Free Resources for Teachers
The name TextProject says it all: Our specialty is texts. TextProject provides free teaching resources for instruction of emergent, developing, and reluctant readers grades K-1 through high school. Browse our selection of free downloadable texts, teacher guides and vocabulary instruction materials.
Free Student Texts
Free texts for reading instruction! TextProject is the sole website with free texts based on the science of reading. The TExT model underlying our texts has been validated through scientific research.
Read moreVocabulary Instruction
Vocabulary knowledge is the single best predictor of students’ comprehension of texts. The reading of complex texts requires that students have rich vocabularies. The two types of reading lessons provided by TextProject—E4 (Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events) and S4 (Super Synonym Sets for Stories)—support the development of strong and generative vocabularies.
Read moreThe Reading GPS
The Reading GPS is intended to give teachers information about where students currently are and whether they are moving in the right direction toward the goal of proficient reading.
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TExT Model
Learn more about the Text Elements by Task (TExT) model of text complexity and how it was used to design the texts in the popular QuickReads program.
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