Textbook Evaluation Tools and Resources
Sample textbook evaluation tools, along with other resources are provided below. These tools are intended to assist educators in selecting texts that are appropriate for their students and that address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and assessments. These tools may be adapted or customized to fit an individual school/district's needs. If you or your district have a useful tool or resource to share with others, please send it to: NJPEP@doe.state.nj.us
Download NJPEP's Generic Textbook Evaluation Tool, and modified for Language Arts Literacy in MSWord format
Resources
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Project 2061: A Benchmarks-based Approach to Textbook Evaluation - an initiative sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Grade Levels of Reading Books: How Can You Tell?
- Fry's Readability Graph and Directions - from Discoveryschool.com
- Readability (and article)
Additional Factors: Students and Texts
- Text Analysis Rubric - a short, easy format
- Critical Analysis Rubric
