Welcome to Amplify ELAR 6-8!
We’re happy to help you along the literacy journey of helping your students become confident young readers.
Amplify ELAR Texas is a high-interest TEKS-aligned blended language arts and reading curriculum designed specifically for grades 6–8. With Amplify ELAR, students learn to tackle any complex text by making observations, grappling with interesting ideas, and finding relevance for themselves. Students are engaged through dynamic texts, lively classroom discussions, and meaningful digital experiences.
What’s new:
- Explore new updates and exciting program highlights this back-to-school season.
- Teaching tips are posted each Tuesday. Review them in the Teaching tip tab below, or share your own tips! You may find your advice featured on this site.
Ready to log in?
If you’ve never logged in to Amplify programs before, our Logging in to Amplify page will help you get started.
Please log in using Clever or Classlink, if your school/districts uses these single sign-on portals.
Learning the program
Accessing your Amplify program(s)
Once you’re successfully logged in to the teacher platform, we’re here to help you explain to your students how they will access your Amplify program(s).
Navigating learning.amplify.com
There’s a wealth of resources available to you as an ELAR 6-8 teacher, and they are all organized for you on the teacher platform. These resources include:
- Year-at-a-glance teacher planners (6 or 9 weeks)
- Daily and unit planning materials
- Organization of resources by grade level
Learn how to navigate and use the teacher platform by exploring this help collection or reviewing this Navigation guide for a thorough walkthrough.
- Preparing to teach
It’s the beginning of the year (BOY) and you’re ready to jump into the new school year and get started quickly. Explore the Amplify Texas Quick Start kit for access to helpful tools—including navigational videos, lessons resources, and our Professional Learning Site— which will guide you as you get familiar with the program. First, explore the Amplify Texas Quick Start kit!
Reviewing the program guide
Dive deeper into ELAR 6–8 with the Program Guide, a comprehensive resource that covers everything you need to know about the curriculum, from lesson structure to assessment and everything in between.
- Flip to page 20 to begin reviewing the units for each grade level and pages 52–63 for a visual walkthrough of a lesson.
- This document is also located in the Materials section of the Year Overview within the curriculum.
Pacing
Learn more about the Year at a Glance guides Additional pacing supports by grade level:
- G6: 105-Lesson Pathway (for non-CRIMSI districts)
- G7: 105-Lesson Pathway (for non-CRIMSI districts)
- G8: 104-Lesson Pathway (for non-CRIMSI districts)
Note: The lesson pathway resources should not be used in districts that are part of the CRIMSI program. For pacing guidance and program requirements, please connect with your TNTP partner. If you are unsure who your partner is, please email crimsileader@tntp.org.
Spanish support
Amplify ELAR Texas has a number of resources available in Spanish, including:
- Unit Background and Context documents.
- Caregiver Letters.
- Spanish language articles that are topically or thematically aligned to each core unit.
- Solo Text Previews.
- Multi-Language Glossaries for each unit.
- Teaching tips
We want to share Amplify ELAR tips for teachers by teachers. Check here frequently to find recent teaching tip submissions.
Pacing
Solo activities
Solo activities do not have to be completed daily. In fact, if time is an issue we recommend not regularly taking class time for solos. The Reading and Writing Assignments document in the Unit Overview highlights with an asterisk the most important solos that should not be skipped.
Flex Days
Flex Days are a crucial part of the Amplify curriculum. Use Flex Days to design small group instruction to respond to data and focus on individual student needs. Flex Days are the time to focus on grammar, fluency, revision, reading skills, and more. If necessary, teachers can even at times take two days on Flex Day lessons.
Use a timer
Timers can be useful to ensure you’re moving students through lesson activities at an appropriate pace. Reference and utilize the suggest times shown on each activity within a lesson and try your best to pace students according to these suggested times.
Instructional tools
Start Class
We realize that getting your students into a lesson quickly is important. But remember to use the start class function (located in the student status icon in the right of your lesson navigation bar) and it will automatically take students to the lesson for the day, alleviating the need for students to navigate through the curriculum to a specific lesson.
Vocabulary
The Vocab App automatically adapts to student needs and provides regular instruction in the key words students should focus from the text they’re currently reading. Teachers can use the “Words to Use” section of the lesson brief to know the most important words in each subunit. We recommend you make a word wall and include these words in every day usage. Teachers can access the full list of Vocab App words from within Reporting section the Vocab App under the “Words” Tab. Quickly find words using the filters by units, lessons, or simply type within the search box.
Instructional strategies
Be prepared to write!
Students have multiple writing opportunities throughout the week. They write for 10–15 minutes at a time, focusing on one claim in response to a prompt, and using evidence from the text in support of their claim. Automated writing evaluation, feedback, and spotlight give teachers the tools they need to support their students’ writing, and revision assignments are built into flex day activities.
- Learn More
Once you have logged in to the program, these resources will help you get started.
Advice and answers
Did you know we have a robust library of help articles? Anytime you’re looking for answers, visit the library and use the Search tool at the top of the page to find all the articles on keywords like: early literacy, assigning, or QR code
There’s even a collection of articles devoted to all things Amplify ELAR.
Professional development
Our professional learning team has decades of experience working with large districts across the nation. Amplify has experience supporting district launches over multiple years and has partnered with districts of all sizes nationwide. We partner closely with districts and tailor professional learning to their unique needs.
Log in to explore the Amplify ELAR Professional Learning site which consists of resources, tools, and advice to help you make the most of your program and support your students.
Explore the Texas PD catalog to bring Amplify professional development to your school or district.
- Technology Requirements
Your district administrator has been provided with hardware and network requirements to meet the minimum technical requirements for performance and support of your curriculum products. This information is available on Amplify’s customer requirements page.
Your district administrator has also been provided the URLs on this page to add to the corresponding district- or school-level filters. This step ensures that teachers and students can access Amplify ELAR materials.
Your computer or tablet must also be set to accept “cookies” from Amplify program sites.
Why are there students missing from my class roster?
If a student(s) doesn’t appear on your class roster, they were most likely missing from the roster data provided by your district during the enrollment process. Please contact your district administrator to request that the student(s) be added.Why do I see only a blank page – nothing appears to load – when trying to access an Amplify program page (like learning.amplify.com)?
A blank screen is often a sign that the website is being blocked by a school’s content filter. Please check with your IT group to confirm that the URLs on this page have been allowed for your district network. Alternatively, check to ensure “cookies” are accepted on your device.- Need help?
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