Project: Teacher-Written Passages (Grades K-2)

We have lists of new K-2 passage categories we would like to publish on our site.  
Please apply using the following link.
​Have you ever written something so that your students have access to engaging, on-level reading material? We're looking for original, teacher-written passages that address important K-2 topics. Please review the passage categories below and check out the above link for more descriptions and examples. If this sounds like something you've done for your class, we can't wait to see it! 

Passage Categories:
- Our School Community
- Classroom Culture
- Decodable Passages
- Science
- Social Studies ​

 Guidelines by Grade Level: Teacher-Written Passages

Kindergarten

  • Most words should be decodable or sight words (CVC's, CVCe's, common word families, one syllable)
  • Content specific words (e.g. name of dinosaur) are acceptable, but should be very limited 
  • Around 50 Words
  • Students should be able to participate in guided reading with these passages, if not with more independence (prompting and support)
  • Consider using rhyming words (better for a decodable passage than a science passage)
  • Incorporate repetition for all words - sight words and decodable words 

First Grade

  • ​Most words should be decodable or sight words (CVC'e, wide variety of word families, one and two-syllable words, vowel teams, endings
  • Lexile up to 280
  • Content specific words (e.g. name of dinosaur) are acceptable, but should be very limited 
  • Around 50-100 Words
  • Students should be able to read independently with only occasional support 
  • Incorporate repetition for all words - sight words and decodable words 

Second Grade

  • Lexile level up to 580
  • Word count up to 250 
  • Students should be able to read independently 
What do we look for in a Teacher-Written Passage?
Your passage is more likely to turn into a payable project if you keep the following guidelines in mind.

1. Understand who we are, what we do, and why we do it.

​Make sure you’ve read the About Us page. That will tell you what we consider to be the effective instructional practices and frameworks we want to share with the educators who use our products. If your submission doesn’t align with our understanding of best practices, then it is very likely that we won't be able to move forward with the submission.

2. Review the list of Categories for K-2 Passages we want to add to our site.

We need your help.  We want to add new passages to our site and we are looking for teachers to submit original passages. Please review the list of categories: ​https://goo.gl/ekzpmB

3. Ask yourself, "Have I written a passage for my class that fits into one of the categories on this list?"

If so, click the link next to the category to apply. When you apply, you will share with us more about you, your students and the purpose the passage served in your classroom.

4. Don't forget to send us your passage.

​Please do not spend time creating anything just for the purpose of submission! Our intention is for the submission phase to be very quick and easy for contributors since not every submission is approved to be a payable project. If you have multiple potential passages, please complete a new form for each one. 

Ready to apply? We'd love to hear from you!
Please use the link at the top to apply.
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You can send us more than one submission at a time.
​If you have any questions, contact us at submissions+grace@goalbookapp.com