IMRA Cycle 2027
The Reporters series, in Texas Editions
Not a national edition with a Texas correlation attached. Separate Texas Editions of our Spanish, French, and German programs, written to the Texas LOTE TEKS and submitted for state review.
Written for Texas, not adapted for it
A Texas Edition is its own book. It is not our national program with a correlation chart added at the end.
- Built on the Texas LOTE TEKS. Every Student Expectation and breakout is covered in the units, not mapped afterwards.
- A separate edition for each level, with its own Texas Edition covers, Student Edition, Teacher’s Edition, Workbook, and Assessment Program.
- Submitted for IMRA Cycle 2027: REPORTEROS 1 to 4, REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES 1 to 3, and DAS REPORTERTEAM 1 and 2. The remaining levels follow in 2028.
- Correlations you can check. Download the TEKS correlations for every level below, with page and activity for each breakout.
Three programs, one way of teaching
Students become reporters. They investigate real topics, interview people, and publish their own stories in the language they are learning.
REPORTEROS
Level 4 is built to prepare students for the AP® Spanish exam. Every unit closes with a project students present to the class.
REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES
Students follow teen reporters from across the French-speaking world, from Québec to Dakar, with the same unit structure as the Spanish program.
DAS REPORTERTEAM
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland seen through the eyes of students their age. Departments that teach more than one language can plan together.
The Reporters series alignment guide
How each level builds on the one before, and how Spanish, French, and German line up unit by unit. One guide for all three Texas Editions.
Not another textbook. A newsroom.
Project-based, inquiry-driven units, and what teachers say sets the series apart from the programs you are comparing it with.
Every unit is an investigation that ends in a project
Students do not just study a topic. They ask a question, look for answers in real sources, and share what they found.
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Ask
An Essential Question opens every unit.
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Investigate
Reporter videos, authentic texts, and students’ own research.
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Create
Two mini-projects build the language step by step.
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Publish
A final project for a real audience: an article, a podcast, a video.
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Reflect
IPAs and rubrics show what students can do.
Teen reporters, real places
Each unit follows a reporter their age from a different country, with videos filmed on location and authentic texts, so culture comes from people.
One department, every teaching style
Comprehensible input, project-based, or traditional: each teacher can teach the same material their own way.
Words and grammar with a purpose
Vocabulary comes in context, with audio, and is practiced before students need it for the project. For grammar, students notice the pattern, work out the rule, and use it right away.
Built for mixed classes
Materials for different learning styles and abilities: heritage learner worksheets in Spanish and French, differentiation worksheets in every language, and DAS REPORTERTEAM for combined-level German classes.
AI practice, built in
LEO for written conversation in Spanish, and the Personal AI Speaking Coach for spoken practice, inside The KWL Hub.
One design, four languages
REPORTEROS, REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES, DAS REPORTERTEAM, and GIOVANI REPORTER share the same unit design. A department plans once.
Connected to other subjects
Students learn the language through math, history, science, art, and social studies.
Accessible by design
Simple instructions, bolded action verbs, and dyslexia-friendly fonts, plus extra resources for students with hearing or visual impairments.
Fun that keeps them going
Games and playful activities in every unit keep students engaged and motivated.
The way grammar is introduced by deducing rules and making hypotheses is clever and effective.
The projects often reflect real-life situations, for example, creating social media posts, planning events…
Many activities in REPORTEROS … help the class flow, and students can have a palpable sense of moving forward with their skills.
It allows different teachers to approach teaching differently, all while teaching the same material.
What it looks like in class
Each unit starts with a question and ends with something students make: an interview, a podcast, an article, a short video. Grammar and vocabulary are taught when students need them for the task, not the other way around.
The structure is the same in Spanish, French, and German, so a department chair can look at one unit plan and understand all three. The research behind that design was reviewed by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and meets ESSA Tier 4 criteria. Read the report
Teachers and students work in The KWL Hub, which handles rostering, LMS integrations, and district data protection requirements. How the Hub connects
My high school students identify with the diverse Francophone reporters in this engaging series who are students like themselves.
One platform for teachers, students, and your IT team
- Sign-in and rostering
- Clever, ClassLink, and OneRoster
- Works with your LMS
- Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, D2L, and Moodle
- Student data
- COPPA compliant, FERPA followed, encrypted at rest and in transit
- Free training
- Live sessions for teachers getting started
Write it with LEO, say it with the Speaking Coach
Written conversation in Spanish, REPORTEROS Texas Edition, Levels 1 to 4Students chat in writing with LEO about the topic of their lesson. Conversations follow level-specific paths and stay on REPORTEROS content.
- Automated feedback that saves grading time
- Teacher dashboard with attempts and full transcripts
- Built into The KWL Hub, no extra login, FERPA compliant
Students talk out loud with a virtual instructor, by video or audio, about the content of each unit, and record speaking tasks their teacher assigns.
- Real-time feedback on language use
- Interpersonal and presentational speaking
- Included with the digital license
From Level 1 to AP®
Level 4 of REPORTEROS and REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES prepares students for AP®. From there, each language continues into a KWL AP® program, a direct route to the AP® exam and the Texas Seal of Biliteracy.
Three ways to earn it, and the KWL program that gets students there
Students also need all English language arts requirements with a GPA of 80 or higher. Districts award the seal as a performance acknowledgment on the transcript (19 TAC §74.14).
- Level IV or higher in the TEKS, with a GPA of 80 or higherREPORTEROS 4, REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES 4, MAPAS 3 and 4, KLASSE! B1, PORTFOLIO DEUTSCH NEU 3/4, DAVVERO 2
- A score of 3 or higher on an AP® language examGENERACIÓN AP® Revised Edition, DÉFI FRANCOPHONE 2, ASPEKTE JUNIOR
- Intermediate High or higher on a national proficiency assessmentThe goal at the end of Level 4 of the Reporters series (Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High)
More KWL programs, correlated to the TEKS
Not every course in your district is Level 1 to 4. These programs cover early learners, elementary, heritage, AP®, and Italian. They are national editions with TEKS correlations, so you can see exactly where each one fits.
MAPAS
Also used in heritage learner courses.
GENERACIÓN AP®
Aligned to the 2027 AP® Spanish exam.
PORTFOLIO DEUTSCH NEU
KLASSE!
ASPEKTE JUNIOR
The path to AP® German.
LEICHT & KLASSE
Stories with Kim, Marie, Henri, and Lukas, with comprehension exercises for every chapter.
See the leicht & klasse readers →
LEICHT & LOGISCH
Stories from the lives of Pia, Paul, Robbie, and Nadja, the characters from the textbook.
See the leicht & logisch readers →
DAVVERO
GIOVANI REPORTER
Same unit structure as REPORTEROS, REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES, and DAS REPORTERTEAM.
We’ll be at ACTFL 2026 in San Antonio
Come see the Texas Editions at booth #1403, near the Hall 3 entrance. Bring your questions about the adoption: our adoptions and sales team will be there all weekend.
Unlocking Biliteracy Pathways That Work for All Learners
A practical look at Seal of Biliteracy pathways in Texas: mixed-level classrooms, heritage learners, and literacy in English and Spanish.
- When
- Friday, November 20, 10:30 to 11:15 AM
- Where
- Room 7
Patrick Wallace
Senior Strategic Relationships Manager, Klett World Languages
Vicky Saldala
Senior Strategic Relationships Manager, Klett World Languages
Planning next school year? Pick up the Reporters series alignment guide
At ACTFL we are handing out our vertical and horizontal alignment guide for the three programs: how each level builds on the one before, and how Spanish, French, and German line up unit by unit. Made for department and district planning.
Not going to San Antonio? Email your consultant to register your interest and we will follow up with you.
A free training event for Texas teachers, and a new webinar series
We will share the dates and topics at booth #1403. Register your interest and we will send them to you first.
Register your interestEditorial Breakfast, Saturday at 8:00 AM
Coffee and breakfast with our editors, a first look at upcoming titles, and an open conversation about what your classroom needs. Seats are limited.
Where the adoption stands
This is the first time Texas reviews K-12 Languages Other Than English materials through IMRA.
- October 2026KWL submitted Texas Editions of REPORTEROS 1 to 4, REPORTERS FRANCOPHONES 1 to 3, and DAS REPORTERTEAM 1 and 2 for state review.
- December 2026TEA notifies publishers selected for review.
- March 2027Final Texas Editions go to TEA and the 20 Education Service Centers.
- November 2027 (expected)The State Board of Education votes on approved programs.
- 2028-29 school yearApproved materials can be ordered through EMAT and used in class.
The Texas LOTE guide
Every date, what teachers can do at each step, and how districts can pay for new materials. Two pages.
Download the PDFAlready working with Texas districts
KWL is an approved vendor in these districts and Education Service Centers.
- Aldine ISD
- Alief ISD
- Arlington ISD
- Belton ISD
- Boerne ISD
- Brownsville ISD
- Dallas ISD
- Forney ISD
- Fort Bend ISD
- Humble ISD
- Katy ISD
- Lewisville ISD
- Northside ISD
- Pasadena ISD
- Region 6 ESC
- Region 10 ESC
Adoption is where our work starts
Our Implementation Team works with your teachers from the first day and for the life of the adoption. No extra cost, no ticket queue: real people who taught these languages.
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Before classes start
Getting started
Every teacher gets the Onboarding and Platform Support Pages: implementation videos, The KWL Hub Teacher Guide, and step-by-step tutorials.
Depending on the size of the adoption, a complimentary onboarding training, ideally 2 to 3 weeks before the first day: curriculum structure, pacing, lesson planning, assessment, and hands-on time in The KWL Hub.
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During year one
Support while teaching
Implementation Office Hours every fall and spring. Teachers book a free 20-minute, one-on-one session with a specialist to ask about content, resources, lesson planning, or The KWL Hub.
Implementation Office Hours -
Year two and beyond
Keep growing
Support pages for the life of the adoption, live virtual trainings each fall and spring to start the new year, and a complimentary webinar series with recordings and certificates of attendance.
Upcoming webinars
Professional development, built by teachers for teachers
Start with the Getting Started With the Reporters Series package: five one-hour virtual sessions on backward design, teaching vocabulary through the interpretive mode, teaching grammar communicatively, differentiated instruction, and cultural comparisons.
Or build your own package from twelve topics, from authentic texts and target language comprehensibility to IPAs and proficiency-based assessment. In-person workshops and classroom coaching are available too.
David M. Reher
Implementation Specialist
Your Texas specialist
Dr. Sara Stefanich
Implementation Manager
Juanita Calvo
Implementation Specialist
Katie Mickel
Implementation Specialist
Questions we hear from Texas coordinators
When can we review the Texas Editions?
Final Texas Editions go to TEA and the 20 Education Service Centers by March 5, 2027. Register your interest and we will tell you as soon as review copies are available.
Are the Texas Editions aligned to the TEKS?
Yes. They are written to the Texas LOTE TEKS and were submitted to TEA with TEKS correlations for IMRA Cycle 2027. You can download the correlations for each level from the program sections above.
How can our district pay for new LOTE materials?
Districts can use their IMTA funds. Once a program is on the SBOE-approved list, the $40 per student SBOE-Approved Instructional Materials Entitlement also applies. The Texas LOTE guide explains both.
Will it work with our LMS and rostering?
The KWL Hub supports rostering, LMS integrations, and district data protection requirements. See the details.
What support do teachers get after adoption?
Onboarding resources and training, one-on-one Implementation Office Hours every fall and spring, live trainings and webinars from year two on, and custom PD for your district. All of it comes from our Implementation Team, at no extra cost. See how it works.
Your Texas team
See the Texas Editions first
Register your interest and we will contact you when review copies are ready for your school or district.
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