Text Sets support all learners, especially those with background knowledge or vocabulary deficits, by building up these domains through a volume of reading on Science, Social Studies, and other high interest topics.

College- and career-ready standards, including the CCSS, emphasize the importance of all students reading grade-level complex-text proficiently and independently by the end of a given school year.  These lessons have been developed with an emphasis on key aspects of college- and career-ready standards, including building knowledge and developing academic vocabulary to support reading grade-level complex text independently and proficiently. The resources below explain how to build text sets and incorporate reading on a variety of topics to grow student knowledge and vocabulary.