The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a new Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments for use during the 2023–2024 through 2026–2027 school years.

2023–2027 Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments:

  • i-Ready Assessment for Reading (Curriculum Associates, LLC)
  • Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP) (Istation)
  • LION for Reading (Liberty Source)
  • Map Suite (MAP Growth TM Reading and MAP Reading Fluency TM) (NWEA)
  • MindPlay Literacy (MindPlay Education LLC)
  • STAR Reading (Renaissance Learning, Inc)
  • Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA)

The Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA) option will continue to be available to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools free of charge.

The instruments listed above may be accessed on the Grade 7 Reading Instruments page on the TEA website.