Name Parish School, MA
Domain 11: Frontier Explorers
Students can celebrate this unit by hosting a Pioneer Day and making Daniel Boone hats!
Credit: Shelby Varchmin, Fred Wild Elementary School, FL
Grade 2
In Grade 2, students thrill to the crimes of the Cat Bandit, assemble books about ancient Chinese culture, write their own Greek myths, and learn the story of the people who escaped to freedom from slavery by “follow[ing] the Drinking Gourd.”
Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
To celebrate the end of the Fairy Tales and Stories Unit, encourage students to showcase their favorite stories by crafting paper collages and clay figures.
Credit: Jessica Berg, Arlington Public Schools, VA
Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations
Second-grade teachers worked together to create an amazing dragon at the end of their Early Asian Civilizations Unit. Each student created a scale for their grade-level dragon!
Credit: Emma Bridgeforth, Windsor Elementary School, WI
BONUS: This class at Windber Elementary, PA, celebrated this unit by hosting a Chinese New Year dragon parade.
Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization
This class had a great time becoming world travelers and celebrating all the knowledge gained throughout the Ancient Greek Civilization domain. The students started their day getting their passport stamped. After entering ancient Greece, they engaged in many centers. They built the Parthenon and Athena’s throne, wrote facts about Sparta, created locks for Pandora’s box, built a harp for Apollo, and played vocabulary games. In addition to centers, the students learned that they all qualified for the Olympics, and were led by teachers on a victory walk as the entire school cheered for them!
BONUS: Take inspiration from this Louisiana educator and plan a potato Olympics day with your students!
Credit: Terri Hart, Jefferson Parish Public School District, LA
Domain 4: Greek Myths
Students wrote and shared their very own Greek myths, made props, and dressed in togas to celebrate this unit!
Credit: Chelsey Steinmetz, Cornell Elementary School, WI
Domain 5: The War of 1812
Bring a battle to life by having students create boats out of foil and other common household materials to participate in a boat race!
Credit: Jerica Falevai, Pacific Heritage Academy, UT
Domain 6: Cycles in Nature
To bring the Cycles in Nature unit to life, students learned how to make their own greenhouses and watched lima beans germinate and sprout.
Credit: Amber Taylor, Corbin Primary School, KY
Domain 7: Westward Expansion
To commemorate the end of this domain, this class had two grandparents come to the classroom to bake bread, make trail mix, and pan for gold.
BONUS: In another classroom, students made people, animals, and their very own pioneer wagons out of paper.
Credit: Jennifer Murphy, John E. Bryan Elementary School, AL
Domain 8: Insects
These students celebrated all the knowledge they gained by researching and writing about an insect, then using household items to build a model of their chosen insect!
Credit: Tamara Gore, Harrison Hill Elementary School, IN
Domain 9: The U.S. Civil War
Have your students showcase their knowledge of the U.S. Civil War by creating posters of important historical figures of the time!
Credit: Heather Griffin, Rochester School District, NH
Domain 10: The Human Body
We love this culminating activity! Students made digestive-system models out of air-dry clay and traced themselves on large paper to make a life-size model of the body systems!
Credit: Olga Cabrera, Aldine ISD, TX
Domain 11: Immigration
Students participated in an Ellis Island simulation in their classrooms at the end of the Immigration Unit, and even created their own passports!
Credit: Sandra Garcia, Austin Independent School District, TX
Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause
To wrap up this unit and showcase their knowledge, students created VIP books about important historical figures!
Credit: Meghan Scheffler, Community Unit School District 300, IL
Grade 3
In Grade 3, students write a newspaper story about the invention of the telephone, go on a digital quest with Viking explorers, reflect on the stars with astronomy lab notes, and learn the secret to writing an excellent narrative ending.
Domain 1: Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows
To immerse themselves in the Classic Tales domain, students hosted a party inspired by classic literary celebrations.
Credit: Laurie Valente, Secaucus Public School District, NJ
Domain 2: Animal Classification
A great way to shift perspective and get students to apply their knowledge? Transform your classroom into a vibrant “rainforest café” that showcases students’ published writing. Each student can create an informational piece about a specific vertebrate, learning how to introduce a topic, group related information, and support it with facts and details. They turn their writing, complete with text features, into restaurant-style menus! Dressed as rainforest and safari guides, students can present their work to other students and staff, answering questions about their animal and its classification.
Credit: Nicole Desmond, Riverside School District 96, IL
BONUS: To celebrate the Light and Sound unit as well as all units about animals in grades K–4, take a cue from Windber Elementary and plan an animal-themed glow show with your students!
Domain 3: Human Body
Get crafty in this unit by having students make body parts out of household supplies: a pipe cleaner becomes the spinal cord, noodles represent the vertebrae, and gummy Life Savers turn into cartilage. You can also make X-rays by tracing hands and wrists on construction paper. Students can color around the bones with a dark crayon, then use vegetable oil and a Q-tip to “paint” the bones. When held up to a light, the project resembles an X-ray!
Credit: Crystal Chwatek, Muhlenberg Elementary Center, PA
Domain 4: The Ancient Roman Civilization
Have your students put their knowledge of ancient Roman civilization to the test: Challenge them to use packing peanuts to build iconic Roman landmarks.
Credit: Melissa Vasquez, Eureka City Schools,CA
Domain 5: Light and Sound
To celebrate the Light and Sound unit, your students can make colorful suncatchers and witness the science of light and color in action.
Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI
BONUS VIDEO: Watch how another teacher plans a black light party for this unit!
Domain 6: The Viking Age
CKLA students love Vikings! In this classroom, students made paper swords before participating in a special ceremony.
Credit: Kerri Lintl, Merrimac Community School, WI
Domain 7: Astronomy
As a culminating activity for the Astronomy unit, an Oreo moon phase exercise really motivates students to apply their knowledge.
Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI
Domain 8: Native Americans
Flex your students’ creativity at the end of the Native Americans unit by having them gather natural materials and creating Native American shelters!
Credit: Alisa Byrd Fesmire, Roane County Schools, TN
BONUS VIDEO: Hear how a teacher in Wisconsin plans a basket-weaving activity for her students during this unit!
Domain 9: Early Explorations of North America
To help your students visualize North American exploration, they can draw maps of the studied expeditions and use yarn to show the various routes!
Credit: Maria Woytko-Morris, Manitou Springs School District, CO
Domain 10: Colonial America
Take inspiration from this classroom and set up a colonial town where students can barter goods and work as apprentices at the general store, blacksmith, tailor shop, and cobbler shop.
Credit: Heidi Graci, Sporting Hill Elementary School, PA
Domain 11: Ecology
For this unit, these students practiced their speaking and listening skills by presenting about an endangered animal to the rest of the class.
Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI
Grade 4
In Grade 4, students take part in a dramatic invention competition judged by Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, and Hedy Lamarr; use writing to investigate the function of a mysterious contraption; become poets; and bring their reading skills to bear on the classic novel Treasure Island.
Domain 1: Personal Narratives
To celebrate the Personal Narratives domain, students created posters using information about their names.
Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary School, AL
BONUS VIDEO: Hear how an educator in New York plans an engaging culminating activity for the Personal Narratives unit!
Domain 2: Empires in the Middle Ages
Flex your students’ creativity: Have them create their very own shields and write a paragraph describing them.
Credit: Elisabeth Freligh, Spring Hill Elementary School, AK
BONUS VIDEO: See how students in Minnesota participated in a stained glass art project to celebrate the Middle Ages.
Domain 3: Poetry
Empower students to apply their knowledge of this writing discipline with poetry journals.
Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH
Domain 4: Eureka! Student Inventor
Encourage students to showcase their innovation at an Invention Showcase! Here, they pitched their ideas using the slides they created and the models they made.
Credit: Daniella Cucunato, Merchantville School District, NJ
Domain 5: Geology
Geology offers great opportunities to facilitate hands-on learning! Students can examine rocks and fossils, or bust geodes to supplement their lessons.
Credit: Spring Choate, Overton County Schools, TN
Domain 6: Contemporary Fiction
Students can take their favorite stories off the page in this unit! For example, lead students in a craft activity creating their own house inspired by The House on Mango Street.
Credit: Lara Andree, Aldine ISD, TX
Domain 7: American Revolution
Work a STEM activity into this Knowledge Domain by inviting students to recreate the Boston Tea Party with sticks and items of various weights.
Credit: Maureen Elliott, West Irondequoit CSD, NY
Domain 8: Treasure Island
To celebrate the end of the Treasure Island domain collaboratively, students can build their very own map sections and put them together.
Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary, AL
Grade 5
In Grade 5, students learn about villanelles and Mayan codices, read and perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” use their writing skills to teach a robot about human emotions, and solve a scientific mystery involving ancient fossils.
Domain 1: Personal Narratives
Have your students refine their personal narratives into graphic stories to celebrate the end of this unit.
Credit: Anna Barba, Arlington Traditional School, VA
BONUS VIDEO: Hear how a teacher plans name posters for her students to wrap up this domain.
Domain 2: Early American Civilizations
To celebrate this unit, have your students create codices and Mayan mythical character sculptures using clay!
Credit: Anita Trolese, TASIS Portugal
Domain 3: Poetry
Transform your classroom into a poetry café where students share their work with the rest of the class.
Credit: K.D. Meucci, Bethel Park School District, PA
Domain 4: Adventures of Don Quixote
These students are an inspiration! To celebrate they reenacted scenes from Adventures of Don Quixote by choosing a chapter, summarizing its plot, writing scripts, and acting out their chapter for their classmates. They even chose their own backdrops and props to help embody the characters.
Credit: Riley Montgomery, Hamilton Local School District, OH
Domain 5: The Renaissance
The arts and the Renaissance go hand in hand, so have your students get creative and create their own Leonardo da Vinci portraits.
Credit: Windber Elementary, PA
Domain 6: The Reformation
Immerse your students in the Reformation era by having them make stamps and write out some text as a great way to mimic the effect of the printing press!
Credit: Jessica Kingery, Jefferson City School District, MO
Domain 7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Turn your classroom into a theater for this unit and have your students read the play using character cards and donkey headbands.
Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary, AL
Domain 8: Native Americans
A successful extension project for the Native Americans unit is personal totem poles! Have your students determine their own personal totems, write paragraphs to explain totem poles and why they selected their own personal totems, and use a template to create their own totem pole.
Credit: Kristin Rea, Cicero School District 99, IL
Domain 9: Chemical Matter
A great way to bring knowledge to life in this unit? Make fossils out of clay molds!
Credit: Teresa Karney, Reese Public Schools, MI