TSI ELAR (TSIA2)

Welcome to Albert's Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) course!

This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's TSI ELAR (TSIA2) course, including how it is organized, how to find questions using standards or tags, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.

For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the Texas Education Agency.

Albert's TSI ELAR (TSIA2) course is organized into themes with practice questions based on specific topics. It also includes [x] full-length practice exams. All questions are aligned to the exact format, rigor, and topics of the real exam.

Our full TSI ELAR (TSIA2) subject guide includes 2 themes that align with the different question types on the exam:

Within each theme, there are topics and subtopics that correspond to the skills assessed on the exam. For example, the Reading-Focused Questions theme includes the following topics:

Informational Text Analysis and Synthesis includes the following subtopics:

Each theme contains a full-length practice exam. The exam questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. The exam is divided into 2 sections: The College Readiness Classification Test (CRC) and the Diagnostic Test.

Every question is aligned to the standards outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English III, the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards, and the Texas Adult Basic Literacy and Education Standards. Each standard begins with the state abbreviation TX.

You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, TX TEKS E3.6.A) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.

In addition to standards, each question is assigned one or more tags to help differentiate between the wide variety of questions we offer. The questions include reading skills tags like "central-idea", "implicit-information," or "context-clues." The course also includes level tags ranging from Level 2 through Level 6 that correspond to the difficulty level of the question.

To search for a tag, click the Tags drop-down within the subject and enter the tag or content you're searching for in the search bar.

For more help on finding questions using standards and tags, visit our Help Center.

TSI ELAR (TSIA2) uses 1 question type to provide students with a variety of practice that mimics the actual exam.

For additional material, you can combine TSI ELAR (TSIA2) with our other core courses, Reading Skills and Grammar. Our core courses are aligned to Texas standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.

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