Are we making vocabulary instruction more complicated than it needs to be? And are some of our longstanding instructional practices actually limiting students’ opportunities to… Read More »Podcast: On the Road to Literacy Success
BAWF is a free, searchable database of about 378,000 words from contemporary British and American English. For each word, it brings together information about its… Read More »The British and American Word Families Project (BAWF): A New Way to Explore English Word Families
A second grader who can read help has a head start on helper, helpful, helping, helpless, and unhelpful. Each new word adds… Read More »Meet BAWF: A Free Word Family Database for Educators, Now at TextProject
Presentation PDF from TextProject CEO Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert ‘s keynote presentation at the 2026 California Reading Association virtual conference on October 16 is now available.
Why texts for foundational skills can also build knowledge. Integrating automaticity with comprehension, TextProject’s text sets allow for rich learning opportunities. Teachers should select texts… Read More »Building Automaticity Without Putting Meaning on Hold
From isolated reading experiences to cumulative knowledge. By engaging with related themes across multiple texts, students develop vocabulary, make meaningful connections, and refine their knowledge.… Read More »When Texts Build on One Another
Why reading volume and word distribution matter. High-frequency words dominate texts, limiting exposure to others essential for comprehension. To enhance literacy, students need accessible, engaging… Read More »You Can’t Become Automatic at Something You Rarely Do
This summer, I listened to researcher Dr. Freddy Hiebert present on using AI to support language learning. I was intrigued by her presentation and agreed… Read More »Putting the New Science of Vocabulary to Work in the Classroom
Join TextProject CEO Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert at the 2026 California Reading Association virtual conference October 16-17. Her keynote session focuses on a powerful but often… Read More »CRA 2026 Keynote – Reading More, Learning More: Making it Happen with Engaging, Knowledge-Rich Text
Previously, I have suggested that the decline in reading scores might be traced, in part, to mandates requiring students to read primarily complex texts, whether… Read More »The Complexity That Counts: How Word Support Makes Demanding Text Comprehensible
