Professional Development Resources

TextProject provides professional development material for three topics: vocabulary, text complexity, and the Science of Reading. Topics include modules for participants and teacher leaders, short video clips and articles, and links to TextProject resources.


Teaching Vocabulary: Best Practices

TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert reviews how minor changes in instruction and materials can have a major impact on student outcomes.

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Choosing Classroom Texts

The name of our website, TextProject, demonstrates our commitment to providing readers with the right texts. Text complexity is a critical part of this effort. We have two resources to support professional learning of educators, whether in preparationRead More »Choosing Classroom Texts

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The Science of Reading

TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert discusses what we know from science of reading research – and what we need to know.

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