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TEKS, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, is the state's curriculum outlining what students should learn in each grade level in each major subject. This curriculum was adopted in 1997 and implemented in 1998. Districts are required to provide instruction to all students in TEKS.

TAKS is Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, and is the new statewide assessment program that will be implemented during the 2002-2003 school year. This test assesses the TEKS, thus the similar names - essential knowledge and skills and assessment of knowledge and skills. The most common pronunciation is "tax."

TEKS/TAKS Brochures

RISD offers the following brochures giving information about each subject area:

• English Language Arts (ELA), Grades 9, 10 and 11 Exit Level*
• Mathematics, Grades 3 - 8
• Mathematics, Grades 9 - 11
• Reading, Grades 3 - 8*
• Science, Grades 5, 10 and 11 Exit Level
• Social Studies, Grades 8, 10 and 11 Exit Level
• Writing, Grades 4 and 7*

These brochures are saved as PDFs. You need Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher to view and print them. If you do not have this free software, download it now.

*Sample test selections and items from which the RISD TEKS/TAKS Reading, ELA, and Writing brochure examples were selected can be found beginning on the following pages in the TAKS Information Booklets:

The documents found on the TAKS Information Web Site may be slow to download. Be prepared to wait.

Reading and English Language Arts

	PDF/Printed Book Page Number
Grade 3	page 17
Grade 6	page 19
Grade 7	page 19
Grade 9	page 18
Grade 10	page 39
Grade 11	page18

Writing

	PDF/Printed Book Page Number
Grade 4	page 21
Grade 7	page 21

Web Sites to Visit About TEKS/TAKS

TEKS Curriculum

TAKS Information Booklets

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