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Free Student Texts for Grades 3-5

FYI for Kids

FYI for Kids!

Magazine articles for second grade through fifth grade

Talking Points for Kids

Talking Points for Kids

Discussion-provoking texts that 4th – 5th graders can read independently

SummerReads

Accessible, engaging texts for an entire summer of reading.

Research: The science behind TextProject’s Texts for Grades 2-5

  • When students perform at the below basic level on the NAEP: What does it mean and what can educators do?

Additional Text for Grades 2-5

TextModels AI-curated texts

All About Flutes

All About Flutes

Rice Around the World

TextModels 3-5 Rice

The Dancing Zoo Animals

TextModels 3-5 Zoo Animals

The Best Fiesta

TextModels 3-5 Fiesta

WordRoots™: Building Vocabulary Through Word Families

WordRoots develops recognition of morphemes—meaningful word units often neglected in literacy instruction.

WordRoots

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Student Texts & Other Resources

  • K-Grade 2: DecodableReads™
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  • High School: Heroes
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  • All Grades: TextModels: AI Curated Texts
  • The Reading GPS
  • Freddy’s Favorites: Read Aloud Book Recommendations

Resources for Teacher Educators

  • Teaching Vocabulary: Best Practices
  • Choosing Classroom Texts
  • The Science of Reading
  • Text Matters—a Magazine for Educators
  • Webinar Videos
  • Presentation Slide Decks

Resources for Vocabulary Instruction

  • Core Vocabulary Word Maps
  • Core Vocabulary Word Zones
  • Core Vocabulary Word Pictures: Semantic Maps for the Core Vocabulary
  • E4: Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events
  • S4: Super Synonym Sets for Stories
  • Content Area Word Pictures
  • WordRoots™

Resources for Parents & Educators

  • Teach Your Child to Read & Spell
  • Teach Your Child Lessons: BeginningReads
  • ToolKit for Tutoring
  • Lesson Plan for a Fluency Intervention
  • Comprehension Guides for FYI for Kids & SummerReads

Recent Updates

  • The British and American Word Families Project (BAWF): A New Way to Explore English Word Families
  • CRA 2026: Reading More, Learning More
  • Building Automaticity Without Putting Meaning on Hold
  • When Texts Build on One Another
  • You Can’t Become Automatic at Something You Rarely Do

Contact Us

Website Issues & Inquiries:
website@textproject.org

Inquiries about TextProject texts, teaching resources, & research:
info@textproject.org

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Student Texts & Other Resources

  • K-Grade 2: DecodableReads™
  • K-Grade 2: TopicReads™ – Primary
  • K-Grade 2: BeginningReads
  • Grade 3–5: FYI for Kids
  • Grade 3–5: SummerReads
  • Grade 3-5: Talking Points For Kids
  • Middle School: TopicReads™
  • Middle School: Stories of Words
  • Middle School: Background Builders
  • High School: Rogue Readers
  • High School: StoryLabs
  • High School: Heroes
  • High School: TeenReads™
  • All Grades: TextModels: AI Curated Texts
  • The Reading GPS
  • Freddy’s Favorites: Read Aloud Book Recommendations

Resources for Teacher Educators

  • Teaching Vocabulary: Best Practices
  • Choosing Classroom Texts
  • The Science of Reading
  • Text Matters—a Magazine for Educators
  • Webinar Videos
  • Presentation Slide Decks

Resources for Vocabulary Instruction

  • Core Vocabulary Word Maps
  • Core Vocabulary Word Zones
  • Core Vocabulary Word Pictures: Semantic Maps for the Core Vocabulary
  • E4: Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events
  • S4: Super Synonym Sets for Stories
  • Content Area Word Pictures
  • WordRoots™

Resources for Parents & Educators

  • Teach Your Child to Read & Spell
  • Teach Your Child Lessons: BeginningReads
  • ToolKit for Tutoring
  • Lesson Plan for a Fluency Intervention
  • Comprehension Guides for FYI for Kids & SummerReads

Recent Updates

  • The British and American Word Families Project (BAWF): A New Way to Explore English Word Families
  • CRA 2026: Reading More, Learning More
  • Building Automaticity Without Putting Meaning on Hold
  • When Texts Build on One Another
  • You Can’t Become Automatic at Something You Rarely Do

Contact Us

Website Issues & Inquiries:
website@textproject.org

Inquiries about TextProject texts, teaching resources, & research:
info@textproject.org

© textproject.org