Responsive Text Set Components

This section will give you tips and strategies for finding and identifying books that meet certain requirements for the responsive text set. Please keep in mind that authentic multimodal texts beyond books should absolutely be included in your text set; this guide simply focuses on books.

These requirements include:

Fiction & Informational Texts
Learn how to navigate the easy and non-fiction sections of the Teaching Materials Center to find fictional and informational texts. Browse examples.
Diverse Representation
Explore links for best starting places to discover quality diverse children's books. Also, browse examples of titles.
Text Complexity
Learn how to analyze the complexity of a text using both qualitative and quantitative means.