Texas TEFA

Literacy Arcade for Texas TEFA Families

Science of Reading–aligned games, assessments, fluency tools, and guided instructional support for eligible Texas families.

Literacy Arcade is an approved provider for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program. Once an approved Literacy Arcade offering is available in Odyssey, eligible families can locate and purchase it through their TEFA account.

Grades K–6 · Supplemental reading support · No student accounts required

Approved Texas TEFA Provider

What families receive with Literacy Arcade Plus Family

Literacy Arcade Plus Family is a one-year digital subscription for children in grades K–6 — including beginning readers, struggling readers, and children with dyslexia. It combines reading assessments, fluency tools, customizable practice, and guided instructional support across the five essential areas of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Use built-in content or add your own words, sentences, vocabulary, and comprehension questions to support your curriculum, intervention plan, or reading goals. Literacy Arcade is supplemental — it strengthens a core curriculum rather than replacing it.

Included with Plus Family

Monthly guidance for reading at home

Families can ask a literacy specialist about assessment results, what to teach next, and how to use Literacy Arcade tools to support their child's reading needs.

Included through a monthly live group literacy Q&A with Chelsea Herndon Warner, Ph.D., a literacy specialist and the creator of Literacy Arcade.

Literacy Arcade Plus Family
One-Year Digital Subscription
$99 for one year
  • For children in one household
  • Includes the full Literacy Arcade Plus platform
  • Includes monthly guidance and the live group Q&A
  • No physical product is shipped

What's included with Literacy Arcade Plus Family

Assessments and printable reports

Quick checks for letter knowledge, letter sounds, phonics, decoding, and oral reading fluency, with results analysis, instructional focus areas, and printable reports.

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Fluency measurement and practice

Use the ORF Calculator, built-in timers, WCPM and accuracy tracking, repeated-reading tools, benchmark ranges, and prosody support.

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Customizable literacy practice

Use built-in or custom words, sentences, vocabulary, and comprehension content in games, flashcards, spinners, and student-ready practice activities.

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Explicit and systematic phonics lesson tools

Use the Phoneme Counter, sound boxes, letter tiles, Interactive Letterbox Lessons, the Interactive Phoneme Chart, and printable lesson plans.

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  • Assess and plan Review assessment results, printable reports, skill patterns, and instructional next steps.
  • Teach with Letterbox Lessons Use sound boxes, letter tiles, supported word banks, and printable lesson plans.
  • Build fluency Measure WCPM and accuracy, support repeated reading, and track growth.
  • Customize practice Use built-in or custom words, sentences, vocabulary, and comprehension content.
  • Organize and reuse activities Save activities, build teaching collections, and return to customized tools without rebuilding them.
  • Share without student accounts Use student-ready links and Google Classroom without requiring student email addresses.

Choose the option that fits your family

Both options include the full Literacy Arcade digital platform. Plus Family adds monthly live guidance for reading at home — the live group literacy Q&A.

Literacy Arcade Plus

Also available
  • Full Literacy Arcade digital platform
  • Assessments, fluency tools, customizable practice, and teacher tools
  • Does not include the monthly live group literacy Q&A
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How to purchase with Texas TEFA funds

Texas Education Freedom Accounts are administered through Odyssey. To use TEFA funds, begin through the official Texas TEFA portal rather than Literacy Arcade's direct checkout.

Open the Texas TEFA portal

Visit the official Texas Education Freedom Accounts website and select the Odyssey Login option.

Look for Literacy Arcade in Odyssey

Sign in to your family's Odyssey account and search the marketplace for Literacy Arcade. Once an approved offering is available, it will appear there.

Complete the marketplace purchase

Once you locate an approved Literacy Arcade offering, follow the Odyssey instructions to complete your purchase with available TEFA funds.

Texas TEFA questions

Is Literacy Arcade approved for Texas TEFA?

Yes. Literacy Arcade is an approved provider for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program. Once an approved Literacy Arcade offering is available in Odyssey, families can locate it through their TEFA account.

How do I purchase Literacy Arcade with TEFA funds?

Sign in to Odyssey through the official Texas TEFA portal and search for Literacy Arcade. Once an approved offering is available, you can complete your purchase through the marketplace using TEFA funds.

What does Plus Family include?

Plus Family includes the full Literacy Arcade Plus platform for children in one household, plus monthly guidance for reading at home through a live group literacy Q&A with a literacy specialist.

What is the difference between Plus and Plus Family?

Both include the full Literacy Arcade digital platform. Plus Family also includes monthly guidance for reading at home through the live group literacy Q&A.

Is Literacy Arcade a complete curriculum?

No. Literacy Arcade is supplemental. It strengthens a family's core curriculum or intervention program with assessments, targeted instruction, and reading practice.

What grades does Literacy Arcade support?

Literacy Arcade primarily supports literacy learning in grades K–6.

Do children need accounts?

No. Children can use shared activities without creating Literacy Arcade accounts or providing student email addresses.

Can I purchase directly without using TEFA funds?

Yes. Families not using TEFA funds may purchase a direct Literacy Arcade Plus plan through the Plus pricing page.