Written by Alma Flor Ada
From StoryTown Anthology, Gr3, Unit 4
Mexico/Mexican
viceroy
vicereine
palace
tower
guard in uniform
plaza
market
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Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert’s Text Elements by Task (TExT) model underlying our texts has been validated through scientific research
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- Teach Your Child to Read & Spell
- Teaching guide for BeginningReads, FYI for Kids, SummerReads, and Talking Points for Kids texts.
- Pat Cunningham's Comprehension Response Sheets
- A set of comprehension guides developed by Pat Cunningham for FYI for Kids texts.
- Teach Your Child Lessons: BeginningReads
Tutoring lessons for all 10 levels of BeginningReads.
- ToolKit for Tutoring
- Guide for tutors and teachers working with young readers, includes activities for vocabulary development, word study, and writing skills.
- Comprehension Guides from Reading Partners
- Comprehension guides to accompany TextProject’s SummerReads and FYI for Kids
- Lesson Plan for a Fluency Intervention
- Teacher Educators
- Text Matters—a Magazine for Educators
Practical, research-based ideas for improving reading instruction.
- Presentation Slides
- Webinar Videos
- Research
- Latest Research from TextProject
- Unpacking Automaticity: Scaffolded Texts and Comprehension
- “CATERing” to Readers’ Needs with AI: Innovation in Text Design and Instruction
- Enhancing Opportunities for Decoding and Knowledge Building through Beginning Texts
- What the Quasi-Regular Orthography of English Means for Bringing Students to Proficient Reading
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