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.

Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary knowledge is crucial for reading comprehension TextProject provides resources for teaching core vocabulary, academic words, content vocabulary, and literary words. These resources are designed to enhance understanding and automaticity of the core vocabulary, provide academic word lists, and engage students with content-specific and expressive literary vocabulary through various teaching tools and lessons.

TextModels: AI Curated Texts

Introducing TextModels, a new series of texts co-created with AI. These texts grew out of Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert’s work on the role of AI in teaching vocabulary, automaticity and background knowledge. To kick off the series, here are two texts fRead More »TextModels: AI Curated Texts

The 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.

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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