Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS

The Pre-K TEKS lay the foundation for student performance in future grades by giving students authentic and repeated opportunities to practice the skill they are learning. The TEKS address five domains. They are social and emotional development; language and communication; emergent literacy: reading; emergent literacy: writing; and math. Within each of the five domains, teachers have the obligation to provide instructional strategies that support the students.

The Technology Applications TEKS provide a spiraling curriculum, giving students multiple opportunities to master knowledge and skills. For example, in the emergent literacy: writing domain, children move through the writing stages from scribbles to letter-like shapes to conventional letters. In the video example, the teacher guides a student who is copying letters from a classroom example with a little scaffolding from the teacher.

Teachers are also expected to extend student learning by modeling, drawing on students' prior knowledge, using visuals and making a real-world connection between the child and the material the teacher is presenting. These are further examples of a spiraling curriculum.