Three Categories of Instructional Materials

In previous courses, you have already learned about the three categories of instructional materials. It is worth revisiting them here because each category carries different standards coverage requirements — and those requirements directly shape how you evaluate the materials you are assigned.

Full-Subject, Tier-One

Instructional material designed to provide a student with mastery of the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for a certain subject and grade level in the required curriculum under Section 28.002 or for prekindergarten without the need for supplementation, if implemented as designed.

Partial-Subject, Tier-One

Instructional material designed to provide a student with mastery in a portion of the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the SBOE for a certain subject and grade level in the required curriculum under Section 28.002 or for prekindergarten without the need for supplementation in the essential knowledge and skills covered, if implemented as designed.

Supplemental

Instructional material designed to assist in the instruction of one or more of the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the SBOE for a subject in the required curriculum under Section 28.002 or for prekindergarten.

The next page breaks down the specific TEKS and ELPS coverage percentages required for each category. As you review that information, keep in mind that the category of each program you are assigned determines the threshold you are evaluating against.