Understanding Grade Level Requirements

As parents, we may not know all of the fancy teacher lingo, but below you will find a resource that is used by many school districts and educators. It's loaded with teacher lingo, but will make a great resource for you to follow at home. Knowing and understanding this information will make it easier to support your child in their academic performance.

http://lead4ward.com/resources/

Explanation of Tabs:

Grade- Grade levels Kindergarten thru High School

Snapshot- A quick glance at the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (the things students need to know and are assessed on)

Scaffold- Sort of lets you know how certain skills build upon each other from grade level to grade level

Released Tests- Released STAAR tests

Academic Vocabulary- Necessary vocabulary needed to be successful

Student Learning Report- Resource used by educators to track student growth