COVID Emergency Release (CER) Instructional Materials
Please note that COVID Emergency Release (CER) instructional materials have been retired, and implementation is no longer supported by TEA. Additionally, on July 31, 2025, the CER Open Education Resources (OER), Reading Language Arts (RLA) pilot English instructional materials were removed from all TEA platforms.
CER: Pilot ֱ OER K–5 RLA Spanish Translation
The K–5 OER RLA CER V3 instructional materials are referred to as the Amplify ֱ Elementary Literacy Program and were built on state standards and the Science of Reading, in tight alignment with structured literacy concepts taught in the ֱ Reading Academies. The program was designed to meet 100% of the ֱ Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) in K–5 and is available to cover Spanish Language Arts Reading (SLAR) and English as a Second Language standards. The digital materials are considered OER, so they are free for use, reuse, or modification by any Texan.
TEA developed these materials as a contingency option during COVID-19 for school systems that chose to use them. Prior to publication, materials went through a rigorous third-party review based on an , including feedback from ֱ educators. However, they have not been reviewed in the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process, so the materials are not considered high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). The CER programs, like Amplify ֱ, were acquired as OER. OER is freely available to Texans in perpetuity; however, because of the program's COVID-19 contingency release status and ongoing pilot execution and refinement, we acknowledge it may contain some errors.
Information on the development history of this pilot OER material can be found in this TEA Instructional Materials document.
On July 31, 2025, the CER RLA pilot English instructional materials were removed from all TEA platforms. Access the Spanish CER instructional materials on the following webpage:
Questions?
For questions about CER access, contact us by submitting an .