TextProject Topics

Beginning Reading, Reading Automaticity/Fluency, & Core Vocabulary

November 20, 2014

To become proficient readers, beginning and struggling readers need to become automatic with a core group of words.  Other proficiencies are required as well but, without automaticity with the core vocabulary, beginning readers will become struggling readers and struggling readers will continue to lag behind.

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Text Complexity

March 5, 2013

Being able to read increasingly more complex texts has always been a driving goal of reading instruction. Often this goal has not been directly addressed in state standards and assessments. Things are different with the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core has paid increased attention to this feature of reading instruction by devoting an entire standard to text complexity— Standard 10.

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Comprehension, Close Reading, & Assessment

November 20, 2014

The reason we read is to learn from text.  TextProject has resources to aid teachers in supporting comprehension, including close reading of texts.  To provide the best instruction for and to their students, teachers need to have a clear view of students’ reading comprehension and knowledge.  Assessment is all about understanding what knowledge learners have gained. Currently, many states are moving into a new generation of assessments. TextProject is committed to providing educators with the best possible guidance and resources about the new generation of assessments.

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English Learners & Literacy

July 1, 2014

Learning to read and write in English, while simultaneously becoming facile with spoken English, is a challenge for the many English Learners in American schools. For English Learners, intentional instruction and experiences with vocabulary are especially critical. TextProject has numerous resources to support educators in ensuring that English Learners get the solid foundation that they need to become highly literate.

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Knowledge and Informational Texts

July 4, 2014

Texts are where humans share and store what they learned. The reason for reading—regardless of whether texts are narrative or informational—is to acquire the knowledge that texts hold. To truly become proficient readers of complex texts, students need to be immersed in informational texts.

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Reading Volume, Stamina and Silent Reading, and Summer Reading

November 20, 2014

Whatever the domain of a human endeavor, the amount of time that individuals devote to an activity influences their levels of proficiency.  Reading is no different.  TextProject provides resources to support an increase in students’ reading, including their ability to read independently.  A particular focus of TextProject’s resources is with summer reading.  Unless students have appropriate texts for summer reading, their reading declines from the end of one grade to the start of the next.  

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Vocabulary and Morphological Awareness

November 20, 2014

Vocabulary is the term for the words of a language and morphology is the term for the study of the parts of words.  TextProject has numerous resources for supporting vocabulary learning and the development of morphological awareness.  

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