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TextProject offers free science- based teaching resources and texts to support emerging readers

09/17/2026

Are you a California teacher? TextProject is offering 2 free sponsored registration slots for the The California Reading Association conference October 16-17. To enter, comment "CRA 2026." Tag a friend for an extra chance to win!

09/15/2026

Some ideas for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month:

09/08/2026

TextProject remembers P. David Pearson with deep gratitude and affection. David was a longtime member of TextProject’s Board of Directors, as well as a frequent collaborator and co-author with TextProject President and CEO Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert and Board member Gina Cervetti.
David brought to TextProject what he brought to the field of literacy more broadly: intellectual curiosity, generosity, humor, and an extraordinary ability to bring people and ideas together. His scholarship helped shape how educators understand reading comprehension, assessment, and literacy learning, but just as important was the spirit in which he did that work—open to different perspectives, deeply respectful of colleagues, and always focused on what research could mean for teachers and students.
We are grateful for David’s friendship, his wisdom, and the many ways he strengthened TextProject. He will be deeply missed.

08/20/2026

TextProject celebrates back to school season with a giveaway of 3 beloved read-alouds featuring stories of new beginnings: "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael López, "Each Kindness" by Jacqueline Woodson & E. B. Lewis, and "Save Me A Seat" by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan. To enter:

1. Follow us if you haven't already.

2. Let us know which book is your preference in the comments & tag a friend.

3. Repost for an extra chance to win!

Contest ends August 27.

07/29/2026

You can teach your child to read! )ur free resources for parents & tutors, including the book "Teach Your Child to Read & Spell", will show you how to help your child overcome reading roadblocks to become a confident, capable reader. Link in the comments below.

07/16/2026

TextProject.org is your headquarters for summer reading practice! The BeginningReads™ program offers free texts for beginning readers, with accompanying lessons and resources for parents, teachers and tutors- all based on extensive research on reading acquisition. Download at textproject.org/beginningreads.

06/23/2026

TextProject research was featured in this June 12 article in EdWeek:
"What kind of text is best for beginning readers? It’s a question at the center of the “science of reading” movement, and a complex one because of the variety of skills texts should help students build."

Check the link below for the full text!

06/05/2026

Two new studies suggest an important shift in thinking about beginning reading instruction. “Reading level” alone does not tell us enough about how difficult a text will be for students. The familiarity, frequency, and spelling patterns matter greatly.� Check out the link in the comments below to learn more! ⬇️

06/01/2026

TextProjects SummerReads text sets are the perfect answer to the the summer reading slump! Reading just 4 or 5 books while school is out helps to prevent a drop in reading performance over the summer. SummerReads offers accessible, engaging texts - FREE! The text series is geared for rising 3rd -5th graders and includes supplemental audio files and comprehension questions.

05/14/2026

As students move into middle and high school, challenges with multisyllabic words come to the fore. Corpus linguistics can pinpoint the multisyllabic words most worth teaching, and arge language models can be used to generate texts to give students repeated, meaningful encounters with the targeted word families.

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